Post B2UPsC2Wjg2QvGemLA by gjm@mathstodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #B2U5pMKzzfUGuQfU4u by andnull@social.nouveau.community
       2026-01-20T18:16:04Z
       
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       Programming language idea: You sit quiet in the wilderness taking note of the bird songs around you. These songs encode some sort of program. Assemble your program into a new bird song. Sing it where you recorded your notes. The call you get back is the result of your program.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2U5paMvpHLsQTgE2C by neauoire@merveilles.town
       2026-01-20T18:23:41Z
       
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       @andnull each bird song is a different combinator.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2UPsC2Wjg2QvGemLA by gjm@mathstodon.xyz
       2026-01-20T20:40:07Z
       
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       @neauoire @andnull I suspect DLL's comment is a deliberate reference to this, but in case (1) it isn't or (2) others didn't notice, Raymond Smullyan wrote a whole book with this premise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird
       
 (DIR) Post #B2UPsRxnX1lKJEZEBs by neauoire@merveilles.town
       2026-01-20T22:08:18Z
       
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       @gjm I know @andnull is familiar but thanks for sharing for others readings :)