> Each is the kind of fuzzy task that resists symbolic implementation but does not need an API call to a 30B-parameter model on every input.

For folks that want all of this plus macros (and a lot of other great things), check out Elixir.

Elixir has forever ruined me for other languages. Every new PL I dip my toe into gets measured against it. Jose and the core team seem to always land on the right decisions, or at least very good ones.

100% Elixir is much more a Lisp than Ruby is.

Agree that Elixir is closer to a Lisp than Ruby.

Heck at least in my brain MLs are closer to a Lisp than Ruby...

Ursula K. Le Guin's edition of Tao Te Ching - Laozi, was the best thing I read in 2024. Very short read, poetic philosophy from 2300+ years ago that's equally relevant today. Highly recommend.

The recent post on the nature of code would be a great addition to this! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40221067

I recently started tracking my caffeine intake after discovering this small app called HiCoffee on someone’s blog. It has a neat curve of how much caffeine is left in your body as the day progresses and how much will be left at bedtime. It made me more aware of how much caffeine is in different drinks. Philz has a lot! But now I can work around that with timing and limiting drinking other things.