If the transformations/transitions are handled by the graphics card the faster js becomes irrelevant. For example js performance on IPad is not amazing, but it will run many transitions smoothly.
As far as WebGL, it clearly is important for any serious 3d. But adding a slight 3d effect to a UI element should not require a detailed knowledge of shaders and 3d geometry.
IIRC, studies show that if you learn a second language as an adult, learning a third one becomes easier (even if it is a completely different one) because you learned to learn a language. So yes, of course it is much easier to learn a similar language, but there is also an effect with completely different ones.
I used to think along mcdaid's lines, that because I speak English and French natively German and Spanish were no problem, and because I'd learned Spanish, Italian was easy.
Then I learned Turkish, and later Arabic. Now I'm with danmaz74: Learning any language makes learning any other language easier.
Sure, knowing French made Spanish more accessible, but there is large gap between all of the languages I knew then and Turkish, and I picked it up pretty quickly. Same with Arabic some time later.
I attribute this to the mental "faculty" or "faculties" involved being flexible and responsive due to frequent use, rather than to the degree of similarity between the languages.
On the flip side, "use it or lose it" is definitely also true. I'm back to being native in two languages with a pretty decent third, because I don't use the other 4-5 at all.
They'd each come back pretty quickly with suitable immersion.
The language in the browser is not the problem to me. If I could use python it wouldn't change the fact that you still need to deal with the DOM, CSS and browser differences.
Brilliant! Nice work .. I like the fact that we've got 'typeins' for this already. Just like the good ol' days of waiting for 'new software' to arrive in the mail, in the form of a ZAP magazine or so ..
I wonder what effect this could have on the local climate. Pumping out hot air into cool air at height of 800 metres has got to have some affect.
Now if the base is used area is used for growing plants then the air emitted at the top would be moist, which I imagine would cause cloud formation as it meets the cold air.
I'm having lots of thoughts about climates within the rings.
I'd expect the temperature ranges to change at different distances frmo the centre. It may be that you could do agriculture at some points underneath.
On the other hand, it's likely that for best efficiency they'll need to create as much momentum as possible from the device.
But - the venturi effect will be significant underneath and they might need to shape the land in sections under the rings. Is it possible you could hide crops within glass casings that improve that effect?
Will water vapour collect at any point in particular?
I'm considering a science fiction plot based around people who live in housing built around energy towers like this.
When this is built, I'd be interested to do a roadtrip to see it.
Actually I have been using a similar technique for the last six months. However 30mins intervals and I only do it on days when I feel tired or unmotivated.
At the end of the period I go for a walk, or on an exercise bike for 5-10 mins. The best part is physically leaving the computer stop the eyes getting tired and drifting into a zombie state of zero productivity.
When I start a session I usually jot down a particular task to work on and review at the end. It does not guarantee productivity, but the short periods with reviews helps keep focus.
