The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 09/07 at 1pm PDT

Daine DiPrima, "Life Chant", _Pieces of a Song_ (1990): "may the wind deal kindly w/us may the fire remember our names may springs flow, rain fall again may the land grow green, and cover our mistakes" The Raku Study Group September 7, 2025 1pm in California, 8pm in the UK An informal meeting:

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 08/24 at 1pm PDT

Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" (1911): "In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. Perhaps, however, this impressive quality is rightly appraised; it is no easy task to be solemn." The Raku Study Group August 24, 2025 1pm in Californ

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 08/10 at 1pm PDT

Mike Pepi, "Against Platforms" (2025): "There has always been techno-determinist thinking. But something about the twenty-first century lends a sort of eschatological nature to it. The fear of being left behind by technology, failing to adapt, has warped the intellectual fabric of our institutions

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 07/27 at 1pm PDT

"Parallel systems generalize to what I will call a 'network.' A network has no 'top' or 'bottom.' Rather it has a plurality of connections that increase the possible interactions between components of the network. There is no central executive authority that oversees the system. A network has lots

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 07/13 at 1pm PDT

"The intuitively plausible claims for the cognitive benefits of programming have broadened in scope and in public attention. Although evidence does not support these claims as yet, their presumed validity is nonetheless affecting important decisions in public education ... " -- Roy D. Pea and D. M

Discussion of problems with $/?

I remember seeing something like a problem-solving issue talking about problems with $/ (or the current behavior of it), and I can't find it at the moment. Anyone know where that is? I see a reference to the topic in here, but there's no links from here: https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/issues/5

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 06/22 at 1pm PDT

Everything is being covered over//with burnt springs. There are gods in every crevice. We are questions of ourselves. And in between is green, in shadow. Carrie Hunter, "IV. At the Factory" (2006) The Raku Study Group June 22, 2025 1pm in California, 8pm in the UK An informal meeting: drop by w

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 06/08 at 1pm PDT

"I can see those little wheels turning inside your head... *clickity clickity click*." -- Glenn Griffin in "The Desperate Hours" (1955) by Joseph Hayes The Raku Study Group June 8, 2025 1pm in California, 8pm in the UK An informal meeting: drop by when you can, show us what you've got, ask and

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 05/25 at 1pm PDT

We're charging ahead with a Raku Study Group this Sunday, despite Memorial Day weekend-- everyone loves the spring, but it's hell on allergies and scheduling a regular Sunday event. "Today we know that sometimes hieroglyphics stand for the things of which they are the images, but more frequently t

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 05/11 at 1pm PST

"The style of any mathematic which comes into being, then, depends wholly on the Culture in which it is rooted, the sort of mankind it is that ponders it. ... The idea of the Euclidean geometry is actualized in the earliest forms of Classical ornament, and that of the Infinitesimal Calculus in the

The SF Perl Raku Study Group, 04/27 at 1pm PST (ALREADY IN PROGRESS)

We've got the Raku Study group going, even as I type. Sorry if the email address change is confusing: doomvox is now tailorm...@pm.me Zoom meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85308554316?pwd=52Bc9BpWgd7Xsi6tqQT2QhSQ8eWDkM.1 Passcode: 4RakuRoll