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by daniellarusso 1866 days ago
Cyberdecks have been popular for at least a year or so, but, yes, not sure why this one in particular made it to the frontpage.

Hackaday has quite a bit of cyberdeck projects on their blog, here:

https://hackaday.com/tag/cyberdeck/

I am guessing part of the appeal is having a portable device with a QWERTY tactile keyboard that does not have a locked-down OS.

Also, it is much easier to replace a damaged screen when compared to an iPad.
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nanna 1866 days ago
> not sure why this one in particular made it to the frontpage

Because of HNs connection to Lisp via Paul Graham, but also because Lisperati1000's creator Conrad Barski is a bit of a legend in Lisp circles, having authored Land of Lisp (LOL)

http://landoflisp.com/

Of LOL, PG said, "Turns out the border between genius and insanity is a pretty cheery place".

So now you see why HN holds the Lisperati1000 especially dear :)

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eigenhombre 1866 days ago
Barski's music video[1] might give some more flavor to PG's comment. Brightens my day every time I watch it.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM1Zb3xmvMc

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nanna 1866 days ago
How could I forget!

"Simple but refined, guaranteed to blow your mind! The Land of Lisp. Minimal and sleek but so clever you'll freak! The land of Lisp."

Now I too eat parentheses for breakfast, and lunch.

(Or at least I aspire to.)

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daniellarusso 1866 days ago
Thank you.

I did not make the association with viaweb. Yay RTML.

I now have a deeper appreciation for the ethos of his particular cyberdeck implementation.

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