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Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the theory of finite and deterministic automata. I am interested in the analysis of complex rule sets leading to simple-as-possible code "engines."
Having once been kind-of a social scientist, I do have some experience with factor analysis.
One thing I am sure of is that, given a well-formed decision table, I could write code to turn that into an interactive system.
cheers, Bill
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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finite state machines resolve directly to jump tables.
so think like:
a switch case with a bunch of goto cases in it, mapping the logic out.
the code is pretty simple.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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... and now I have taken a big step ahead. 
No more scratching my head over any details.(Almost) no more masking and wrapping that thing up like an old mummy. Even that did not prevent the Super Soaker (TM) of an airbrush from finding the tiniest fold in my paint mask and squirt about half a litre of paint through it per second.
UH-1E 151886, now in color[^]. Plus some of my 3D printed parts.
How do you like the color? The Marine Corps did not fly around in ugly army olive drab. It had to be 'medium field green' and I had to mix up quite a lot of it.
There still is enough to do. First, I got to clean up all the spots where the Super Soaker (TM) blasted its way through the masking tape. Then spray on the bigger insignia with paint masks and (sigh) the Super Soaker (TM). Apply the smaller decals (including the 'fuel dick drain'). And then comes my last chance to mess things up royaly: detailing and weathering.
So, how do you like it? It's still a bit boring right now. With more details and some 'dirt' it will look far better. or it's finally ruined.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Bell-issimo !
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Thanks!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Nice...
Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.
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Thanks!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I like it! 
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Thanks!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Thanks! My coworker in the office next door is from Vietnam and will go there for his vacation in a week. Perhaps he will bring back some original dirt to mess up the underside. It will not get any more authentic.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Nice job.
I've always envied people who could do quality model building. When I was a kid I didn't have the patience. As an old fart, I no longer have the dexterity in my hands (arthritis).
Software Zen: delete this;
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so I have a parser that's a state machine (FA) that drives another state machine (PDA), which controls another state machine (FA) using tables generated by traversing a state machine (FA) to compute viable prefixes.
It's states all the way down. This is clunky or at least hectic, but oddly elegant at the same time.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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When you reach fifty states, you've got to get a stupid haircut.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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oh crap.
and now i have a song stuck in my head
There is a bowl cut template mapped with a billy can
Mega morn scissoring a topiary lego man
Mini-ramp cowlick
Good ship snot nose
Lap rain water out of pigeon hill potholes
Rat brain, shovel green peas offa butterknife
Racoon hat, moon boots all summer-type
Felt pressure at the center of the dog show
Better off blending
Sweater—off Waldo you
Wanna see a genome mutate?
Cut a page boy ‘til it bring home a Cube tape
Poof, screw-face wriggle out a chop shop
Home-brewed Kool-aid,
disavowing Osh Kosh
Simulating television
Little rowdy rock snob
Bobble-headed shredder playing top-heavy hop scotch
You realize you only got a week
‘til you catch him with a set of sh**ty clippers in the sink
Like bzzzzt, m*****f***ing bzzzzt, bzzzzt
Racing Stripes - YouTube[^]
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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That's some state of the art...
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it's rather stately.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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I have always thought that all we build is electronic Rube Goldberg machines. This process is built on that process that is built on that process and that command and that machine on that mainframe from 1970 that one person sort of understands.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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i won't argue with that. =)
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Can I just say I love the github extension for visual studio?
it has got its quirks but it works miles better than the old solutions i've used.
and thanks microsoft, for getting your source control features under control somewhat. VS2017 is loads better at that than the bad old days of like VS2008 and such.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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No-one will ever sit back in their easy chairs, in front of the fire with a snifter of brandy, and think to themselves: "Ah, yes, 2008 was a good year for microsoft".
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Hey, you never know. How many instances of XP are still running?
Someone, somewhere is probably lamenting the fact that Microsoft BOB doesn't exist anymore.
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The US Navy paid millions to extend support for XP. As far as I know they still use it.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I wrote a small amount of windows XP and I'm not ashamed to admit it here.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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I liked XP and W7 quite a bit. I am much less fond of W10.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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