chicagoscott

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I used to live in Chicago (and my name used to be Scott) (and it still is Scott). I still do occasional consulting in Chicago, and other places. I'm in Portland, Oregon at the moment.

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chicagoscott··on Body Camera to Record Myself Being Attacked While Voting

These are the types:

https://twitter.com/ReviewResist/status/1313159455543001089

I take it seriously when people fly the Nazi flag.

And I should have said I want a camera for if I'm attacked while voting.

chicagoscott··on Educated Fools

This post has some relevant information:

http://www.andrewlangman.com/articles/class-culture-gap.html

Or just read What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class at:

https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-t...

chicagoscott··on Why Lisp Failed (2010)

Maybe given the age and longevity of the language and the creature, the tuatara would be the appropriate cover animal. (It is in the animal.l source.)

chicagoscott··on Why Lisp Failed (2010)

Paul Graham suggested in 2004 that not having an O’Reilly book was a real factor:

http://www.andrewlangman.com/articles/the-missing-lisp-book....

chicagoscott··on America’s Professional Elite: Wealthy, Successful and Miserable

Interesting that this article and the one below, about living a good enough life, were posted on the same day:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19218947

chicagoscott··on Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair

The full headline is:

45 Out of 50 Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair, Sting Operation Finds

chicagoscott··on A new version of Common-Lisp.net has been launched

Thank you, it does look good. I still want one with an animal on the cover!

Or, more seriously, I think an O'Reilly book on common Lisp would go a long way toward promoting the language. As would one from the Pragmatic Programmers.

chicagoscott··on A new version of Common-Lisp.net has been launched

I'm very glad to see this. I'd also like to see a new Lisp book, with an animal on the cover:

http://www.andrewlangman.com/articles/the-missing-lisp-book....

chicagoscott··on How does ‘class-passing’ actually work?

This post has a bit of info about what class migrants report of the attitudes of their original classes toward the more privileged classes:

http://www.andrewlangman.com/articles/class-culture-gap.html