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Sorry but picking out let* as a problem just shows that you don't know some of the most basic Lisp forms. You say that you don't want to learn a specific Lisp, but starred let is in both Common Lisp and Scheme. So what Lisp have you actually taken the time to learn? The impression you give is precisely ().

Great tool, thanks!

Question - What are good ways to deal with dead zones?

All the ad hominem attacks on Bobby Fisher in this thread are by the by. One can accept that he was paranoid, conspiratorial and antisemitic -- which I do -- whilst also accepting that he was subjected to the police violence he describes in this account. Many people with mental health issues are subjected to violence, by police or otherwise; to refuse to believe them merely on account of their mental health is itself a function of the violence which puts them in harms way in the first place.

Is it the case for anyone else that searches on DDG are not returning results?

Could you explain what you mean by no one understanding thermodynamics? As in Maxwell, Einstein, Wiener, and so on - none of them understood thermodynamics? I think at stake here is what you mean by understanding.

And what is a 'pragmatic scientist'? Someone who doesn't take interest in the reasons things are as they are, but only operatively that they are as they are?

I think this is an April fools ;)

This sounds like a pretty good strategy for me too. I'm completely ignorant about consulting agencies though - I assume there good ones, bad ones, etc? Can anyone recommend ones in the UK?

Mind expanding on what you mean by 'desolated'?

I literally just off the phone to my GP trying to get a referral for an adult ADHD diagnosis.

She basically said, there's a massive backlog and underfunding of the service, and instead of her referring me to the adult ADHD and autism psychology services directly I should approach a more generic NHS Adult Mental Health service and try to get them to refer me for a diagnosis, or write a letter asking her to. Just seems like a bit of a ringmarole.

She also said that the NHS wouldn't recognise a private diagnosis as they have a financial incentive to lean towards positive diagnoses, and so the NHS wouldn't foot the bill for eg any ADHD meds that would ensue from it.

Is this the experience other people have had, especially in the UK?

They also give brilliant support, speaking from experience.

> A PDF viewer that supports highlighting.

Tried Okular?

> A better email app. Currently none can be said to work very well. I'm actually considering mutt at this point

Switching to Mu4e was the best thing I ever did to my emails. If someone doesn't know/doesn't want to pick up Emacs then I'd recommend Mutt all the way.

More precisely, what's being demoed is Sketchpad III, which improved Sutherland's original 2d Sketchpad with 3d rendering capabilities. And Ivan Sutherland's not in the video.