The antivirus isn't great, either. This is a critical issue, because the networking process inevitably results in numerous breaches which frequently affect other stakeholder systems. Those networking operations critical to a successful eventual deployment of the small child, but the number of bugs experienced is simply inconceivable to users accustomed to good security hygiene.
The UX on this small child is terrible
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#22Too bad he didn't have identical twins: then he could perform A/B testing.
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#23How do I get new features added to the roadmap? I’ve been asking for an “eat vegetables” interface without the “offer dessert in exchange” workaround for over a year, no response, yet in the same time frame I’ve seen things like “climb top-heavy bookshelf” and “unfurl entire toilet paper roll” deployed… who is asking for these features??
> unfurl entire toilet paper roll That reminds me of one ours pulling the film out of three 35mm film canisters.
I can't remember the last time I needed a postage stamp, but I have a strong memory of my then 3 year-old proudly showing the book he had decorated with the roll of "stickers" he found!
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#24The things children are born not knowing is crazy. The pre-programming is limited ! You have to teach them how to blow their nose. "Don't eat your boogers." Holds finger out to me. I wipe it off. "Don't pick your nose, blow it instead. No, don't pick my nose either."
Is there any reason beyond social standards that you shouldn't you eat your boogers, or pick your nose? And of course children wouldn't be pre-programmed for social standards, because you don't know what region they are going to be provisioned in.
I guess the main reason is that picking nose leaves the finger covered with mucus, and the risk is that the mucus could be spread around - potentially passing on germs.
I suppose if people used hand sanitizer after every nose picking, then maybe it be less of a problem?
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#25The things children are born not knowing is crazy. The pre-programming is limited ! You have to teach them how to blow their nose. "Don't eat your boogers." Holds finger out to me. I wipe it off. "Don't pick your nose, blow it instead. No, don't pick my nose either."
I've been working on the inputs to mine for over four years now and it still hasn't picked up "blow nose!"
Strange, I would've expected blowNose() would be inherited from the parent.
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#26I do not recommend VMs or Containers, Small Child requires direct hardware access.
Containerization is actually a valid strategy to help induce the sleep states necessary for both parent and child process functionality, especially since prolonged operations outside the containerized environment may result in the parent process(es) not passing even the simplest sanity testing.
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#27The things children are born not knowing is crazy. The pre-programming is limited ! You have to teach them how to blow their nose. "Don't eat your boogers." Holds finger out to me. I wipe it off. "Don't pick your nose, blow it instead. No, don't pick my nose either."
Honestly, I'm loving this process because you discover so many situations where the answer is "Why not? Uhhh shit, I don't know, actually. You're right, this is stupid. Why does everyone do it this way?"
Mine is 2, so most of the situations so far are just about English rules. (Though every language has stupid inconsistencies)
But there are many things like this in the world. I'm looking forward/dreading trying to balance "OK, from first principles, you're right. But in order to exist in society, you need to do something differently. It's important to recognize when you need to try to fit in. And also important to recognize when it's worth breaking those rules. And even if you choose not to break them, you should be aware of the underlying purpose or lack thereof"
I think it's an impossible task. My kid is going to hate it. I'll do my best.
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#28How do I get new features added to the roadmap? I’ve been asking for an “eat vegetables” interface without the “offer dessert in exchange” workaround for over a year, no response, yet in the same time frame I’ve seen things like “climb top-heavy bookshelf” and “unfurl entire toilet paper roll” deployed… who is asking for these features??
Can somebody explain the "won't eat vegetables" thing? The only place I've heard about this being in issue is in America.
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#29How do I get new features added to the roadmap? I’ve been asking for an “eat vegetables” interface without the “offer dessert in exchange” workaround for over a year, no response, yet in the same time frame I’ve seen things like “climb top-heavy bookshelf” and “unfurl entire toilet paper roll” deployed… who is asking for these features??
Can somebody explain the "won't eat vegetables" thing? The only place I've heard about this being in issue is in America.
Sugar/bread is easier.
We solve this by having a tiered eating system that starts with some salad or veggies, if they don’t eat, they clearly aren’t deathly hungry; dessert is available at the end of the meal if they finish.
Note this may require a family eating culture that includes salad et al. With every dinner, which is not the norm in America.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can somebody explain the "won't eat vegetables" thing? The only place I've heard about this being in issue is in America.
Sugar/bread is easier. We solve this by having a tiered eating system that starts with some salad or veggies, if they don’t eat, they clearly aren’t deathly hungry; dessert is available at the end of the meal if they finish. Note this may require a family eating culture that includes salad et al. With every dinner, which is not the norm in America.
I wonder if it's also the preparation method. Steamed veggies are of course not appealing vs ones flash fried in a little oil/butter plus salt.