On 22-6-2015 11:49, Stephen wrote:
> On 21/06/2015 22:41, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> So much so I understood the mention of Haskell in the BBC series of 15
>>> minutes on "Codes that changed the World".
>>
>> Hmm. Kinda interesting. And yet, at the same time, it's one of those
>> where everything has been dumbed down to the point where they might as
>> well be talking about invisible pixie fairies or something.
>
> Yes, it is for a radio 4 audience. Grown ups who are interested but
> never had the time to learn.
>
>> A bit like...
>>
>> http://blog.xkcd.com/2015/05/13/new-book-thing-explainer/
>
> That looks like fun. :-)

It does, and it immediately shows were things go seriously wrong with 
this concept: /fire/ does not come out of volcanoes; /land/ is not going 
away.

Trying to translate concepts into a simpler language needs also 
/understanding/ of those concepts. I fear that is not the case here.

>
> For a slightly different take on educating those who do not know.
> Do you remember the secret life of machines?
>
> http://www.secretlifeofmachines.com/index.shtml

This is a much better/accurate work than the book by Randall Munroe.


-- 
Thomas

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