Oh wow,
http://rotty.yi.org/irclogs/freenode/%23scheme/2009-08-26/
03:12 <Riastradh>klutometis, Gerry Sussman just sent me a link that I think you would appreciate: <http://www.tindeck.com/listen/stwv>;. He wasn't sure what to make of it, and is soliciting opinions. He asked, `What do you make of it? Should we start a religion?'
03:14 <chandler>That's, um, interesting listening.
03:15 <arthurmaciel>Gee, Gerry Sussman also composes! heh
03:15 <Riastradh>No, he didn't compose it. He has no idea who did.
03:15 <offby1>Moses supposes that Sussman composes, but Moses supposes erroneously.
03:16 <Riastradh>For Moses, he knowses that Suss don't composes, yet Moses...gosh, I can't remember the rest now. I guess I fail this elocution lesson.
03:16 <p1dzkl>Riastradh: it's from /prog/, which he may remember after receiving 'fan club' email
03:17 <p1dzkl>Sussman found it very strange, and deemed it unscientific
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20:35 <klutometis>Riastradh: thanks for the link; i almost wish it were less aleatoric; it makes me yearn, actually, to write some rigorous counterpoint in honor of sussman
20:36 <klutometis>Riastradh: something numerologically pregnant; maybe even a counterpoint framework in scheme
20:37 <leppie>isn't that a bit extreme?
20:39 <klutometis>leppie: what?
20:40 <leppie>all those big words
20:41 <klutometis>leppie: well, fugue writing is the original procedural composition, i believe;
20:42 <klutometis>leppie: maybe one can make the case that it's functional
20:42 <klutometis>leppie: but that requires a lambda calculus of music
20:42 <leppie>ok.
20:44 <TimMc>klutometis: I assume you are referring to the MP3?
20:44 <klutometis>TimMc: yeah
20:44 <TimMc>I'm not sure it dignifies a response, actually.
20:45 <klutometis>interesting idea; poor execution
20:45 *leppie is still clueless
20:46 <klutometis>leppie: http://www.tindeck.com/listen/stwv
20:46 <TimMc>leppie: http://ccl.clozure.com/irc-logs/scheme/2009-08/scheme-2009.08.26.txt @ 01:12:18
20:47 <leppie>is that some shakespear thing?
20:49 <klutometis>leppie: it's a vaguely sicp thing
20:49 <leppie>omg this is aweful, bad early 90's flashbacks!
20:50 <leppie>that just hurt my brain :(
20:51 <leppie>unless I am missing some hidden message thingy..
So the
Sussman heard and did not loathe my work. I can check off a "Lifetime accomplishment" box right now. Maybe two, even.