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@dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyz
2024-11-19 16:57:30

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'A rare copy for sale of "Lisp Style and Design" by Molly Miller and Eric Benson (Digital Press, 1990), a great book cited by Paul Graham in On Lisp that covers often overlooked topics. All the proceeds will be donated to the Medley Interlisp Project.'

Lisp Style & Design - Molly Miller, Eric Benson - VERY RARE - VERY GOOD cond | eBay
Good design and style enhance programming efficiency because they make programs easier to understand, to debug, and to maintain. Lisp Hackers' Delight. Paul Graham cites this book in his classic text,On Lisp.

@KraftTea@mastodon.social
2024-12-17 23:05:07

This situation actually reminds me a bit of the dotcom bubble collapse in the late '90s / early '00s, with slight differences.
Declining stocks & VC led to a bunch of startups initially being unable to obtain additional funding. To make matters worse, ad demand started falling, leading to lower revenues for ad-based internet services.
In this case, a decline of ad demand is trailing dotcom revenue shortages. I suspect currency & stock weakness & a slowing econ…

@mszll@datasci.social
2024-11-15 08:53:49

Yes please! Supporting nonlinear careers to diversify science journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

Academic trajectory comparisons to a model linear career

Supporting nonlinear careers to diversify science
Those who follow non-linear career trajectories often face disadvantages in academia. This Perspective looks at why individuals might choose non-linear careers and how these benefit diversity in science.

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2024-11-06 18:03:17

Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TARRANT: Vila, no! [Vila approaches the box. As he touches it, the same electrical power surge occurs again. Vila tries again with the same result.]
TARRANT: Slave?
blake.torpidity.net/m/406/202 B7B4

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Companion site to the Blakes7Bot Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky accounts. Automated lines of Blakes 7 dialog. Includes a script search facility.

@n8foo@macaw.social
2024-11-08 05:57:33

Maybe if I buy this flower a drink, it will tell me the secret to its optimism #bloomscrolling

A single newly bloomed white daisy in a bed of its dead and hibernating siblings, with mostly green and brown leaves.
@dankeck@a11y.social
2025-01-06 00:03:54

One reason why I love using Fedilab for Mastodon: the option to display a translate button on every post. I follow people who write in various languages, and I can get an English translation with a single tap. @… #Android

@dankeck@a11y.social
2024-12-30 17:45:43

"…Carter often struggled to implement key parts of his agenda, and disability rights was no exception. So disabled people had to step in to do the work that the non-disabled simply couldn't get done on their own."
salon.com/2022/05/01/jimmy-…