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by logjam 18y ago
"The situation is particularly ironic because the argument that has been advanced for discarding Lisp in favor of C++ (and now for Java) is that JPL should use "industry best practice." The problem with this argument is twofold: first, we'r
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by logjam 18y ago
I seem to recall that there are places in the southern U.S. where soft drinks are called "dope". Confusing....
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by logjam 18y ago
There isn't a "large" Democratic majority in Congress. The Senate is basically evenly split. The House has 35 more Democrats than Republicans, out of 435. They have only been in office since 2007. They are ~50-55 members short of a veto-pro
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by logjam 18y ago
Don't join the military. I did. I was successful there, but I regret it. It was the worst mistake I ever made. People who are often incompetent, if not downright malevolent, will be making decisions that affect you in profound ways, often
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by logjam 18y ago
I strongly disagree. You talked about selling potentially LIFESAVING medical equipment for twice what you bought them for in the 3rd world, an area that cries out for CHEAP medical care. Perhaps you have some other examples in mind. I stand
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by logjam 18y ago
You mean your way of becoming rich means exploiting the 3rd world, and recent immigrants? Might there be more ethical ways?
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by logjam 18y ago
I'm mildly curious about whether you have any actual data to back up some of this, because frankly it sounds like you are really overgeneralizing in an unreasonable and very emotional way. You could have more accurately noted that poor peo
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by logjam 18y ago
I grew up on simpleminded infix notation, and am overjoyed to have moved on. Perhaps we could see a macro example just slightly more complex.
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by logjam 18y ago
"TwinLisp is a language with C/Java - like syntax, but with internals and abilities of a Common Lisp" Um...C/Java syntax <i>and</i> the abilities of Common Lisp....and the webpage says s-expressions aren't needed to build ma
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by logjam 18y ago
Interesting that you simply term this a "white/black" ratio of each position. Why didn't you call it an "advantaged/disadvantaged" ratio? Why not a "beneficiary/victim" ratio? If you are trying to chalk up these differences to some kind of
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by logjam 18y ago
The science is pretty clear at this point: global warming is caused by human activities. What we should have done is "proven" that human activities such as overreliance on carbon fuels wouldn't be a problem, before we caused this kind of h
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by logjam 18y ago
Uh, no. May I recommend "Guns, Germs, and Steel" to you. That book effectively destroys any idea that studiousness, or intelligence, at the group level (like your example of "Asians", whatever the hell "Asians" means), has anything to d
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by logjam 18y ago
Wonderful. And did you know one antonym for "I'm clueless, hold my hand" is "Google"? http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=stimul...
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by logjam 18y ago
Hey, I hear Mussolini made the trains run on time. Hans Reiser is merely a wife-beater, liar, sociopath, and murderer. He's completely worthy of the writer's utter contempt and scorn.
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by logjam 18y ago
On the contrary. I think arguably the advances that have made people's lives better over the last century have been collective, more centrally planned efforts, not driven by profit, and done in spite of the attitudes of big business an
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by logjam 18y ago
You must not have read very carefully, because nothing in that article said anything about "commercial" software being bad. His points about Gates and his unethical and harmful business tactics are right on the money.
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by logjam 18y ago
Here's an alternative equation: bet on yourself, instead of on whether millions of others will succeed or fail.
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by logjam 18y ago
Whoosh. That no "understanding" of Chinese takes place by Google would be Searle's point writ large. Of course, the point Searle misses is that the phenomenon of "understanding" is just symbol manipulation.
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by logjam 18y ago
Show us some new control structures using your, um, scheme.
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by logjam 18y ago
I won't put words in his mouth, but maybe he means worthless as in their products and technology are becoming more and more merely laughingstocks. M$ was a lucky lottery winner, leveraged their winnings via unethical business practices, an
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by logjam 18y ago
I agree, and applaud your independent thought. My condolences to his family as well. I don't begrudge anyone their mourning. I'm sure a lot of people loved him on a different level than the people he worked for. But do it privately, plea
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by logjam 18y ago
Irrelevant. MS has never been about quality, no matter whose guidance....and I've never heard anyone seriously support the idea that Gates has any real talent as a programmer. They have been merely lottery winners.
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by logjam 18y ago
Methinks you get your info from some pretty biased sources, none of which you cite. And your last "point" is just plain horseshit. Congratulations to Obama. You've got my prediction here and now he will be the next president...by a landsli
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by logjam 18y ago
You don't need to read the article: just admit your mistakes frankly. Repair any damage cause. Corollary: make mistakes >50% of the time, or you're not really trying.
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by logjam 18y ago
Give us a break. A wedding is happy news - and celebrating it for a few hours on a website the guy brought to fruition is hardly joining a cult of personality. Two atoms become a list. What could be more romantic?
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by logjam 18y ago
In other words, in the interests of not showing you are able to support your argument, you choose not to try to support your argument. Gotcha. Next time, please don't inject politically charged arguments into this kind of discussin.
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by logjam 18y ago
"The enemy?" You mean the people whose country we invaded?
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by logjam 18y ago
Executive summary: newspaper of the rich arguing for lower taxes for the rich.
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by logjam 18y ago
I understand. Maybe I figure we're in a slightly different forum here. I'm under the impression most folks here are the creators, not the salespeople. Some cheap business cards simply printed might be useful for the latter, and I guess in
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by logjam 18y ago
Friends, you do NOT need business cards. You spend your time creating and learning and meeting interesting people instead of obsessing over unimportant details like business card designs. You meet someone. You want them to know they are

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