Archive 13. August 2004

From Python to PLT Scheme

Wow. That's really amazing now: a Python to DrScheme compiler that gets integrated as a package into DrScheme and then allows Python development with DrScheme's tools. Ok, the compiler still has some deficits and the code is still very slow, but that's expandable. And of course it would be a really interesting Python implementation, since on the one hand you could mix all the Python libraries and on the other hand the MzScheme libraries. For me, this system in its perfection would be almost nirvana.

Here's the original article.

Genetic manipulation turns monkeys into workaholics

That's what every employer dreams of...

At tagesschau.de - The News from ARD you can find the original article.

Hasselblad and Imacon Merge

Oops. So Leica's digital back will turn an ordinary Leica R9 into a Hasselblad R9D

At PhotographyBLOG you can find the original article.

I'm Not Qualified for This Job

The new CIA chief is incompetent for the job - according to his own opinion. Great qualifications for someone who should be feeding an out-of-control administration the mental ammunition for military campaigns ...

You can find the original article at Telepolis News (13.08.2004).

SCO vs. Linux: Analysis of the Analysts

The sad documentation of an analytical failure. His speech is analyzed in more detail here by the way. But that's just propaganda again. Just like this article on Groklaw (the comments are worth reading too). At heise online news you can find the original article.

System upgrades and their joys

Spontaneous decision not to proceed with a pending system upgrade:

 grave bugs of libc6 (2.3.2.ds1-12 -> 2.3.2.ds1-13) <open> #259211 - apache segfault after upgrade from woody #265486 - Upgrade breaks system

The Python Paradox

Paul Graham thinks Python programmers are smart. So are we.

Here's the original article.