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From: Ken Tilton on 5 Mar 2007 10:15


Madhu wrote:
> * Ken Tilton <kentilton(a)gmail.com> <m%OGh.6213$%I4.1686(a)newsfe12.lga> :

> | <There is so little hope for you people.>
>
> You'll feel much better once you've given up *all* hope

Lowered expectations (wants and desires) is definitely the buddhist way.

kt

--
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and
I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
-- Elwood P. Dowd

In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.
-- Elwood's Mom
From: Tim Bradshaw on 5 Mar 2007 15:40
On 2007-03-05 13:54:53 +0000, Madhu <enometh(a)meer.net> said:

> You'll feel much better once you've given up *all* hope

It's true. I did, and I do. I used to feel bad about making people
into useful products, but no more.

From: Alain Picard on 6 Mar 2007 05:43
Madhu <enometh(a)meer.net> writes:

>
> Except you can't set the documentation string if you want it to be
> uninitialized.
>
> (defvar *foo*) ; unbound
> (setf (documentation '*foo* 'variable) "Bound dynamically at runtime.
> Do not bind this at the global toplevel !!!")
>
> I always found this clunky.

That's why you wrap that in a macro, DEFVAR-UNBOUND, which does
precisely that. :-)

e.g.

(defvar-unbound *modlisp-headers*
"Current modlisp headers for this request.")

From: Rob Warnock on 7 Mar 2007 01:16
Tim Bradshaw <tfb(a)tfeb.org> wrote:
+---------------
| Madhu <enometh(a)meer.net> said:
| > You'll feel much better once you've given up *all* hope
|
| It's true. I did, and I do. I used to feel bad about
| making people into useful products, but no more.
+---------------

What, Soylent Green?


-Rob

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From: Tim Bradshaw on 7 Mar 2007 02:27
On 2007-03-07 06:16:56 +0000, rpw3(a)rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) said:

> What, Soylent Green?

Dogfood, glue, soap, armchairs (so, yes basically).

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