23 Apr 2006, 13:29 p.m.

The Proto-Schemer

Scheme and me in this week's column. Lisp has considerable status among programmers. Growing proficient in Lisp, the conventional wisdom goes, is like learning Latin or Greek; it teaches rigor and elegance in thought. It …

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22 Apr 2006, 12:19 p.m.

To Love And To Cherish

Leonard and I married each other yesterday. Our friend Camille took pictures. As Leonard mentioned, we need for nothing except your good wishes and your advice. In celebration, I've turned on comments for this entry. …

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22 Apr 2006, 11:06 a.m.

LiveJournal Userpic Epicenter

A LiveJournal user with the awesome username of "pinstripe_bindi" (I like both bindis and pinstripes!) has the ultimate collection of LJ icons. House, Powerpuff, Calvin & Hobbes, Futurama, Lost, Frida Kahlo, Firefly, Harry Potter, anti-Bush, …

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22 Apr 2006, 10:09 a.m.

I'm Testing the Upgrade

Just like Linus Torvalds did I'm testing the upgrade (Except that he is talented)

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18 Apr 2006, 23:36 p.m.

Leonard Make It New, the man said, and I took it…

Leonard Make It New, the man said, and I took it to heart, the one place I shouldn't have. I feared cliches because I was young, but life's too short for that game. Love is …

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16 Apr 2006, 17:01 p.m.

MC Masala on Paying Attention To Tiny Numbers

Small print on restaurant menus will bite you. The server started treating me very, very nicely. She chatted me up and gave me a flight of comparison sakes so I could understand the subtle grace …

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16 Apr 2006, 15:23 p.m.

Brian K. Vaughn & Bernie Hou

I have started spending regular cash at Midtown Comics to get the compilations of Brian K. Vaughn's comics Ex Machina, Runaways, and Y: The Last Man. I grew up on Amar Chitra Katha and only …

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15 Apr 2006, 23:10 p.m.

"Charade"

Leonard and I saw the very odd and very good movie "Charade" tonight. It has suspense, romance, comedy, and international intrigue. All it's missing is some song-and-dance numbers! Recommended.

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14 Apr 2006, 23:07 p.m.

No One Has a Calling Anymore, Just A Core Competence

All this time I thought I was a multiply-layered intersecting matrix of identities, and all this time I was actually a seven-word elevator pitch.

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13 Apr 2006, 21:53 p.m.

Dead Mice Eat No Peanut Butter

"Man, [that instance of vermin] is eating that poison like crazy!" "Yeah, we can't keep it on the shelves!" "Yes, because the FDA won't let us, because it's POISON."

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