There is a precedent for hosting other languages on top of Racket by compiling their syntax down to Racket. What got me thinking other languages on Racket was Shriram’s P4P article, and also to some degree a discussion surrounding Gambit’s SIX. It got me wondering…
Would PLT have anything to gain from providing a non-parenthesized language created specifically for Racket? What I mean is take Racket, remove the stuff too hard to do without parens, and offer that up as an “official” Racket language. This is not the same as implementing Java on Racket.
How difficult would it be to “come up with” such a language? I’m totally ignorant regarding language design. Would it be interesting… or boring and a waste of time?
Its really more of a sportbike…
Lately I’ve begun to notice that the seating position on the Connie really leans more towards an aggressive crouch than laid-back sitting-up-high relaxed. Coincidentally Stephen posted this on an unrelated topic:
Balance and adjustment are important on the Connie, she is after all more of a sport bike than a touring machine.
Point taken!
(via Stephen M on concourstech)
American Motorcyclist Association
A few weeks ago I joined the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).
Heard that their towing package is great, so I signed up for it, though I wish never to use it ;).
Concours Owners Group
A month or two ago I joined the Concours Owners Group (COG).
Hoping I can make next year’s rally.
Elvin's Mostly Biased Review of the Kawasaki Concours
The review of the C10 Concours.
Do you really want to rev it like that?
FYI, but engine stresses go up as the square of RPM.
IOW, double the revs, and you quadruple the stresses on the engine parts. Triple the revs, and you increase stress by a factor of 9x.
If there’s no compelling reason to have the engine spinning at high revs (ie, I want the power), I don’t.
Above is theoretical.
(via Doug G on COG)
When your Concours won't let you bumpstart it
As to not getting the bike in any gear but first, that is Kawasaki’s patented neutral finder. The bike must be moving five mph or faster to select second gear. You can defeat this by putting it on the centerstand and spinning the rear wheel by hand as fast as possible. You will then need to hold the clutch disengaged while taking the bike off the stand.
(via on Claudio O COG)
7k RPM is where the fun starts
thats right about where the inline fours are about to “come up on the cam”. IOW, from 7 grand to the redline in the blink of an eye; takes a bit longer from 4k revs. i used to run around in 4th gear all the time just waiting to crack open that throttle
(via Rick Mon COG)
A Proposal Against Parentheses in Racket
P4P:
This document proposes an alternate syntax for Racket. It reduces the parenthetical burden, makes the language appear more traditional, and respects indentation, though not in the way you think. It does all this while retaining the essence of Racket syntax, and even offering a high degree of tool reuse.
(via Racket-users)
What is leaking here?
Tonight I noticed a little puddle under the tip of the front cowling on my Connie:
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