I thought, "surely this is satire". "Fantasyland Institute of Learning"? Alas, it seems they're serious.https://twitter.com/lambda_conf/status/803695008100466688 …
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as a type-thirsty lisper, I agree ofc. Do you have a non-cynical view of the goal(s)? Smells like typical nerd preening to me.
I believe the aim is to help categorise conference talks to help potential attendees. But this over simplifies things.
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