One day I was searching for the list of computer languages on Google to see if a name I thought of for a programming language was already taken. I came across...
Hi all! I apologise for the cross-posting, but the potential audience is scattered among these mailing lists. We have founded a channel for LISP and Scheme...
... From: Omer Zak <omerz@...> To: Shlomi Fish <shlomif@...> Subject: About Park - points to consider when designing a new programming...
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... From: Shlomi Fish <shlomif@...> To: Omer Zak <omerz@...> Cc: ******@****** Subject: Re: About Park - points to consider when designing a...
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... Actually, Hackers-IL is a more suitable mailing list for this discussion. It is really about how a programming language could support programming in the...
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... Yes. Replying to Hackers-IL. ... Well, I don't write my one-liners using an IDE. I write them in a Konsole (KDE's Terminal app) window with Bash. Sometimes...
... [... discussion how Shlomif works on his code was snipped ...] The issue is that each one has his own style of working. The optimal environment for...
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Hi Omer! ... Right. Someone mentioned here that he was using vim for editing Java code after he found that Eclipse was not his cup of tea. I used gvim to edit ...
... The search engine can be available in a separate window, say inside a Web browser. It would be open all the time. ... Limiting the tools used to write...
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Jun 24, 2006 9:50 pm
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... I see. Well, as far as Konsole+bash+vim (or different implementations of any of them) is concerned, I could use Firefox or Konqueror (or possibly Opera, ...
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060625001523547#c453110 RMS was interviewed by Sean Daly in the GPLv3 Conference in Barcelona. The interview is...
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Often us "science types" find ourselves talking to supporters of "alternative medicine", to sellers of all sorts of "tosafei mazon" advertised on TV and sold...
... Hi Nadav, all I agree and share your distaste of this claim, that 'science still can't explain'. "Science", however, needs a proper definition. From the...
On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 20:28:25 -0700 ... Most psychiatric medication does nothing more than hide one's symptoms, not cure one's underlying problems. This is...
... But this was also true when cures were found to Beriberi, to Rabies and to Pneumonia. And still, somehow when these cures were found, it was not hard to...
... So? What's your point? Penicillin is better than placebo. So are the other cures you mentioned. ... So, what's the point? That no one has done that test,...
... Indeed. And "better than placebo" is the only thing that matters what it comes to quacks selling you stuff. Why should I buy 100 shekel "medicine" when a 1...
... Personally if it works and it's a placebo I don't need any of it, it's an indication that the problem can be taken care of by other means. ... Well, more...
The Parrot project is looking for C programmers to push the virtual machine of Perl further. http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/11/095244 If you know...
See: http://comics.com/comics/workingdaze/archive/workingdaze-20060706.html (Lasts for three strips). Working Daze is a comics about the workplace. A bit like...
I'm posting this with permission from Chen Shapira, part of the job will be OSS community related, so I thought some of you guys and gals might be interested. ...
It is well known that it is impossible to use currently available tools to test for ability to program computers. In their paper ...
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Jul 15, 2006 12:24 am
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Hi all! This is a new essay I wrote today, as a way to brainstorm an idea I'm having. It's written from my personal perspective but has implications for many...
One of the nasty side-effects of atom bombs (read: Iran) is EMP, which will fry your delicate electronics and probably wipe out the data in your hard disk. ...
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Jul 16, 2006 4:25 am
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... Hi Shlomi I disagree. I think it's as prevalent in Israel as much as it is in the states. The biggest no-no, which is living with your girlfriend or wife...
Call for Participation Please mark your calendars! The organizers of OSDC::Israel are glad to announce that the next conference will be held on 20-22 February...
Hi Arik! ... I'm not sure. When some USers I talked with heard that I'm 28 (29 by now) and live with my parents, they were a bit shocked. I have some IRC...
... Well, it's not very common, but it's not negligible. ... Well, it is rare. No one I know have done this. ... Yes, 'after collage' in Israel is around age...
I've been thinking about becoming independent as well. I add some of my thoughts below. ... Not necessarily. One can work with an accountant. It is even ...