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New comment by sl_convertible in "SBCL: A Sanely-Bootstrappable Common Lisp (2008) [pdf]"

sl_convertible — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:31:37 +0000

But there's a value in having a defined, stable language definition. Being able to rely on the basic language not changing is a feature, not a bug. Though it does mean you have to sometimes search for a good lib if you don't have a feature built into the language.

New comment by sl_convertible in "FLASH radiotherapy's bold approach to cancer treatment"

sl_convertible — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:34:54 +0000

the body will actually turn protein into glucose, so the body will never be completely glucose free.

New comment by sl_convertible in "FLASH radiotherapy's bold approach to cancer treatment"

sl_convertible — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:24:50 +0000

Healthy cells CAN turtle-up, whereas cancer cells engage in unregulated reproduction. Also, some cancer cells can only consume glucose. Which, in a fasted state, would mean that the majority of energy would be in ketones(if the individual were metabolically healthy), starving the cancer cells to death.

New comment by sl_convertible in "Picking Up a Zillion Pieces of Litter"

sl_convertible — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:02:02 +0000

I spent an enjoyable afternoon on Kailua beach snorkeling for garbage. I found a fishing pole, a complete snorkeling set, and bunches of other stuff. I just grabbed what I found, took it back to the beach, and dumped it in the garbage can. Very satisfying day.

New comment by sl_convertible in "A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4k Developer Machines"

sl_convertible — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:35:10 +0000

How many times are we going to have to learn this lesson?

New comment by sl_convertible in "In Europe, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels"

sl_convertible — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:09:03 +0000

If even a Democratically-led California is doing this, how can you point fingers at just the GOP? It's endemic to the system, and not restricted to just one party.

New comment by sl_convertible in "US, for first time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025"

sl_convertible — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:44:10 +0000

Federal involvement during WWII led to the founding of Silicon Valley.

New comment by sl_convertible in "Show HN: AI in SolidWorks"

sl_convertible — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:23:24 +0000

We're getting closer and closer to Jarvis.

New comment by sl_convertible in "TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875"

sl_convertible — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:22:29 +0000

Harry Seldon would, no doubt, find this fascinating. Imagine having a sliding-window LLM that you could use to verify a statistical model of society. I wonder what patterns it could deduce?

New comment by sl_convertible in "US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified"

sl_convertible — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:53:21 +0000

Also look at how defensible having your power generation outside your coastline is. This is creating a big vulnerability in your power grid.