Learning to code isn’t really the point of Scratch. But it does have lasting effects on those who immerse themselves in it, and especially when they immerse themselves in the community. Hear from some of them on the podcast out of the group that created Scratch: https://youtu.be/5h709icMHt4
Normally I agree, but this is a Lamport talk. His stuff is pretty much always worth engaging with. I have learned more from his writings than nearly any other human in my life.
Not just you… Seems like it might be a Britishism? I think it’s saying something like “construction workers light up SpaceX”, like say bad things about them?
It is a british phrase. I think the most commmon usage is 'put a rocket up their arse, or 'put a rocket under them; It's similar to 'light a fire under'. It means to suggest getting somebody who has been previously sluggish in acting, to act quicker.
Yeah, definitely a common phrase in the UK, basically the sense is that if you put a (firework) rocket up someone's behind and light it, they're going to move pretty damn fast to rectify the situation before the fuse runs out.
