Mediocrity is why exceptional technicians are often bad at the game of pickaxes. They make overpowered tools that extend their already exceptional skills. Instead of pickaxes that turn average into exceptional.
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Replying to @vgr
You realize this tweet is like throwing chum in the water for any Lisp programmers in the vicinity?
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Replying to @alexisgallagher
Wasn’t there that pg thing about languages evolving by taking ideas of Lisp and adding them to C or something?
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Replying to @vgr
Yeah, there’s the pg “Beating the Averages” essay on BLUB programmer but “The Lisp Curse” is closer to what you’re saying. “Worse Is Better” is also definitely worth a look. Explaining grandiose failure is a Lisp genre. Enjoy! http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html … https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html …
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Replying to @alexisgallagher @vgr
Now that I think about it Gabriel’s rich history of writing on worse is better should be right up your alley. All his stuff is good. Interesting guy.
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Yeah I referenced worse is better in breaking smart season 1 essays
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