[HN Gopher] Y combinator codex
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       Y combinator codex
        
       Author : 082349872349872
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2024-06-23 19:06 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (phoe.github.io)
        
       | gwern wrote:
       | A regrettable name. Everyone who sees it will assume that it's
       | something like 'a startup self-help book'.
        
         | dang wrote:
         | I've attempted to disambiguate it with a s/C/c/g. That's too
         | subtle for most first glances, but I think most HN readers will
         | understand it on a second or third look.
         | 
         | Combinators are always welcome on HN!
        
           | phoe-krk wrote:
           | Maybe we might want to add something like "- Lisp calligraphy
           | piece" to the end of the title, if this should be an
           | exception to the keep-the-original-title rule.
        
       | phoe-krk wrote:
       | Author here. Didn't expect this one on HN tonight, so AMA I
       | guess.
        
         | Lerc wrote:
         | Preserve it well and you might one day really confuse an
         | archeologist.
        
           | phoe-krk wrote:
           | The original is hanging somewhere in a university in Germany.
           | They'll take decent care of it, I presume.
        
         | 082349872349872 wrote:
         | Are _quote atom lambda eq car cdr label cons cond_ from any
         | particular interpreter? Was their arrangement chosen mostly for
         | aesthetic reasons, or is there something else to it?
         | 
         | https://phoe.github.io/img/closeup3-min.jpg
        
           | phoe-krk wrote:
           | https://paulgraham.com/rootsoflisp.html
           | 
           | Note that lambda and label are rightmost, just as they are in
           | the article itself.
        
         | senko wrote:
         | Beautiful!
         | 
         | Any plans on selling prints again (or perhaps the site you
         | mentioned for the '21 Lisp conference still active)?
         | 
         | (edit to add: I realize this is handcrafted art, was wondering
         | if you have high-res scans you'd consider selling as prints)
        
           | phoe-krk wrote:
           | Oh goodness. If you really want one, I could produce some.
           | Poke me at phoe@disroot.org and we'll arrange for that.
           | 
           | (Yes, I do have a scan!)
        
       | dang wrote:
       | Related:
       | 
       |  _Show HN: The Y Combinator Codex_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27000072 - April 2021 (2
       | comments)
        
       | narag wrote:
       | Very nice!
        
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