jamesadevine
Re:World’s Largest Four-Day Work Week Trial Finds Few Are Going Back
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @02:49AM (#34892857)
Im all for a four day working week. Has any one thought about the impact on schooling and education? Education is centred around a 5 day working week (at least in the U.K.). Presumably teachers would not be eligible to work a four day week? This seems a little unfair.
If workers move to a four day week, should schools do too?
Re:Jacdac Plug-and-Play for Microcontrollers
on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:21AM (#30699158)
It is reversible! The reversibility is largely provided by the PCB edge connector as you've identified. More details here [0]
[0] - https://microsoft.github.io/jacdac-docs/ddk/design/#pcb-edge...
Re:Microsoft Tilecode
on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:44AM (#24884291)
A potential application area for TileCode is perhaps in countries where a laptop for every child to learn programming is out of the question. Entirely on device programming, a relatively low cost, and an engaging experience could provide a convenient and affordable way forward for these countries.
Re:Microsoft Tilecode
on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:41AM (#24884286)
The new micro:bit will be compatible with MakeCode Arcade and TileCode via an additional shield [0].
Re:Microsoft Tilecode
on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:40AM (#24884280)
Just FYI, TileCode is written using MakeCode Arcade:
“Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me”
The BBC micro:bit––from the U.K. to the world [pdf]
The BBC micro:bit––from the U.K. to the world
What is the maximum value for an int32?
Rocket-fast TypeScript raises the microcontroller game
Jacdac: A plug and play protocol for microcontrollers
Jacdac: A single wire plug and play protocol for microcontrollers
Re:Jacdac: A single wire protocol for the plug and play of microcontro...
on Friday May 31, 2019 @05:52PM (#20065345)
Not at all!
Jacdac: A single wire protocol for the plug and play of microcontrollers
Re:MakeCode Arcade: Retro Gaming, Modern Programming
on Saturday January 19, 2019 @05:07AM (#18946263)
See also the open access paper:
http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/3220000/3211335/lctes18main-...
Re:Ask HN: What should a systems/low-level software engineer know?
on Friday January 11, 2019 @11:24AM (#18884542)
In your opinion is 8-bit even a realistic choice anymore? Many ARM CPUs offer way more bang for your buck nowadays (unless i'm looking in the wrong place).
Re:How to use LEDs to detect light
on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @05:45PM (#17872351)
On the microbit [1] we run the display's LEDs in reverse to turn most of the display into a light sensor [2]. It can then be used in code [3].
[2] https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/extras/...
Madoko – a fast markdown processor for writing professional documents
Re:MkDocs 1.0
on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @01:12PM (#17717573)
Yet they still have no way for me to buy them a beer.
Re:Exploring the BBC Micro:bit Software Stack and OS
on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:23AM (#15806526)
For more information on the runtime (the underpinnings of MakeCode): https://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/
We are using the approach taken with micro:bit to support other resource constrained devices, like the adafruit circuit playground: https://makecode.adafruit.com
Re:In love with the BBC micro:bit
on Friday April 07, 2017 @02:42PM (#14062402)
Yes, the runtime is actually built on ARM's mbed, which means their online IDE can also build micro:bit programs :)