ambulatorybird

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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Fluency with box and pointer diagrams and the environment model of computation (from chapters 2 & 3 of SICP) will allow you to understand the workings of any applicative order programming language.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Looks like the object-oriented version of what's possible in the lambda calculus: true = lambda(x,y) -> x false = lambda(x,y) -> y if = lambda(pred,then,else) -> pred(then,else)
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
I took some philosophy classes in college, where I learned about the concept. If you want to read more, the best place to start would be the references and external links provided in the Wikipedia articles. Also try googling for papers by
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Other kinds of conversational rules, perhaps of more interest to linguists, programmers, philosophers, etc.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gricean_maxim
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
This makes me feel old -- when I was learning programming/CS, memory management and storage classes were part of basic training. Now we've got a generation of programmers who've never had to worry about these things.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Wallet, keys, a few kleenexes, and a wristwatch. Sometimes coins, if I expect to need them.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
I'm pretty sure this is from The Great Gatsby -- I remember the dumbbell part. Am I right?
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
I got one and use it a lot for web surfing, reading ebooks and papers, and referencing things alongside my desktop computer and/or gaming console. I was skeptical at launch time, but I have to say that the iPad is really very nice. I also
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Berkeley.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
I agree wiht a lot of his points. I think people do tend to be more superficial or picky when evaluating profiles, because the photos are really the only thing to go on -- you can't get a sense of a person's body language or speaking style
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
I've got a couple of non-techie friends who have pretty much stopped using their computers in favor of their iPhones. They'd cut the computer out entirely if they could.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
As someone who grew up in a Chinese-speaking household, I've noticed the same thing. E.g., lobster is "dragon shrimp," computer is "electric brain," etc. I wonder if the reason European languages have so many apparently 'unique' words is
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Cute, but it can easily be taken too far, as with that MS Office paper clip thing.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
Sounds like something Paul Graham once wrote about using separate computers for work and leisure. You end up feeling uneasy spending too much time at the wrong machine because you're more aware of the difference in physical context.
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by ambulatorybird 16y ago
If the methods by which they measure attractiveness overlap with the methods by which they measure racial bias (covered in one of their blog posts), then they could very well be implying (whether they mean to or not) that attractiveness is
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
I'd also suggest letting the user select from a list of pre-defined colors.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
"Sorority Fighter" sounds like a winner.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
I know very little about the topic, but I believe that various transformations and simplifications in lambda calculus are relevant when it comes to compiling functional programs.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
Exactly! I find Wikipedia most useful for things that are obscure or trivial.
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Glottal Opera -- see vocal cords in action(youtube.com)
4 points by ambulatorybird 17y ago|1 comments
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
One or two commentators on Reddit suggested that regular exercise and a healthy diet could work as well. Can anyone confirm or refute this?
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
This reminds me of the following installment of a webcomic called "Partially Clips": http://partiallyclips.com/2002/09/11/paradox-dragon/ The webcomic version is easily solvable with counterfactuals (I think -- I could be wrong).
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
I think most of these are sort of wrong, especially when taken unqualified. Sure, geeks aren't interested in the stereotypical alpha-male kind of status, but they can be quite obsessed with intellectual status. Sure, they may not have bad
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
I think it would still be worthwhile to add a note in the game and on the game's website saying that it was made with Gambit Scheme. Somewhere in the credits, or copyright info, or a similar place.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
"You young programmers have it so easy. Why, back in my day, we could only program in ones because zero hadn't been invented yet!"
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A little info on the iPad OS and SDK(macrumors.com)
1 points by ambulatorybird 17y ago|0 comments
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
Nope; although I'd find the form-factor convenient, I need something that isn't closed or sandboxed.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
LÖVE ( http://love2d.org/ ) -- a 2d game library for Lua. It's simple, easy to use, cross-platform, and allows for convenient distribution of finished products. (It's not really popular or trendy, but I think it's cool and I like it a lot.
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
Why can't you just label the switches, though? A couple strips of paper and tape are all you need. (Of course, the fact that such a fix is necessary does confirm that something is wrong with the design.)
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by ambulatorybird 17y ago
Just chiming in as another Lua fan; I really like it because it's like the Scheme of imperative scripting languages. And while we're passing around links to papers, I've found the following the be good for additional insight: Lua Performan

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