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pvg · 2022-11-12 22:02:33

Sweeney shifts from ham to ham
Stirring the water in his bath.
The masters of the subtle schools

Are controversial, polymath.

a_c | karma 1590 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2016-04-24 06:16:38

It is my first time hearing the term MOP. I got a feel that Hintjens is the guy who brings future come

sago | karma 4531 | avg karma 4.89 · | 2015-01-14 09:57:01

Yup. The first person that came to mind for me was Terry Cavanagh. Also a one-man phenomenon.

JackFr | karma 14057 | avg karma 3.9 · | 2019-03-30 20:47:12+00:00

sweeneytodd.co.uk

lr4444lr | karma 7275 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2018-07-09 11:40:24

Been meddling with the primary forces of nature again, Mr. Beale?

kelas | karma 47 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2024-01-04 12:51:00

(author of the modern port here)

> Arthur Whitney is a mad genius

atw is atw :) our old man is awesome. a bit grumpy at times, but then who isn’t :)

mauricioc | karma 559 | avg karma 5.82 · | 2023-11-08 03:47:06

> He had a brilliant Yorkshire accent

There's a talk of his on YouTube for anyone curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8BNIohtyMQ (it's unrelated to Ramsey theory but also very interesting).

selimthegrim | karma 5458 | avg karma 0.82 · | 2021-05-10 20:08:53

Peter Watts does this too.

BipolarElsa | karma -15 | avg karma -0.16 · | 2016-11-02 09:04:57+00:00

You forgot Stirner.

wink | karma 2589 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2023-05-15 07:53:29

I mean, Sir Terry was British after all. cf https://wiki.lspace.org/Jonathan_Teatime

corin_ | karma 10404 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2010-10-25 20:41:38

You clearly need to read Stephen Fry's autobiograph (Moab Is My Washpot) :)

joshmarinacci | karma 1377 | avg karma 4.43 · | 2024-03-19 19:40:27

His entire 60 year career is a suggestion of how to do things differently. ;)

undershirt | karma 1510 | avg karma 4.19 · | 2023-02-08 10:31:12

Oh, thank you! I actually think I’m going with Crockford on this one, and that’s what I meant to post.

jsolson | karma 2318 | avg karma 3.34 · | 2013-05-31 07:39:20+00:00

Perhaps Mr. Shipley?

RHSman2 | karma 339 | avg karma 0.66 · | 2022-10-30 03:10:08

Try Peter Russell. A much more modern and sage man in my opinion.

arikr | karma 3502 | avg karma 3.47 · | 2016-11-03 20:01:44+00:00

Inspired by Richard Hamming

tptacek | karma 394296 | avg karma 6.04 · | 2016-02-11 16:43:39

Jonathan Corum has had a fun career to watch; he's (I think?) a student of Tufte's. I discovered him with brunch.org; also, check out his style.org.

totetsu | karma 3420 | avg karma 1.8 · | 2020-07-16 06:14:13+00:00

bigdict | karma 1163 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2023-07-05 09:52:51

what? john conway? what words?

FrojoS | karma 2159 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2011-05-22 11:08:09+00:00

Richard Bellman, I think, is famous for pointing this out frequently.