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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Joint Address by MI5 and FBI Heads Regarding China mi5.gov.uk

40 chicagoscott 4 years ago 8 comments

FBI Director: No Country Poses a More Severe Threat Than China axios.com

10 chicagoscott 4 years ago 1 comments

Comment · 6 years ago

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.

Body Camera to Record Myself Being Attacked While Voting

13 chicagoscott 6 years ago 14 comments

Comment · 6 years ago

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...

Comment · 7 years ago

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.)

Comment · 7 years ago

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....

Comment · 7 years ago

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

Comment · 8 years ago

The full headline is:

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

Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair motherboard.vice.com

5 chicagoscott 8 years ago 1 comments

Comment · 8 years ago

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.

Comment · 8 years ago

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....

Comment · 8 years ago

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

chicagoscott

Recent submissions

Joint Address by MI5 and FBI Heads Regarding China m mi5.gov.uk

FBI Director: No Country Poses a More Severe Threat Than China a axios.com

Body Camera to Record Myself Being Attacked While Voting

Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair m motherboard.vice.com

Joint Address by MI5 and FBI Heads Regarding China mi5.gov.uk

FBI Director: No Country Poses a More Severe Threat Than China axios.com

Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair motherboard.vice.com