Daily Archives: 2024-06-26

Article note: Maximum greasy.

Article note: I've seen recent evidence that public chatterbots can beat the _median_ student at "pick all that apply" questions in computer engineering, in the sense that bots can swing a C and the students did their best to absorb nothing from the class. The real deal is you _can not_ treat summative assessments that aren't regularly revised and taken in a controlled environment as reliable; the stakes and culture are such that a large fraction of students will "optimize" (cheat) to the best of their ability. Which sucks for instructors who have to deal with editing and scheduling and grading old-school exams, and students with test anxiety and such, but less than getting out-competed by a swarm of know-nothing bros whose test taking strategy only requires "Ctrl" "c" and "v."

Article note: Heh, it's a cute little form-factor, and the actual computer is a neat exercise in minimalism. Its "ALU" is a 2 input NOR gate that it bit-serial recirculates. About 20 ICs none of which are designs from after the 80s.