mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06
emacs key bindings work really well on the Apple keyboard. And an amazingly integrated IDE for Lisp. emacs is by far the best way to use Lisp IMO. This cheat sheet is a must. https://dept-info.labri.fr/~idurand/enseignement/PFS/Common/slime-refcard.pdf #lisp #emacs
My Lisp interpreter, on the oldest computer I have that can run Python. Now with macros. This means that the language can be easily tweaked without modifying the interpreters: I added “if” and looping on top of the language. Lisp macros are ridiculously powerful; I hear Rust has something approaching it, which would really sell that language for me. #lisp #rust #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #python #programming
If you want to do LLM assisted coding and don’t want to give your money and private data to tech behemoths, this 100% locally hosted open source combo works shockingly well: ollama, qwen code model, zoo code agent. Tested on: 64GB Silicon Mac, Python and Lisp. It runs slower, but the only limiting factors are power (100% renewable) and wear and tear on the chipset. IMO the technical strengths of this make it a contender, before even considering the ethics and security. #ai #foss #llm #coding
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social it might just be the people chronically on LinkedIn who losing their minds. From my own minuscule industry survey, there are at least some people out there keeping it all in perspective.
Cool, Crash Bandicoot was scripted in a compiled Lisp variant: https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/tag/gool/ #lisp #gamedev
I made an iOS app to play ambient nature sounds to put me to sleep, because I couldn’t find a totally free one. Which turned into a hobby of going to beautiful places with a second-hand pro audio recorder. I just added a desert soundscape. It’s called “Chill Soundscapes” https://apps.apple.com/de/app/chill-soundscapes/id6465749504 . #nature #audio #asmr #insomnia #sleep
@sharkfie@infosec.exchange Scheme looks beautiful and minimal, so I’ll probably settle on it. But I’m forcing myself to try out a bunch of different tools and variants, just so I know what’s out there.
Apple unifying its RAM/VRAM, plus continuously improving open source models, plus diminishing returns of LLMs, might undercut the entire big tech AI business model.