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   Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 04:25:23 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

   ':SILENT-SCREAMING

   #LispM #Lisp #LispMachine

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 22:39:44 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • Lars Brinkhoff
     • Weekend Editor

     @weekend_editor @larsbrinkhoff because the obarray monster is still lurking in the deepest depression of a cons cell …

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     Weekend Editor (weekend_editor@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 22:39:45 JST Weekend Editor

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     • Lars Brinkhoff

     @larsbrinkhoff @amszmidt

     No, that was just MacLisp. Dunno why it came to mind.

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     Lars Brinkhoff (larsbrinkhoff@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 22:39:46 JST Lars Brinkhoff

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     • Weekend Editor

     @weekend_editor @amszmidt Is it still an ob"array" on the Lispm? Or just the Maclisp name sticking around? Asking for a fiend.

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     Weekend Editor (weekend_editor@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 22:39:47 JST Weekend Editor

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     @amszmidt

     If you really want to be silent, you need to use uninterned symbols:

     '#:SILENT-SCREAMING

     ... otherwise the obarray will hear you.

     Do not wake the obarray.