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by zhemao 13y ago
Not to mention that one of the main arguments for using Lisp was "Lisp programs are less buggy than C programs". That's assuming that you trust your Lisp implementation. All implementing it in Common Lisp does is move some of
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by zhemao 13y ago
The Lisp Machines? They sold a few of them, but they ultimately weren't commercially successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine It would be interesting to see how to implement a Lisp machine for the mo
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by zhemao 13y ago
Ahh, yeah, hmm. That's not exactly what I meant. A language for writing an OS on a conventional CPU would need to allow straightforward control of the memory for its own data structures, not just foreign memory. In lieu of that, I supp
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by zhemao 13y ago
It does? Could you point to some documentation? I'd be really interested in that.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Yeah, you'd need a more focused Lisp implementation specifically designed for writing low-level code. Among its features should be 1. The ability to manually manage memory instead of relying on a GC. 2. Low-level access to memory. As i
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by zhemao 13y ago
Well Yin and Yang has more to do with philosophy than aesthetics and is used in martial arts and TCM rather than in design or art, so it doesn't really correspond.
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by zhemao 13y ago
So it's not an idiom and the word "pithy" isn't in there, so it isn't quite as recursive as TLA.
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by zhemao 13y ago
It's mostly a Japanese thing. In Chinese we don't have a lot of words for particular aesthetic qualities. However, if you want profane homophonic puns or pithy four-word idioms ...
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by zhemao 13y ago
World government and world currency are not the same. The Chinese government wouldn't really want either though, given the games they play with the Renminbi.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Yeah, I was just about to post this. That's some Grade-A orientalist bullshit there, The Atlantic. In Chinese, heart is used in the same metaphorical sense as it is in English, as a center of emotional thought, as opposed to the brain,
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by zhemao 13y ago
Well, you will at least learn how not to do it.
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by zhemao 13y ago
I'd guess that pin compatibility with existing Arduino shields is pretty important. Also, the TRE has both an AVR processor which can run the standard Arduino code as well as an ARM processor for running Linux. So you could use the AVR
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by zhemao 13y ago
Most LISP implementations also provide compilers. The difference is that ML variants are statically typed, while LISPs are generally dynamically typed.
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by zhemao 13y ago
I think the main issue is that the console and framebuffer use canvas elements which are continuously refreshed by a javascript timeout. This tends to use up all of a single core, no matter how little of the screen is actually changed. Perh
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by zhemao 13y ago
Yeah, I didn't understand that first part either. A module isn't very useful unless it's connected to other modules. I think he means something different, but I can't tell what.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Perhaps not, but I think the purpose of these Xen exokernels is to run on IaaS platforms which provide Xen VPS, like EC2 or Linode.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Well, every non-x86-compatible processor anyway. And the article states that the Quark is x86-compatible.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Alternatively you could buy a cheaper computer with a working fan. If you are heading back to the US soon, it makes sense to wait, but otherwise, it might be better to get a less-capable computer that won't need to be shut down due to
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by zhemao 13y ago
Probably because he can't afford it. Also, from the article, it sounds like he's more of a product manager than a developer.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Wait, why did people stop checking email? I don't see how that relates to the open plan office. I've worked in open-plan offices and team rooms before, and people were generally pretty responsive on email and IM.
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by zhemao 13y ago
Yes, but you don't necessarily miss out on those things by not going to a regular school.
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by zhemao 13y ago
School is not the only place one finds romantic partners. As for fights, fisticuffs are not generally an accepted method of conflict resolution in the adult world anyway.
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by zhemao 13y ago
I think we all understand that part (the "no posting pictures of our kid" part). It's just that many of us (myself included), don't understand the purpose of creating a bunch of social networking accounts for her at birt
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by zhemao 13y ago
The main issue is that the bootloader of the Kindle devices isn't particularly easy to unlock (at least, I couldn't figure it out), so even if you do get the kernel built, it would be hard to actually install it on the device itse
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by zhemao 13y ago
Oh hey, that was my intern project this summer! Well, not all of it of course, but I worked on the accounting system that will handle the MatchBook transactions.
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by zhemao 13y ago
I doubt x64 would be less horrific. As for ARM, there is Cambridge's Baking Pi course http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/os/ , which has you develop an "Operating System&quot
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by zhemao 13y ago
Yeah, I was about to reply with this. Also, the article states that the Amish are pretty well-informed about the outside world.
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by zhemao 13y ago
> Only those whose programs might “endanger the public health or safety, security, property, or the economy will need to be tested.” I don't think the people pushing for licensing disagree with you that web developers don't nee
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by zhemao 13y ago
It's a bias to not want to back a startup because you can't understand the pitch due to a language barrier? I think it's pretty reasonable to say you should be able to speak the native language of a country intelligibly in or
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by zhemao 13y ago
Did you read his explanation? He basically said that accents don't hinder founders unless they are so strong that they hinder intelligibility. It's not that VCs won't back founders with accents because they have a subconsciou

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