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  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've been kicking around ideas for low/no-code tools (I know, I know). I want to define some basic models and their relationships and then just generate a basic CRUD app - thinking a TUI and...

    I've been kicking around ideas for low/no-code tools (I know, I know). I want to define some basic models and their relationships and then just generate a basic CRUD app - thinking a TUI and sqlite to start. Currently I'm in research mode, learning COBOL of all things (it has a nice DSL for describing forms) as well as XForms (which, even though it's XML [barf], has some really interesting ideas to learn from).

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  2. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    This sounds like a really cool project! Are you designing a custom PCB?

    This sounds like a really cool project! Are you designing a custom PCB?

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  3. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    This is definitely on my list for this year. I love the Earthsea Cycle and also really enjoyed The Left Hand of Darkness. Have you read any of the other books from the Hainish Cycle?

    This is definitely on my list for this year. I love the Earthsea Cycle and also really enjoyed The Left Hand of Darkness. Have you read any of the other books from the Hainish Cycle?

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  4. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    I think my favorite so far has been Contact by Carl Sagan. I've seen the movie many times but had never read the book until now. I'd say the movie got it mostly right (compared to, say, Do...

    I think my favorite so far has been Contact by Carl Sagan. I've seen the movie many times but had never read the book until now. I'd say the movie got it mostly right (compared to, say, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep vs Blade Runner, the latter of which left out pretty much all of the parts I found most interesting in the former).

    On the other end of the spectrum...I recently reread Frankenstein, having had good memories of reading it in college, but man, I just couldn't get into it this time around. I think it's one of those books that benefits greatly from additional context and discussion (what I lovingly refer to as "English Major Books"), and since I didn't have that this time around, it just fell flat.

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