Happy Africa Day!
It will be a beautiful winter day in Cape Town today, with high temperature of 25C and blue skies. It's Africa Day, and the news can't shut up about it. I expect to see native Africans sporting more native attire today and news coverage about economic gains (or frustrated lack thereof) by blacks in South Africa. Last night I attended a book club (thanks Q). The conversation ranged over biology & spread of deadly diseases (with HIV obviously very prominent), favourite contemporary authors including Steven Jay Gould, Jared Diamond, etc. R. prepared a fabulous lamb dish and there was much wine and a nice Abelour single malt scotch with dessert. Yeah, rough life. One chap had a 17" Powerbook and another brought the latest Ubuntu Linux cd's. I think I fit in :)
The open back door, onto the deck, lets Jake run freely from house to outdoor garden and the sun is just peeking over into the yard. I'm looking for a good vantage point from which to photograph the mountain. I think I'll make another pot of coffee and contemplate...
Lisp makes a comeback :)
I can't believe I'm making Lisp jokes in email, but it's happening:
(defun realmanp(affirm &optional quiche) "are you a real man?" (interactive "p") (or affirm nil) )We were discussing "Hackers and Painters", and how its author predicts Lisp will take over the programming world. Of course, that started debate. I chimed in with 'real men use Lisp' and it was all downhill from there. I am, by no means, a Lisp developer, but I dabble and I'm a big Emacs fan. (Truth be told, I favor ML over Lisp..) Posted by cbrown at July 23, 2005 9:23 PM