I don't think Fisher would be particularly happy with his writing being described as neo-liberal! The rest of the list was interesting though.
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#12I don't think Fisher would be particularly happy with his writing being described as neo-liberal! The rest of the list was interesting though.
Rereading that sentence I can see how it could be read as applying to Fisher’s book but it was the world passed through a neoliberal filter that I attempted to describe.
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#13I have heard some conflicting opinions on one of the books you mentioned. Software Design for Flexibility How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner. Most seem to dislike it, but you have the complete opposite opinion. Why do you think that is?
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#14Great to see Herzog on the list. Highly recommend "Werner Herzog, A Guide for the Perplexed", which is a great collection of musings in his own words about life and art, including various anecdotes related to both. Probably one of my favorite books in recent times.
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#15I have heard some conflicting opinions on one of the books you mentioned. Software Design for Flexibility How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner. Most seem to dislike it, but you have the complete opposite opinion. Why do you think that is?
I can’t speak for others but for myself I love that the techniques described are very unconventional.
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#16It’s not from 2021, but I re-read it in 2021: Lyonesse book one: Suldrun’s Garden. It is excellent. I’m just starting on book two tonight. I found the series via Hacker News years ago, and thought I’d pay it forward.
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#17Let's take a moment to pray for all the stuff. (from Don't Look Up)
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#18I loved The Detectorists, a nice peaceful show to relax to.
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#19Inside Macintosh was a great series. I used them mostly as a Lisp (Macintosh Common Lisp) programmer, totally new to Macs, trying to translate everything to the MCL FFI.
Part of me thinks I'd love to have a copy, but I'm sure I have a lot of nostalgia coloring my feelings.
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#20Software design for flexibility is amazing, just dove into it because of this post thank you.