Why is a programming language---which one would think is in itself neutral, being a tool that can be put to a variety of uses---more obviously worthwhile (let alone the ultimate worthwhile thing!) than sellers of insurance, who, after all, do, if they're honest, insulate people from what would otherwise be inconvenient-to-catastrophic events (and thereby make certain risks more feasible)?
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Bruno Kim Medeiros Cesar < brunokim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Being acquired by Monsanto does not invalidate "The Climate Corporation"'s > work, which I find extremely exciting and valuable. In fact, why would > their work be "worthwhile" by your worthiness definition? They are just > insurance sellers, after all. > > Clojure itself is the ultimate worthwhile project. Even if it fails, by > some measure of failure, the world is better with a sufficiently-functional > language, an inspiration for future Lisp users, and a target for future JVM > languages to aim. > > On Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:49:37 AM UTC-2, Rich Morin wrote: >> >> I found Doug Selph's talk at Clojure/conj to be quite inspiring, in >> that he is clearly (IMHO) doing something that is of great potential >> value to humanity. I used to have similar feelings about The Climate >> Corporation, but their recent acquisition by Monsanto troubles me. >> >> This makes me wonder about the number of Clojure-driven projects that >> meet Tim O'Reilly's notions of "doing something worthwhile": >> >> “Pursue something so important that even if you fail, >> the world is better off with you having tried.” >> >> Full disclojure: I'd love to find a Clojure-related position that meets >> this test. More generally, however, I'd like to know about any projects >> that do so. Suggestions, anyone? >> >> -r >> >> -- >> http://www.cfcl.com/rdm Rich Morin r...@cfcl.com >> http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume San Bruno, CA, USA +1 650-873-7841 >> >> Software system design, development, and documentation >> >> >> -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Ben Wolfson "Human kind has used its intelligence to vary the flavour of drinks, which may be sweet, aromatic, fermented or spirit-based. ... Family and social life also offer numerous other occasions to consume drinks for pleasure." [Larousse, "Drink" entry] -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
