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On Arc, Paul Graham, and Unicode support as an exercise for the programmer // plasmasturm.org

plasmasturm.org
2008-01-30T20:03:50.000Z
paulgraham arc ascii unicode dirty imported:pinboard

Notes

"Clearly, the way to make programs written in the language shorter is to force them to deal with Unicode on their own."

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Arc's Out

paulgraham.com
2008-01-30T15:30:24.000Z
arc programming lisp imported:pinboard

Notes

This description of things makes me want to steer a wide course around Arc. ASCII-only? HTML tables? Quick & dirty versus clogged with mud.

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JNJ BTW » Blog Archive » You’re Doing What?!

jnjbtw.com
2007-08-21T18:44:49.000Z
trademark law licensing arc redcross johnsonandjohnson jnj imported:pinboard

Notes

"So, I’ve now lived a classic corporate public affairs nightmare: announcing a lawsuit against the American Red Cross. Would I have chosen this exercise as a reputation-building opportunity for Johnson & Johnson? No, of course not."

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