Long-term project to decode all of the GNU coreutils in version 8.3. Read more…
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Common Lisp: Macroexpand-time branching
Let’s consider the following function: (defun make-adder (x huge-p)(lambda (y) (+ x y (if huge-p 1000 0)))) Read more…
Reading a Pacific navigator’s mysterious map may require a shift in perspective
A voyager named Tupaia guided Captain James Cook through the South Seas and drew an island-filled chart that has puzzled scholars for more than 250 years. Read more…
RFC8890 – The Internet Is for End Users
This document explains why the IAB believes that, when there is a conflict between the interests of end users of the Internet and other parties, IETF decisions should favor end users. It also explores how the IETF can more effectively achieve this. Read more…
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