1/ A few observations about the binary number toy I made at @Dynamicland1 yesterday:
2/ "UI" comes for free from physical world. Each bit looks to its left for another bit to combine with, so you can play and create new numbers just by rearranging the bits.
3/ Each bit contains behavior, not just data. The bit looks for bits to its left, figures out the combined bit string, computes the decimal value, and labels itself. Spatial search and illumination taken care of by Realtalk OS so all pretty easy
4/ @acwervo had made a rainbow visualizer powered by a rotating dial. In a couple minutes we were able to easily connect the binary number to the rainbows, just by making the binary thing claim it was a new type of "dial"
5/ The whole thing took very little time to make and was kind of a casual side project we were playing with as we had a conversation at the table. when's the last time you casually programmed while having a conversation?
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