Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Just today, I acted as though I was telling Adam…
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Just today, I acted as though I was telling Adam the function of the OR operator so that I could cause a smile on the face of my passing Logic TA (the one who looks like Michael Keaton). And then Joel Spolsky pointed to an exlcusive-OR problem.
For some reason, over the past week, I've had Adam's voice in my head. I'm remembering his proof-by-absurdity that John McLaughlin (host of The McLaughlin Group) is not a guitar player. Adam asked, "Could you imagine him playing a Bob Dylan song?" and then did an impression of McLaughlin saying, in the characteristic blowhard voice, "The times they are a-changing!" That last part's stuck in my head. It's not as unpleasant as other sticky bits, e.g., pop songs.
I know there must be two parts to this story, but holy due process, that's incredible.
