Is 2019 the year I finally grok Lisp? Man, I hope so. I feel like a lot of it is getting the built-in functions in my head, so it might make sense to do a function-a-day kind of thing. I’m reading Paul Graham’s ANSI Common Lisp, which has been good so far, but I’m thinking if I get stranded I might jump in on Peter Siebel’s Practical Common Lisp. I’ve found that I need some footing in “real” applications to appreciate the more nuanced stuff.

“How does a deadline slip?” “One day at a time.” If I recall correctly, that gem is from Fred Brooks in Mythical Man Month. I took the weekend off for some badly needed rest, and then yesterday and today got largely soaked by work. Still, made a bit of progress with the cold boot. I looked into why the file server wasn’t working for the build process. I attached to screen, and saw that I needed to add lfp.