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Phenomenal Cosmic Power

Started by avdi · 10 months ago

Jeff Atwood thinks monkeypatching should frighten you:But if wielding that power doesn’t scare and humble you a little, too, then maybe you should leave the monkeypatching to the really smart monkeys.
Reg Braithwaite thinks it should exhilarate you:And ultimately, that is ... Continue reading »

4 comments

  • FYI: Mr. Atwood's first name is Jeff.
  • JMAGS: Thanks! I don't know what I was thinking.
  • The first place I saw the word "metaprogramming" was the title of "programming and metaprogramming for the human biocomputer" by John C Lilly. Brilliant guy, but when he started dropping acid with dolphins instead of studying dolphin intelligence he kind of lost me.
  • I think it's awesome that someone else thinks of John Lilly when the term"metaprogramming" comes up. I haven't actually read any of his books (yet); but I've been reading Robert Anton Wilson, who references him a lot.

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