about me
i go by λx.x or, failing that, identity, case-lambda (she/they). my geekcode is GCS/H/P (!)d->--(x) s+:- !a C++(++++) UL+++>B++++ P L- E+++ W++ N !o K !w !O !M !V PS+++ PE-- Y+>++ PGP !t 5? !X R* !tv b+ DI? D++ G-- e* h!>* r% z?, which tells you everything you might need to know about me in a concise and intuitive manner.
i was on a standards committee once
my interests
- functional programming, particularly lisps: Fennel, Scheme and, if i have to, Elisp
- low‐level programming, particularly the Forth programming language and 6502 assembly
- video games aiming for verisimilitude (definition 3), such as Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
- cooking food so i do not have to live on instant noodles and takeout
quote collection
אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט.
A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
The hardest problem in computer science is not being an opinionated jerk about everything.
In a sense, recursive equations are the ‘assembly language’ of functional programming, and direct recursion the
goto.
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
tip:
however you recalculate trajectory whenever unforseen circumstances arise, the next step in any given winning sequence of steps has never been "give up"
The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself.