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John McCarthy (Author of LISP) dies

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  • K Keith Barrow

    Also, Leslie Neilson dead.

    Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
    -Or-
    A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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    Dalek Dave
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    Say it ain't so!

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    • D Dalek Dave

      Say it ain't so!

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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      Pete OHanlon
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      It ain't so!

      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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      • D Dalek Dave

        There appears to have been a recursion in the causal nexus of the universe, resulting in an epistolic and temporal hystersis. This temporal anomaly has resulted in a repetition of the adumbration of these events which now present themselves subsequently to their prior promulgation.

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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        Mycroft Holmes
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        It ud be a dammed sight easier to just call the bloody thing a repost!

        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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        • D Dalek Dave

          There appears to have been a recursion in the causal nexus of the universe, resulting in an epistolic and temporal hystersis. This temporal anomaly has resulted in a repetition of the adumbration of these events which now present themselves subsequently to their prior promulgation.

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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          BobJanova
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          Giving that a 5 for being the best 'repost' post I've seen in a long while.

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          • M Mycroft Holmes

            It ud be a dammed sight easier to just call the bloody thing a repost!

            Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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            Keith Barrow
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            Don't beat around the bush, call it what it is: circumlocutary dissemblement*! *Obsfusctation would normally be better, but not to in IT audiance...

            Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
            -Or-
            A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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            • K Keith Barrow

              Also, Leslie Neilson dead.

              Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
              -Or-
              A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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              Ravi Bhavnani
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              As is Ronald Reagan. /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              • D Dalek Dave

                There appears to have been a recursion in the causal nexus of the universe, resulting in an epistolic and temporal hystersis. This temporal anomaly has resulted in a repetition of the adumbration of these events which now present themselves subsequently to their prior promulgation.

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                Nithin Sundar
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                You have just made my signature look worthless. Have a 5. :D

                My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.

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                • R Reiss

                  Artificial intelligence researcher, John McCarthy[^], has died.

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                  Gregory Gadow
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                  The Eternal Flame[^] I was taught assembler in my second year of school. It's kinda like construction work -- with a toothpick for a tool. So when I made my senior year, I threw my code away, And learned the way to program that I still prefer today. Now, some folks on the Internet put their faith in C++. They swear that it's so powerful, it's what God used for us. And maybe it lets mortals dredge their objects from the C. But I think that explains why only God can make a tree. For God wrote in Lisp code When he filled the leaves with green. The fractal flowers and recursive roots: The most lovely hack I've seen. And when I ponder snowflakes, never finding two the same, I know God likes a language with its own four-letter name. Now, I've used a SUN under Unix, so I've seen what C can hold. I've surfed for Perls, found what Fortran's for, Got that Java stuff down cold. Though the chance that I'd write COBOL code is a SNOBOL's chance in Hell. And I BASICally hate hieroglyphs, so I won't use APL. Now, God must know all these languages, and a few I haven't named. But the Lord made sure, when each sparrow falls, that its flesh will be reclaimed. And the Lord could not count grains of sand with a 32-bit word. Who knows where we would go to if Lisp weren't what he preferred? And God wrote in Lisp code Every creature great and small. Don't search the disk drive for man.c, When the listing's on the wall. And when I watch the lightning Burn unbelievers to a crisp, I know God had six days to work, So he wrote it all in Lisp. Yes, God had a deadline. So he wrote it all in Lisp.

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    There appears to have been a recursion in the causal nexus of the universe, resulting in an epistolic and temporal hystersis. This temporal anomaly has resulted in a repetition of the adumbration of these events which now present themselves subsequently to their prior promulgation.

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                    hairy_hats
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                    In other news, "I'm still alive!" claims Ian Botham.

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                    • R Reiss

                      Artificial intelligence researcher, John McCarthy[^], has died.

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                      Marc Clifton
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                      I actually met the man once. I was a teenager, and he was VERY intimidating, what with that shock of hair. Marc

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