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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward realpolitik.

But why have fun with your kids when you could spread the good word of open source instead?

Just subtracted off one too many fives!

1992 was 7 years before 2004, which was 20 years before today.

Smalltalk is a partially-functional language (first-class functions in 1976, inspired by lisp) and also got static typing extensions many years ago.

Why would you a hypothetical quote of Kay for cutting off the full context that he also has criticisms of Smalltalk, and then cut yourself before he specifies that what he's not co…

It's because the IBM PC was released in 1981, and over the next several years, as prices came down, steadily overran pretty much every other competing platform and took all the var…

My guess is it's a reference to this document [0], arguing that interdisciplinary research is indistinguishable from it. Not sure I agree, honestly. [0] https://www.cbsnews.com/new…

"I'm clear of all accusations" lmao dude we're not in court

Plus, if you are looking to teach a child interested in programming specifically, you might consider Snap/Build Your Own Blocks [0], an extension of Scratch made partially by an in…

This game of repeating my argument back to me but worse has gotten old.

Sorry I wasn't trying to argue that they're raising money specifically to line their own pockets. Maybe they want to branch out to other nonprofit internet causes, maybe they've be…

By analogy, programmers like LISP over other syntax for the same reason that creative children like LEGO over other toys. It's not that the pieces in the box are more beautiful tha…

This is a stunning lack of self-awareness.

Do you not know what "non sequitur" translates to or something?

Your comment was in response to an argument about what the law is. This entire thread is about a court case, which deal with what the law is. You're in no position to accuse others…

>Imagine a mechanical engineer making industrial robots complaining about how unfair it is that they are held liable for single simple mistakes like pulping people. What injustice!…

Alternatively, could their business model be understanding it and naking the wrong choice anyway? They've been e-begging of this lengthy ordeal something fierce the whole time, and…

This was supposed to be a reference to Bowling Alone, but thanks for the joke, I guess.

>A lonely man in his 30s found community in an unlikely place: bowling club [1995/2000]

Such as?

How about this quote instead, then? >"Big data" is a way that a lot of people are trying to make money today, and it's a favorite of marketing people because it's in the wind. ... …

News would have refused to put sugar on its porridge, too.

"To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week's." -Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Bed of Procrustes"

Insubstantive, barely-disguised ads? From Handmaders? Say it ain't so!