Re: Logic And Politics #6: Introducing Computational Marxism

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> > > > > > > Introducing Computational Marxism: The Art Of Losing
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > LEAPS!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > What long winded nonsence, how the hell did you write all this
> >  drivel?
> > > > >
> > > > > You know, I used to feel that way about computational linguistics
too,
> > > > > but there's really something to it.
> > > >
> > > > You mean other than bilking tons of research money from useful
research
> >  and
> > > > squandering it on a waste of space.
> > >
> > > Well, if you want to talk about bilking tons of research money I'm an
> > > interested but not a knowledgeable party; and the results of academic
> > > computational linguistics to date are none too impressive.  But my
> > > point here is that "punching while rap" may be an inescapable reality
> > > of meaning (both in the sense of constituting some fragment of meaning
> > > in all cases and all meaning in some cases), and although I'm no great
> > > admirer of Lenin this is actually the tendency of the *Philosophical
> > > Notebooks*.  That's I how I wrote all this "drive-vel", and I am
> > > putting more in than I'm used to (though contentful criticism would be
> > > appreciated).
> >
> > I have two words for you :
> >
> > -- 
> > May your signals all trap
> >     May your references be bounded
> > All memory aligned
> >     Floats to ints rounded
> >
> > Remember ...
> >
> > Non-zero is true
> >     ++ adds one
> > Arrays start with zero
> >     and, NULL is for none
> >
> > For octal, use zero
> >     0x means hex
> > = will set
> >     == means test
> >
> > use -> for a pointer
> >     a dot if its not
> > ? : is confusing
> >     use them a lot
> >
> > a.out is your program
> > there's no U in foobar
> > and, char (*(*x())[])() is
> > a function returning a pointer
> > to an array of pointers to
> > functions returning char
>
> I have someone else's words for you: That's a good idea.
> But I'm personally not sure the demonstration of arcane
> symbolism improves things, and in between lies a tale.

Personally, my tail is my tail, and where I keep it is no concern of yourin.
Please look after yer own tail.

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