Subject: Re: [xsl] Is it possible to write an XSLT program that outputs an XSLT program that outputs an XSLT program? From: "Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 04:27:53 -0000 |
> >> They've been working on the RepRap for nearly 20 years, > >> and currently it can replicate 70% of itself: > >> > > > https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap > > > > Exactly! This is the whole point. > > > > They could have created a lot of real value during these 20 years. > > That seems like an odd take to me. Over those twenty years, an entire > community has learned *a lot* about technical innovation, systems > design, materials science, engineering, fault tolerances, and whole sets > of skills and experiences Ibm unqualified to speculate about. > > I have no doubt that those experiences have enriched their lives, > improved their mental and physical dexterity, and helped them think > differently about other problems they face. And it has brought at least > some of them, perhaps many of them, joy. > > What could possibly be more valuable than that? They say a picture is worth a thousand words ... Just have a look at this: https://twitter.com/anttiviljami/status/1674672538390020097/photo/1 On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 1:22b/AM Norm Tovey-Walsh ndw@xxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" < > xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> They've been working on the RepRap for nearly 20 years, > >> and currently it can replicate 70% of itself: > >> > > > https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap > > > > Exactly! This is the whole point. > > > > They could have created a lot of real value during these 20 years. > > That seems like an odd take to me. Over those twenty years, an entire > community has learned *a lot* about technical innovation, systems > design, materials science, engineering, fault tolerances, and whole sets > of skills and experiences Ibm unqualified to speculate about. > > I have no doubt that those experiences have enriched their lives, > improved their mental and physical dexterity, and helped them think > differently about other problems they face. And it has brought at least > some of them, perhaps many of them, joy. > > What could possibly be more valuable than that? > > Be seeing you, > norm > > -- > Norm Tovey-Walsh <ndw@xxxxxxxxxx> > https://norm.tovey-walsh.com/ > > > Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the > > hardest.--Wilson Mizner
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