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New comment by throwawaylsp in "Shopify CEO: "AI usage is now a baseline expectation""

throwawaylsp — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:06:13 +0000

In a sane organization, if someone is producing, there is no reason to care whether they used LLMs constantly, not at all, somewhere in the middle, or only when it's a full moon on a Tuesday.

New comment by throwawaylsp in "Blacksmithing and Lisp"

throwawaylsp — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:02:20 +0000

> you can very reasonably do welding in your garage

Let me just clarify one thing: you can reasonably do _arc_ welding in your garage, not torch welding. Source: my house burned down once due to the guy next door torch welding in his garage.

New comment by throwawaylsp in "The Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12"

throwawaylsp — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:30:43 +0000

Ah, I see.

New comment by throwawaylsp in "Blacksmithing and Lisp"

throwawaylsp — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:14:26 +0000

Thanks, that was very interesting and informative!

New comment by throwawaylsp in "The Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12"

throwawaylsp — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:22:26 +0000

You say "post modern neo marxist drug abuser" like it's a bad thing...

New comment by throwawaylsp in "The Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12"

throwawaylsp — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:22:05 +0000

That last one you're trying to think of is Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72.

New comment by throwawaylsp in "The Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12"

throwawaylsp — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:19:07 +0000

Also, is there a single book on here written in the past 60 years?

New comment by throwawaylsp in "Blacksmithing and Lisp"

throwawaylsp — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:12:11 +0000

There's one thing I've never understood. Lisp is 65 years old. It's older than any mainstream programming language apart from FORTRAN. It has a bevy of vocal fans in every generation. So...why hasn't it gone mainstream? Or at least, why has it failed to remain there?