Steven Deobald deobald

Abstract (6 sentences max!) *

Many of us love Clojure because it is the first opportunity we've had to write day-job software in a homoiconic ("turtles all the way up") language. This talk will reverse the focus from building up language abstractions to tearing them down -- specifically, the language and imagery of consciousness. We will look at the mechanics of vipassana meditation and then dive into some observations: from the relationship between time, immutability, and observation in the real world, to dissecting our biology as both program and data, to viewing the brain as a branch-predicting meta-circular evaluator built of much simpler instructions yet capable of resolving recursive paradoxes. Is it turtles all the way down? This talk won't necessarily have the answer but it will ask some thought-provoking questions -- and suggest ways to answer those questions.

Category *

Fun

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[Update: After I wrote this, I found out that Google's Digital Wellbeing app has a built-in Grayscale feature. Ugh.]

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Read about Digital Wellbeing: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/06/digital-wellbeing-update-adds-grayscale-tile-app-drawer-icon/
Get it on the Play Store

Monochromacy via Tiles

One-time Setup

get the 'adb' binary: install android debug tools
Settings -> About -> Tap Build Number 7 times to enable Developer options
install a version of OpenSSL with zlib support so you can open the android backup

cd ~
curl https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1d.tar.gz -o openssl-1.1.1d.tar.gz

	class ThreadTest < Test::Unit::TestCase

	# ~ 340 microseconds per thread spin-up, regardless of `-J-Djruby.thread.pooling=[true\|false]'
	def test_some_speeds

	@runs = 0
	def func
	@runs += 1
	end

	(defn append [list1 list2]
	(if (empty? list1)
	list2
	(cons (first list1) (append (rest list1) list2))))

	(defn ignored? [classname]
	(let [ignored #{"callers" "dbg" "clojure.lang" "swank" "eval"}]
	(some #(s/substring? % classname) ignored)))

	(defn callers []
	(let [fns (map #(str (.getClassName %))
	(-> (Throwable.) .fillInStackTrace .getStackTrace))]
	(vec (doall (remove ignored? fns)))))

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	# this script is pretty shit, really, but if you switch it to delete it's an easy way to
	# blast through your texts and clean up your inbox. the problem with it is that gvoice
	# can get into an inconsistent state after about a dozen pages.

	require 'rubygems'
	require 'selenium-webdriver'

	def signin

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	# Configures the git author to a list of developers when pair programming
	#
	# Usage: pair lm bh (Sets the author to 'Luke Melia and Bryan Helmkamp')
	# pair (Unsets the author so the git global config takes effect)
	#
	# Author: Bryan Helmkamp (http://brynary.com)
	# http://www.brynary.com/2008/9/1/setting-the-git-commit-author-to-pair-programmers-names

	Lyle [10 hours ago]
	hey @steven think there is value with integrating a block chain into mattermost/relay to create a token that one spends to contribute to a) the overall space’s channel structure and permissioning, and b) actual content contribution. for b), the idea of spending tokens (and thus paying gas) to issue a chat into the channel would ensure that content is moderated properly (as there is a natural incentive to not spam the channel). I could see this type of token moderated channel being useful for gatherings of expensive thought workers (corporate governance, legal, software) where the users of the channel want focused and lean collaboration.


	Lyle [10 hours ago]
	in the context of a typical user, it could also help in cutting down useless chatter, which is a common complaint about both chat and email. (edited)


	steven [2 hours ago]
	it's a strange state of affairs that I can't 100% determine how serious you are here, @Lyle