Discover the secret and win a signed hardcover: https://nim-lang.org/blog/2023/09/19/mastering-nim.html
Hint: Feel free to save the image locally and mark the crown with a tool and send back the edited image. ;-)
Hopefully this won't deviate the discussion that much, but the way those sand dunes are shaped, it makes the cover seem like one of those optical illusion pictures or "what do you see here" type of images.
(I'll be specific in case I'm the only one... there seems to be some resemblance to a woman lying down on her back, with the POV being somewhere between her spread thighs and looking up to her chest)
there seems to be some resemblance to a woman lying down on her back, with the POV being somewhere between her spread thighs and looking up to her chest
Er, ok? Maybe you shouldn't participate in the competition then. o.O
ok, it was the the first of the too obvious kinda looking crown.
damn
Sometimes the obvious solution saves you from many needlessly sophisticated ones
Indeed. I struggled with lumbar and lower thoracic pain for years. I tried various massage-gadgets, sophisticated YouTube instructional videos from physical therapists, etc.
And I resisted recommendations from family to try Yoga for relief, but eventually relented and took instruction for downward dog. It works! and an in-law or two are worthy of golden crowns 👑 for their encouragement.
Anyway, congrats to the winners of the Mastering Nim contest! It's always inspiring to see an Open Source project that has grown from its creator's vision and initiative into a community-driven project that will flourish for decades to come.
Well, bummers. And here I though my crown was obvious 😄.
Anyway, hats off to the winners!
P.S. Did anyone else see the "3D" crown reminiscent of the Nim-lang logo in the cover? .. image:: https://b.l3n.co/i/sfL1Z2.jpeg
The inspiration for my Ode to the Goddess Nim
Dudes need to value the place of artistic and poetic inspiration in coding.
Coding can't just be dry logic.
It is supposed to be inspired by the observations and joys in life, by the beauty of nature, by the sounds and sights of everyday life.
I think it is this aspect of coding as trying to thrash out dry logic from "try it and see coding", inadequate documentation and examples, onerous deadlines, obtuse languages etc that contributes to the problem of burnout and mental health issues in the coding profession.
Beauty matters.
Dana Gioia - "Why Beauty Matters" (Talk on art, beauty, and spirituality) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlMjfMfbB4
Sir Roger Scruton - Beauty & the Restoration of the Sacred, Conference 2017 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShjGnEQjoxc
I have to admit though that "golden showers" gave the wrong impression. "golden rains" was the right term.
