Monthly Archives: May 2014

faith-based voting

Posted on Wednesday, 2014 May 21 by Anton

Fred Pohl two years ago: None of the four leading Republican presidential candidates is acceptable, because none has a plan to deal with global warming. Obama “is the only remaining hope we have”; he has no plan either, “but his … Continue reading →

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oddly tempting

Posted on Saturday, 2014 May 17 by Anton

I hadn’t noticed before that my webhost offers MediaWiki. Some of the things I write here are not news, really, but things that sorta belong in my permanent exhibition but are too wordy for that page. I’ll think about that.

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naming is hard

Posted on Saturday, 2014 May 10 by Anton

I often have trouble giving meaningful concise names to variables in the programs I write, perhaps because, until I reach for the keyboard, my thinking is largely nonverbal. I suspect that it would be less of a problem for someone … Continue reading →

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