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dominicm08:11:38

There's something very ephemeral about our work. I feel like I've wasted my morning, despite having written some code that I think is quite interesting. It doesn't feel very concrete.

fmjrey22:11:31

Personally I spend time in nature and do some concrete manual work. If we let only our minds build this world it will become cold and metallic, basically dead, the danger is real. Technology, computing, and especially AI, should never become a substitute to directly experiencing and living in the world.

thomas08:11:52

morning... packing this morning as I am getting the train to the big smoke later tonight. 🚅

dharrigan09:11:47

Whereabouts are you staying?

maleghast10:11:33

Morning everyone :-)

Ben Hammond11:11:08

There's something very ephemeral about our workthat's a strong point of Clojure; there's alot more thinking than typing Until you lose your train of though, and a few hours work goes up in smoke

dominicm11:11:44

Writing stuff down helps

Ben Hammond11:11:01

whereas Java you'd just start typing, and let your muscle-memory fill in the design work...

thomas11:11:39

@dharrigan Near Code Node... there is a travellodge around the corner.

thomas11:11:58

Actually there is more then 1 as @jasonbell will tell you

thomas11:11:15

I booked it last August, hence it being near CodeNode

dharrigan11:11:50

Ah right! Well, it'll be fun in the city!

dharrigan11:11:54

Lots to see and do, eh?

thomas11:11:28

yes, some sight seeing planned for this weekend

dharrigan11:11:39

I think the weather is going to hold, will be crispy!

dharrigan11:11:47

Forecast -2 over the weekend

thomas11:11:47

and meeting up with friends as wel

dharrigan11:11:51

hopefully sunny

thomas11:11:17

I just hope the firealarm won't go off again at 4 in the morning... like it did last year

dharrigan11:11:43

Of course, living in Whitby, I'm only going by what I read on the news, and not what I see by looking out the window...

otfrom14:11:31

@dharrigan I presume you are either a vampire or lover of chippies? #WhitbyStereotypes (sry)

jasonbell12:11:07

I miss Whitby

thomas13:11:33

I have never been to Whitby.

thomas13:11:34

But I have seen Staithes about a million times on TV (CBBC).

Gulli13:11:20

Anyone here read 'Microservices with Clojure'? Wondering if I should pick it up, it's Packt though, so you never know what you're getting

seancorfield16:11:31

I think Alex Miller said the only Packt Clojure book worth buying is the performance one and even that is pretty outdated

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otfrom16:11:29

and I'd say the Data Science one is good too. 🙂

dotemacs18:11:21

The trick is to get a subscription to ACM, which is $75 per year if you google around for a discount code or $100 otherwise. With that you get subscription to Safari where you have all the ebooks from O’Reilly, Manning, Packt & pretty much any other computing publisher. Then all that is left is to find the time to read all those books 🙂

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seancorfield18:11:28

Good to know @U3SG7RX7A!

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3Jane07:11:21

that is an excellent tip! does this work for non-US people as well?

otfrom14:11:31

@dharrigan I presume you are either a vampire or lover of chippies? #WhitbyStereotypes (sry)

dharrigan14:11:10

very much so!

Edward Hughes14:11:16

g'afternoon everyone

seancorfield16:11:31

I think Alex Miller said the only Packt Clojure book worth buying is the performance one and even that is pretty outdated

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