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I tried to explain to my wife why Mr Lancaster's use of the phrase: "The Postscript general purpose programming language" was a sign that he was even nuttier th
by h2odragon 3y ago
I tried to explain to my wife why Mr Lancaster's use of the phrase: "The Postscript general purpose programming language" was a sign that he was even nuttier than me.
Too much backstory to explain, alas. He inspired me by demonstrating that things were worth doing just because they could be, even when it probably wasn't the best idea. The scrap electronics sales and descriptions on his site were a treat, too.
RIP, and many thanks for the inspiration.
- DonHopkins 3y agoI totally agree with him on that! PostScript is like a cross between LISP and FORTH, but a lot more like LISP than FORTH. https://donhopkins.medium.com/the-shape-of-psiber-space-october-1989-19e2dfa4d91e https://donhopkins.medium.com/the-shape-of-psiber-space-octo... And yes there was a hell of a lot of amazing backstory to Don Lancaster's love of PostScript, which I mentioned and linked to in another posting in this discussion. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36546584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36546584