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Re:What I learned at the Emerging Languages Camp by scott_s on Friday July 23, 2010 @03:53PM (#1542228)
Glad I read this, because I learned about Frink: http://futureboy.homeip.net/frinkdocs/ and the FAQ: http://futureboy.homeip.net/frinkdocs/faq.html

This guy knows units of measurement.

Re:What I learned at the Emerging Languages Camp by jasonwatkinspdx on Saturday July 24, 2010 @04:52AM (#1543358)
His presentation was a pleasure to watch. I'd seen the pitch for frink in a video some time ago, but he's a charismatic speaker that keeps your attention even if you're roughly familiar with the material.

During the QA portion someone gave him a "gotcha" question only to have the tables turned when it was made clear the speaker new _far_ _far_ more about standards and units of measurement than anyone in that room, city and possibly state.