kesh
n. one of a set of equal and incompatible options, such that (if there is more than one) exactly one must be chosen arbitrarily. It is generally fine to have a problem with a single kesh, but a problem which gets two (or more) keshes is known as a bikeshed problem, and people will argue pointlessly about it forever.

I just now laid down (post-postscript) A Void (translation by Adair of La Disparition), of which I want to put a scan, ironically, on that Asus laptop running Linux known primarily to Slashdot sorts (ask Yahoo if you don't know which). If you wish to borrow it (my copy of that book, not a laptop), a post such as this fittingly informs you of its ( Read more... )

I left my previous job at the end of the year, and I've been making
prodigious progress on various of my projects, but it's getting to be
time to be employed again, so I'm looking for my next job. Anybody got
jobs they'd like to refer me for? My resume is here.

If ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and ontology recapitulates philology, what does oncology recapitulate?

Dreidel dreidel dreidel
I painted it with lead
And when it's dry and ready
My Wii I'll play instead

Bush vetoes $23-billion water bill

DC Water and Sewer Authority is expected to override the president next week in a bipartisan vote.

The GAO is expected to investigate how the White House managed to use 8.4 trillion gallons of tap water in the past 4 months.

I want there to be a movie in which, when the hacker has to break into somebody's special-purpose computer account and there's a password that just magically works the first time with no difficulty or social engineering or inside knowledge of the system, the hacker's handle is Gold-(something), and there's a scene in which the camera is positioned ( Read more... )

((λf.((λx.(f (x x))) (λx.(f (x x))))) ♥)=?

E⟦(lambda (x) ♥)⟧=?

(λek.E⟦x⟧ [x:♥]e k)=?

((lambda (x) (if x #t #f)) ♥)=?

((lambda (x) x) ♥)=?

My normal approach is also useless here.

I'm still trying to find a datasheet for this Analog Devices part. I'd be grateful if somebody could find one.

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