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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by brudgers on Saturday March 30, 2013 @09:22AM (#5465320)
"I don't think I follow this story."

The author's ultimate reference point is the Lisp Machine. Being Lisp "all the way down," the user could modify running code even at the OS level upon encountering an error or other undesirable result.

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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by Guvante on Saturday March 30, 2013 @02:04PM (#5466149)
The idea of someone updating the kernel due to an undesirable result makes me fear for my life. "That's odd, why is it failing when I deref 0, that is an odd check, I will just remove it"
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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by ScottBurson on Saturday March 30, 2013 @02:11PM (#5466173)
That's why Lisp Machines were single-user workstations :-)
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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by lispm on Monday April 01, 2013 @01:29PM (#5474520)
With minor exceptions.

The LMI Lambda 3x3 was kind of a three user machine.

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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by brudgers on Saturday March 30, 2013 @06:33PM (#5466900)
https://kernel.org/

Be very afraid.

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