Edited 1y ago
essay
#softwareEngineering #computerScience #programming #commonLisp #history #essay #reading of Whither Original Thought #transcript from @kentpitman
https://screwlisp.small-web.org/show/kmp-whither-original-thought/
with a link to its beginning in the interview.
I chose to hand-transcribe it to remove (and probably introduce) discontinuities.
A central theme is the tyrannies of programming libraries and the question of having exhaustive knowledge of your increasingly numerous dead forebearers.
Read it yourself (and/or listen finally).
Edited 63d ago
Yay, a new essay is up!
This time I engage in #epistemology regarding all-too-common myths Silicon Valley represents as "knowledge", and how they use these narrative constructs to effect legislation and mold society to fit the needs of business rather than vice versa.
#technology #mythology #ai #generativeai #politics #analysis #essay #amwriting
https://gimulnaut.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/silicon-valley-mythology/
#lispyGopherClimate #lisp #programming #podcast #live Wednesday 0UTC https://archives.anonradio.net/202503050000_screwtape.mp3
#climateCrisis #haiku and #risk #inequality #essay by @kentpitman
https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2013/08/lien-times-for-startups.html
#libre #archive update from @hairylarry https://gamerplus.org/@hairylarry/114106383066762290
https://www.european-lisp-symposium.org/2025/index.html
#ELS2025 submissions extended to Sunday. #LaTeX #ACM #primer / past #proceedings
Notes from my first #language #parser #commonLisp #mcclim #chess
If there are guests, there are guests(?)
Edited 144d ago
Jun 6
8 min
Gaming out a society of psychopaths. The funny part about.. that I game out, is that no society of psychopaths who all understand that everyone is out to rule the world like they are would ever tolerate any level of wealth inequality. Such as society would tend to converge on constant warfare and destruction or tyranny and destruction…
If we were exactly like what conservatives say you would never tolerate billionaires
Edited 49d ago
The famous quotes from The Biography of Guo Tuo-tuo, the Tree Planter (種樹郭橐駝傳):
Quotes on Tree-Planting Experience
"橐駝非能使木壽且孳也，能順木之天，以致其性焉爾。"
- Translation: Tuo-tuo isn't able to make trees live long and flourish; he simply follows their natural tendencies, allowing their inherent nature to fully develop.- Explanation: This reveals that the fundamental key to successful tree planting lies in following natural laws.
"其本欲舒，其培欲平，其土欲故，其築欲密。"
- Translation: Its roots should be spread out, the soil around its base should be level, the earth should be its original soil, and the tamping should be firm.- Explanation: This summarizes the specific essentials of tree planting, emphasizing adherence to the trees' growth habits.
"其蒔也若子，其置也若棄。"
- Translation: When planting, treat it like a child; once planted, leave it as if abandoned.- Explanation: This explains the wisdom of appropriate care and letting go, avoiding excessive interference.
Quotes Criticizing Improper Tree-Planting Methods
"雖曰愛之，其實害之；雖曰憂之，其實讎之。"
- Translation: Although they say they love it, they are actually harming it; although they say they worry about it, they are actually its enemy.- Explanation: This points out that excessive care can be counterproductive, drawing a parallel to inappropriate methods of education and management.
Quotes Extended to Governance
"見長人者好煩其令，若甚憐焉，而卒以禍。"
- Translation: Seeing those in power who love to issue numerous commands, as if showing great compassion, but ultimately bringing disaster.- Explanation: This critiques officials who issue tedious and disruptive policies, causing harm to the people, echoing the principles of tree planting.
"傳其事以爲官戒也。"
- Translation: I record this matter as a warning for officials.- Explanation: This clarifies the purpose of the essay, emphasizing the use of the tree-planting wisdom to caution those in power.
#essay #article #literature #chinese #ancient #translate #english #englishtranslation #quotation #quotes #quote #photo #photography
