Comments on: Close Parenthesis https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/close-parenthesis/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Kent https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/close-parenthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-371225 Kent Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27024#comment-371225 Thank you for noticing. ;-)

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/close-parenthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-368884 Isegoria Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:52:07 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27024#comment-368884 I’m beginning to think there may be more than one John McCarthy. (I can’t imagine the audience for Lisp-meets-MMA humor extends much beyond this blog.)

]]> By: Kent https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/close-parenthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-367737 Kent Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:47:30 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27024#comment-367737 I’m surprised you omitted his most famous saying: “Let’s get it on!”

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/close-parenthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-367414 David Foster Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:30:56 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27024#comment-367414 Sorry to see this. In addition to his work on artificial intelligence, McCarthy was one of the pioneers of computer time-sharing.

Here’s something he wrote in 1970 about the future of the home information terminal.

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