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Re:Patrick Stewart has died on Thursday October 29, 2026 @04:55PM (#50295804)
Agree, so well done.
Re:IBM Debuts First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Technology on Thursday June 25, 2026 @03:09PM (#48677907)
Exactly. WatsonX AI quantum angstroms for e-business.
Re:When AWS was down, we were not on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @07:54AM (#45965049)
On the other hand, saying “Untested code is never released” is a pretty bold statement, even if I understand the good intent
Re:Graphics livecoding in Common Lisp on Thursday April 24, 2025 @10:01AM (#43782918)
If you mean translating from the JavaScript, yes. Quil wraps Processing. Quil did not wrap the vector library (P5.Vector) but most of vector operations are pretty easy to write in base clojure or you can use clojure.matrix. The fun(ctional)-mode lines up with passing initial state through the functions, which clojure makes easy.
Re:Graphics livecoding in Common Lisp on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @05:56PM (#43777064)
For clojure, you can use quil:

https://github.com/quil/quil

I’ve been using quil as I work through _The_Nature_of_Code_ by Daniel Shiffman:

https://natureofcode.com

Re:DEF CON's response to the badge controversy on Saturday August 10, 2024 @05:07PM (#41212215)
I read it as “Statement of Work” which is description of the work to be performed/delivered, although often much more general than a full technical specification, sometimes in a comedically tragic way.
Do you clock your time in org-mode? I find that helps me keep todos up to date even if I am working tasks based on an informal plan only in my mind.
Re:Job Promotion is a Trap on Thursday January 17, 2019 @07:31AM (#18930247)
I’m not sure a job interview is necessarily a good indicator of a person’s status/progress any more than a title. It can be just as human and subjective.

I would hope there are other ways to assess your gaps.

Re:If not SICP, then what? Maybe HTDP? on Saturday January 12, 2019 @10:05AM (#18891434)
For Clojure - a good start might be something like solving a few of the advent of code puzzles with the simple but powerful map/reduce functions. You won’t need the whole language and you will be writing functional programs.

The experience of that alone might help you find the next book that works for you.

Re:Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @01:57PM (#18666659)
I liked “Remains of the Day” - the subtlety in the tone seems to be intentional given the theme, and tempts the reader to miss the point that lies between the lines - the same theme as the book itself is wrapped around and the main character doesn’t see. I think it is well done.
Re:Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @01:40PM (#18666498)
Older books, bought secondhand and enjoyed:

Batavia’s Graveyard - A brutal history of a shipwreck and subsequent mutiny that occurred off the coast of Australia in 1629 when Dutch traders were exploring a new route to the East Indies. Much better than expected from the cover.

Gates of Fire - Historical fiction that tells the story of the Spartan 300 and the battle of Thermopylae. Lived up to it’s high recommendation.

A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 - still working my way through this detailed tome, but enjoying the style of the author.

Re:Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral” on Saturday November 03, 2012 @03:58PM (#4737703)
I've found the best way for me to jump into something is to leave vim open to the very project I'm on--even if I'm midtask. I wouldn't want to close all the windows, as that would make it harder to start the next day.
Re:Ask HN: Todo lists on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @02:24PM (#771094)
MonkeyGTD?