amoroso 6mo ago • 100%
1. What Lisp programming languages do you use?
I use pretty much only languages in the Lisp family. Since I'm a hobby programmer I'm the boss and get to decide what tools to use.
2. What non-Lisp programming languages do you use?
None, at least regularly.
3. What is your favorite Lisp programming language? Why?
Interlisp and Common Lisp because my daily driver is the wonderful Medley Interlisp development environment, which supports both dialects.
4. What is your favorite non-Lisp programming language? Why?
AWK. I love its combination of simplicity, abstraction, control paradigm, and support for rapid development.
5. What is that one thing about your favorite non-Lisp language that you wish to see in your favorite Lisp language?
I wouldn't necessarily want to see AWK or some of its features in Lisp. Some of these features are already in Lisp and, as for the others, I don't mind dusting off AWK itself when needed.
An exploratory programming environment for Common Lisp
amoroso 9mo ago • 100%
Learn to cook (which saves you money) and do all the house chores (including ironing).
amoroso 9mo ago • 100%
An interesting view. But the PET was definitely lower specced than the later 16/32-bit machines usually regarded as workstations.
amoroso 9mo ago • 100%
That's likely, but I wonder whether any other office workstations were actually developed.
Up to the 1990s there were workstations designed for software development (Lisp/Smalltalk Machines by various vendors), graphics and CAD (Apollo, SGI), and general purpose systems (Sun, HP). Was Xerox Star the only office workstation? Were there other dedicated workstations (not high-end PCs or Macs) designed for office and business tasks? Of course there were word processing machines. But I'm not sure they qualify as they didn't play in the same league as the Star and were much less versatile.
amoroso 9mo ago • 100%
Although it did have an nVidia card, my PC was an otherwise ordinary machine running Ubuntu, not a gaming rig or something custom built.
amoroso 9mo ago • 100%
I love Linux. But I got so exasperated with system updates breaking X-Windows and dropping me into the console with no clue what to do, for some time I intentionally deferred the updates.
I wanted a stable daily driver, so in 2015 I switched from Linux to ChromeOS. Now I'm back to Linux with the Crostini container of ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 400.
amoroso 10mo ago • 100%
My first computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K in the early 1980s when I was 17. My parents agreed to buy it and I used to device to learn about computers, which I was curious about as I had played a bit with the Apple IIe and the Sinclair ZX-81 of some classmates.
In 2024 it's 30 years since X3J13 approved ANSI Common Lisp in 1994. But when in the year? Is it known in which month or date was the standard approved? While many sources mention 1994 there doesn't seem to be much other metadata online. ## Update [I asked on comp.lang.lisp](https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.lisp/c/4cDmAXsnlN4/m/LAbe4hVPAAAJ): ANSI Common Lisp was approved on December 8, 1994.
amoroso 10mo ago • 100%
Because it's the most effective and powerful tool for putting the Unix philosophy into practice.
Disclosure: I'm a member of the Medley Interlisp Project.
amoroso 10mo ago • 100%
An alternative is to ask questions about features of the pitched product or offer.
amoroso 10mo ago • 83%
Possibly saving time and resources.
amoroso 10mo ago • 100%
Okay. But if a robocaller doesn't lead to results, it may be programmed to give up on unpromising numbers.
When receiving unsoliciting phone calls by telemarketers, many people consistently hung up, don't bait, and don't interact. So why don't telemarketers delete from their databases such phone numbers that don't lead to any sales or other business benefits? Maybe the cost of keeping the numbers is so low telemarketers just don't bother. Or keeping track of what numbers to delete may actually have a cost. Or perhaps telemarketers hope those people will eventually pick up the calls. Any insight?
amoroso 11mo ago • 100%
You're welcome, enjoy.
amoroso 11mo ago • 100%
There are plates with labels and information but they're small, easy to miss, and not for all items. But the venue is still relatively young and more work is underway.
amoroso 11mo ago • 100%
What's even more remarkable is 95% of the items on display still work. And they have lots more in storage.
They are car enthusiasts too, so that's why there are some such vehicles. The bulk of the material comes from the personal collection of one of the founders of the group.
My photos of a visit to the incredible [Ctrl+Alt Museum](https://www.ctrlalt.museum) retrocomputing museum in Pavia, Italy. Mind blowing.
amoroso 11mo ago • 93%
While I don't downvote posts with emojis I'm most interested in reading tech content, where emojis feel redundant and distracting.
amoroso 11mo ago • 100%
VokoscreenNG is a screencasting tool that works with Raspberry Pi OS, I tested it on my Pi 400. And it's also easy to install, just sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng gstreamer1.0-pipewire
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I've updated the post.
amoroso 11mo ago • 100%
Lisp, the language that has them all.
amoroso 12mo ago • 100%
Looks nice indeed, thanks.
amoroso 12mo ago • 80%
Interesting suggestion but possibly overkill.
Can you recommend any screen video capture tools compatible with Wayland? I’ll use such a tool on my Raspberry Pi 400 under 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, so I'd prefer one with appropriate Debian binaries. ## Update [VokoscreenNG](https://linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html) is a screencasting tool that works with Raspberry Pi OS, I tested it on my Pi 400. And it's also easy to install, just `sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng gstreamer1.0-pipewire`.
Can you recommend any screen video capture programs compatible with Wayland, possibly with Debian binaries? I'd like to use such a tool on my Raspberry Pi 400 under Raspberry OS Bookworm 64-bit.