Cypherpunks write code

coderman coderman at protonmail.com
Mon Mar 21 18:16:16 PDT 2022


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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:48 AM, Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many
> <
gmkarl at gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> Honestly I'm not sure I like computers, but I miss DRY code.

hey whippersnapper, in my day we punched cards
 you insensitive clod!!   ;)

> I assumed the lack of reusability that has developed was
> to reduce the speed of the spread of technology.

re-usability is an ideal; always sought, never perfectly achieved.

from PDP to C to object orientation you pursue an elusive...

> But I've also learned some people find it nicer to work with code
> in really different ways than it was usually done in the past.

iconoclasic reification! it has no equivalent.
 it defies definition.
   it exits.

 [ you just have to find it ]

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>
> What Punk said reminded me of worrying about backward-talking, when people
> could be observed by somebody caring about what they are saying.
> Things I imagined during paranoia and am still processing.

fear is mostly useless. just put it aside.
 a logical risk analysis is informative, however...

> Punk, could you please hack my cell phone and upload a log of my tiny
> weird life to a blockchain, so people can know I really am a mentally disabled hermit?

sometimes you get what you need. :)

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