Tim’s Blog
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Understanding Lisp Better
This is the result of a light-bulb going on when reading an info file that introduces emacs lisp. I’m not sure this is legal in other lisps, and it goes against el camino of lisp. But it demonstrates what became clear to me… (defun inc (x) (set x (+ 1 (eval x)))) ;note the intentional […]
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On Wikipedia Bashing
MSNBC’s Helen A.S. Popkin takes a crack at Wikipedia: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28799154/ “So there you go, kids. Wikipedia is not a news source.” – Helen A.S. Popkin Helen, I have a follow-up question to your piece of sarcastic wisdom. Is Encyclopedia Britannica a news source? How about Funk & Wagnalls (Best Publisher Name Ever)? Wikipedia is an […]
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Game Management
A couple of bad coaching examples from the last week. Maybe they’re seeing something I don’t see. San Diego has 4th and 2 (maybe 4th and 3?) in their own territory with 3:00 left. They have 2 timeouts. Obviously, if they go for it, it’s the ballgame. Coaches don’t want to the whole game to […]
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The Retiring Tech Generation Leaders
Bill Gates has left Microsoft. Steve Jobs is rumored to be struggling with health problems that may force him to reduce his role at Apple. Many of their peers that emerged in the late 70’s and early 80’s are getting to that age of retirement. Thinking about this, and about leadership styles, I’m struck by […]
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Bengals Boycott
I like it.
Got any book recommendations?