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I needed a function that could tell whether a string was a valid Common Lisp program. In theory, you could just call read on the string and see if it throws an error, but I don't want to throw random text at read. It could contain a...
🍕 I’m JA Westenberg. I write essays about technology, philosophy, productivity, and what it means to be human. If you like ideas that take their time, you’re in the right place.While you’re here, a few things I’ve built: Kerouac, a...
Portrait of a Crown Drawer Post Nutrition Label Content Type: Art & Text Read Time: 7 min Topics: Art critique There's a scene where Jeffrey Wright as Basquiat is just making, hands moving faster than the thought behind them, and...
The first recording today starts with the end of Atomic Betty. Then it’s a repeat of Pokemon Battle Dimension – Losing Its Lustrous. Media Centre Description: Ash continues his quest to become the greatest Pokemon trainer ever. He...
Apparently, Aussies are so obsessed with coffee that it's referred to as the coffee capital of the world down here (some bits, at least). "But what about Italy?" people ask. Having spent a lot of time in a lot of Italy, no, it's just not...
Super selections and wonderful words by our favourite four-to-the-floor expert, The Insider. PETE HERBERT / FAR FLUNG / MUSIC FOR SWIMMING POOLS Pete Herbert distils 3 decades of globetrotting disco, Balearic and house wizardry into Far...
At long last, I am picking up the modulation-recognition (MR) topic again. My plan is to describe the core MR algorithm I’ve developed using cyclic cumulants in this post, and then in a third and final post present some performance...
Harvested 58 pounds of honey. After a spring when I couldn’t do a lot of hive management, I feel lucky. Honey Harvesting – July 2026Harvesting two honey super boxes from the hives in my backyard.
Firstly, I'm not entirely sure how to translate 'Jardin du Gravier' into English. While 'gravier' means 'gravel', locally it also refers to 'an area near the river with gravel deposits'. Does it have the same meaning in English?In any...
Benjamin We spent a couple of glorious days at Knepp last week which meant, among other things, discovering that rabbits on the estate seemed relatively relaxed about having humans nearby. This chap spent much of his time nibbling near...
Louie Zong with this sublime concept album. Not a surprise either since Louie made another favorite concept album of mine—It's Black Friday, Charlie Brown. Louie clearly understands the feel and sound of his banger ideas. You can...
When you get older and start to buy your own things, you begin to notice prices increase over the years. How much more would you pay for exactly the same thing or sometimes even less? Even if everything went up by ten cents, it all adds...
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