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Entries from December 2006

Mindfulness: The practice of being “here”

December 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Not exactly complexity related - but I would like to share this anyway. Some quotes from a diverse bunch of people about mindfullness, awareness and being “awake” - that is, consciously aware of living the actual moment. Try to practice this, the results are amazing.
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The millions are [...]

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Tags: cognitive science · philosophy

Revenge of the Nerds

December 26th, 2006 · No Comments

I found this per chance - an interesting article on Lisp features which have gradually merged into other languages and are now taken for granted - the whole article is very readable, so go click
Revenge of the Nerds
What Made Lisp Different
When it was first developed, Lisp embodied nine new ideas. Some of these [...]

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Tags: mathematics