From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Cool and Useful LISP for the .emacs file Date: 10 Nov 2003 21:58:13 +0100 Organization: sometimes Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <7eu15cc55m.fsf@ada2.unipv.it> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068499590 12957 80.91.224.253 (10 Nov 2003 21:26:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:26:30 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 10 22:26:27 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AJJYJ-0005Zg-00 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:26:27 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AJKKN-0005o5-3b for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:16:07 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news.ucla.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsgate.cistron.nl!amsnews01.chello.com!news01.chello.no!uio.no!quimby.gnus.org!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 13 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: ada2.unipv.it Original-X-Trace: quimby.gnus.org 1068497892 3435 193.204.44.145 (10 Nov 2003 20:58:12 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@quimby.gnus.org Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:58:12 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:59:50 MET (news01.chello.no) Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118073 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14013 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14013 Stefan Monnier writes: > Lisp's rut is rather shallow indeed. the confusion lies in the concept of "rut" as a directional gouging of the mud (that is, one's mental makeup ;-). lisp's gouging is shallow or deep depending on the softness of the mud, but more importantly, it is expansive, so much so that it engulfs mere 1d ruts in its 2d nature. you pour effort into other languages and pox-ridden sewer grot emerges, you pour effort into lisp and the field of wildflowers grows. thi