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Deconstruction with Larry Wall
Below is the full response from Larry Wall, the creator of the Perl programming language, to a question about faith in God. I’ve taken it wholesale from butnotlost.blogspot since ya never know when it’ll disappear. I’ve put italics around my favorite parts. Q: I remember reading at some point that you are a Christian, and there have been suggestions that some of your early missionary impulses (a desire to do good, help others) are perhaps part of the zeal you have put into Perl over the years.…
Accounting is both story and science
Accounting standards are published internationally under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), and in the U.S. under GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). These standards comprise thousands of pages outlining every accounting scenario imaginable. Because of the incredible breadth of content, accountants often specialize in one area of IFRS, such as asset depreciation. An outsider may conclude that a business which follows these standards is mathematically perfect in the way it’s represented on paper - pure science.…