• (disco)

    Haha...nice try @apapadimoulis. FP article doesn't link here....

  • (disco) in reply to boomzilla

    But you did read his Watvertising, right?

  • (disco)

    If I knew anyone with a child between the ages of -1 and 4, I'd buy this book for them.

    However, some of the choices bug me.

    • C must be for C++. There is no other option.
    • S should be for Scratch. It's a great learning language for kids.
    • K or Z should be for k/z sh. Shell scripting is Turing complete, and can produce great WTFs.
    • O should be for a language that starts with Object (OCaml would qualify).
  • (disco) in reply to foobar
    foobar:
    If I knew anyone with a child between the ages of -1 and 4, I'd buy this book for them.

    However, some of the choices bug me.

    C must be for C++. There is no other option. S should be for Scratch. It's a great learning language for kids. K or Z should be for k/z sh. Shell scripting is Turing complete, and can produce great WTFs. O should be for a language that starts with Object (OCaml would qualify).

    I have two children in that age range, but I'm not giving you my address.

    If @boomzilla gives you an address for me, don't use it. It's no longer valid.

  • (disco) in reply to foobar
    foobar:
    K or Z should be for k/z sh. Shell scripting is Turing complete, and can produce great WTFs.

    I once woke up thinking "I have to make a shell script to binary executable compiler! It will be so awesome!". Thankfully I have nearly managed to delete that memory from my brain.

  • (disco) in reply to anonymous234
    anonymous234:
    I once woke up thinking "I have to make a shell script to binary executable compiler! It will be so awesome!". Thankfully I have nearly managed to delete that memory from my brain.

    You know you can do it! You want to! For the WTF!

  • (disco) in reply to abarker

    Well, there's already one: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/SHC-Shell-Compiler

    But you're right, what's the point of having open source software if you use existing things instead or re-making them so you can show everyone how smart you are?

  • (disco) in reply to abarker
    abarker:
    If @boomzilla gives you an address for me, don't use it. It's no longer valid.

    I wouldn't do that. Also, don't you have forwarding set up?

  • (disco) in reply to boomzilla
    boomzilla:
    I wouldn't do that. Also, don't you have forwarding set up?

    Yeah, but forwarding only works for certain services. For example, it doesn't work with FedEx and UPS. USPS won't forward some types of mail, either, such as magazines.

    Didn't think you would give a valid one anyway, but who knows. You might prank with a fake address. :P

  • (disco) in reply to abarker
    abarker:
    You might prank with a fake address. :P

    Shit, why did I try to stop that?

  • (disco) in reply to abarker
    abarker:
    but I'm not giving you my address.

    unless my records are very much mistaken it's 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

  • (disco) in reply to accalia

    I wonder what'd happen if you tried to send mail to Midlake, UT these days...because you certainly used to be able to!

    Filed under: </geezer>

  • (disco) in reply to tarunik
    tarunik:
    I wonder what'd happen if you tried to send mail to Midlake, UT these days

    Presumably, it would either be RTS or DLO.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia

    OK, your envelope of powdered sugar should be arriving in the next couple of days.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

    It would be nice to run the FBI, but I don't know about getting my mail there.

  • (disco) in reply to abarker

    now tell me. did you google it or did you just know?

  • (disco) in reply to abarker
    abarker:
    It would be nice to run the FBI, but I don't know about getting my mail there.

    That's OK, they'll send it on. When they're good and ready.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    did you google it or did you just know?

    I'll admit I had to google it. The only D.C. address I'd recognize without looking it up is a few blocks further down Pennsylvania Avenue.

  • (disco) in reply to HardwareGeek

    That would be 1400, correct? For la maison blanche.

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