Reuters? AP?

Why is this a hypothetical?
Python has been around since 1991, and is currently the most popular language. It has been widely used for Linux scripting.
People are doing just fine with indentation as syntax for decades.
Anyone scripting has enough sophistication to show tabs in their editor.

Only initially. In my case, I am not even a system developer. I do use it like Go with extra steps. So why not just use Go? I didn't like many of the design choices in Go. Some of those complaints have been addressed since, but I have not bothered. I want an algebraic type system and macros. I chose it over OCaml, even though it is a better fit for me. When I want more ease of use, but still want performance (than small binaries, low memory, and safety), I opt for Julia.

Compilation speed is mainly an issue for the initial compile. In Rust, you don't need to run it frequently to test. On-the-fly linting is much better (I just go by Error Lens hints). So an occasional incremental compile to test against inputs isn't an issue.

Since you are not used to it yet, I suggest using AI to write the initial code with any of the editor plugins. I prefer a language with complex options, but I prefer to write code with simple design patterns (like Python or C, not Java). It is easy to direct AI to generate small general functions. I think this will ease you into Rust style. AI can advise you in fixing the code too.

Given AI now, I think we can opt for more complex languages than were reasonable to adopt than before, not for the sake of complexity obviously, but because language complexity is less of an issue now.

> Oh, I see, your top priority is the purchase price.

I don't mind a better repairable one costing more in price, within reason. However, at some point, you have to draw the line and say that this does not make sense any more. At over 100% more, for me, it does not make sense. I am wishing for the trade-off for repairability comes from extreme compactness, rather than price, using commodity components, rather than specially created components by a single manufacturer.

Framework is a great laptop by design and I hope most future laptops go in that direction. However, as it stands, it's price nullifies its advantages for most people. I am not asking for innovation. I am asking for the clock to turn a little back in terms of design.

All I need is an external battery, easy to replace storage and memory and an uncomplicated ventilation solution. We had these common place until relatively recently. I don't need to replace CPU, GPU and the screen. Keyboard replacements should be easy since they sustain mechanical damage by normal use.

Framework goes well beyond this and is currently an enthusiast's interest. I hope they reach the greater market's interest.

Ideally though, we should be able to build a laptop like a desktop, but without relying on components by a single vendor and just like in case with the desktop, it should still make economic sense to do so.

No. It costs more than twice a laptop with a similar GPU.

The contest isn't between cheap and repairable, it's between compact and repairable. I don't mind my devices being a little chunky but repairable. Lack of repairability is from this race to the thinnest and the lightest. I am OK without perfection on those things since they are small enough already. I understand that you will say that is not what the market wants, but just me. I am not so sure about that.

Take gaming laptops for instance. Most of us just want portable workstations with these, not true mobility optimized devices. Hardly anyone expects to use these in a bus every day. Most prefer to have a more ventilated, easy to upgrade and clean systems with a removable battery since heat kills batteries quickly and gaming laptops generate quite a bit of heat.

I would vote for a relatively inexpensive, easy to service and upgrade laptop that is chunky and a bit heavier. The thing is, there are no such laptops in the market to vote for. My previous laptops had easy to remove batteries and so it was very easy to preserve them, including in a 3lb laptop. 5-10 years later, the batteries were still almost as good as new. It's almost impossible to find them now.

Instead what we have are gaming laptops and even gaming tablets, with GPUs that get heat throttled quickly and internal batteries that degrade very quickly. It actually makes it hard to justify the price and isn't helping all that much with mobility in a couple of years.

> It was originally designed to teach kids in school inexpensively

For that, you would get a lot more value out of a used laptop off EBay than Raspberry Pi.

Personally, I think they have lost their way. The spirit is still there in Pi Zero. But you can't find it there either.

Everything changed with LLMs. Intelligence is more than language tests, but if tested with just language, an LLM scores above genius level IQ. It's in the top 0.1% and will get better.

https://www.scientificamerican...

You don't have to qualify with "type of humans". You and I and just about everyone here will lose to an LLM on these tests.

I understand its about making money first.
But won't you rather have dumb work automated and be able to look at the higher level aspects of the task, including integration. This is no different on having VM languages taking care of memory management so you can focus on business logic. There is just too much code now for basic data management apps, perhaps more so than there was 25 years ago, which the app addresses.

Frankly, developers should be building a lot more interesting things than just another CRUD app. I want AI to take those jobs. In the last 25 years, I think we have gone backwards in some ways in this area.

I don't think you understood what it is.
You use this to make things like your web sites. It's an AI assisted dev tool. It removes the tedium from run of the mill web app and mobile app development.

I like to eat ice cream. Decades ago, I ate a lot of ice cream. That came with consequences.
People who eat based on likes, eat at their your own peril.
Thinking long term, thinking of consequences, not just acting on impulses, is what being an adult means. It does not mean freedom.

> Thereâ(TM)s zero evidence that you get kidney damage from any amount of protein, unless youâ(TM)re already in stage 4 CKD.
It sure isn't visible on a healthy kidney, but the stress is easier to observe on a compromised one.

> You can eat 100% meat with no signs of scurvy.
An anecdote: https://www.self.com/story/jam...

Any source? I know they identified it, but I am unaware of any reports of "epidemic" due to grain farming.

I am currently doing a legume heavy diet. It's great. I don't do grains at all now but am open to groats or other complex carbs in the future. No sugars (other than a couple of fruit). No processed food.
Legumes are a full package. Protein (mix them for a more complete amino profile), Complex carbs, fiber. Lots of vegetables. High satiety, so easier to restrict calories.
I also do diary and eggs. So its not vegan and there is plenty of animal protein in my diet as well.
I occasionally eat meat.
BMI 21 in late 40s. Sedentary ATM.
For those who think you need meat for protein, that's not the issue. We like meat. We don't NEED it. It's an indulgence.
Since humans started farming, we did not eat as much meat as we do today.

Legumes need not be boring. Legume farming can replenish nitrogen in the soil.