I like the backend of the code, with the resource opening - but I don't like the (defun artist-name) etc, seems so repetative. but it seemed overkill to introduce a class or something, because this would mean parsing all the xml at once, which is not necessarily what the user would want
2008-02-12 04347, 2008
yllona
acid2: there might be a more efficient way to create the URL string as well
2008-02-12 04310, 2008
CatCat
i need to go to bed
2008-02-12 04313, 2008
CatCat
have fun coding
2008-02-12 04318, 2008
acid2
natta mo!
2008-02-12 04321, 2008
CatCat
natta!
2008-02-12 04342, 2008
acid2
.It was originally a set stirngs passed to (concatenate), but the guys in #lisp suggested format
2008-02-12 04346, 2008
yllona
acid2: but you've discover the love of lists in LISP, so don't let me stop you
2008-02-12 04349, 2008
acid2
which I agree with, for brevity mainly
2008-02-12 04313, 2008
yllona
acid2: this looks good, very readable -- which is important. you can optimize once it's working (well).
2008-02-12 04323, 2008
acid2
Yea, I try and take that approach
2008-02-12 04334, 2008
yllona
which compiler are you using?
2008-02-12 04338, 2008
acid2
sbcl
2008-02-12 04340, 2008
acid2
steelbank
2008-02-12 04321, 2008
yllona
ah, i still have an old version of allegro
2008-02-12 04327, 2008
acid2
I didn't really consider other options, am aware of them - but seeing as I'm so new, I just grabbed a popular one
2008-02-12 04342, 2008
acid2
I wonder how well it works across implementations
2008-02-12 04329, 2008
acid2
shit, I've got to go and do my laundry... at 11pm lol
2008-02-12 04332, 2008
yllona
you're not doing anything specialized to specific environment, that i can see
2008-02-12 04339, 2008
acid2
Knew I forgot something important, haha - back in 10mins
2008-02-12 04355, 2008
acid2
Yup, gotta stick standard - I don't know anything SBCL specific :-)
2008-02-12 04309, 2008
nikki_ always does washing in the middle of the night :P
2008-02-12 04334, 2008
acid2
least there's no congestion for machines :P
2008-02-12 04342, 2008
nikki_
exactly!
2008-02-12 04358, 2008
nikki_
250 people and three washing machines... x_X
2008-02-12 04302, 2008
FauxFaux
Unfortunately it wakes one of my housemates up. ¬_¬
2008-02-12 04317, 2008
nikki_
give them more alcohol or sleeping tablets
2008-02-12 04343, 2008
FauxFaux
Giving him more alcohol is expensive and fruitless, unfortunately. =p
2008-02-12 04350, 2008
acid2
FauxFaux: you are blessed with your own machine?!
2008-02-12 04350, 2008
FauxFaux
Possibly due to excessive alcohol poisioning.
2008-02-12 04300, 2008
acid2
truely, you are amongst the gods
2008-02-12 04307, 2008
FauxFaux
acid2: It costs something like £10/mo to rent a washing machine..
2008-02-12 04319, 2008
acid2
faux - don't have the option of that here
2008-02-12 04330, 2008
acid2
on campus
2008-02-12 04334, 2008
nikki_
which uni?
2008-02-12 04338, 2008
FauxFaux
Unlucky.
2008-02-12 04349, 2008
acid2
lancaster, uk
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nikki_
ah
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FauxFaux
My sister's got an offer from there.
2008-02-12 04317, 2008
nikki_
I considered it
2008-02-12 04325, 2008
nikki_
but they wanted english language
2008-02-12 04326, 2008
acid2
It's a nice place, nightlife a bit quiet
2008-02-12 04339, 2008
acid2
which can be a plus, I spose
2008-02-12 04300, 2008
nikki_
which year are you in?
2008-02-12 04308, 2008
acid2
1st
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nikki_
ah right
2008-02-12 04314, 2008
acid2
been here since oct
2008-02-12 04339, 2008
nikki_
did you not go to uni straight from school/college or are you way younger than I thought?
2008-02-12 04356, 2008
FauxFaux
Young whippersnappers!
2008-02-12 04300, 2008
acid2
haha
2008-02-12 04301, 2008
acid2
I'm 18
2008-02-12 04309, 2008
nikki_
way younger than I thought...
2008-02-12 04328, 2008
acid2
How old did you think I was? :)
2008-02-12 04336, 2008
nikki_
20 something
2008-02-12 04344, 2008
acid2
ok, not too old :P
2008-02-12 04306, 2008
FauxFaux
Right, that's enough of [mb-style], fucking spammers, the lot of you. :P
2008-02-12 04313, 2008
nikki_ is at ucl...
2008-02-12 04327, 2008
acid2
ok, washing sorted, back in a moment
2008-02-12 04329, 2008
nikki_
don't mention how cheap your accommodation is or I'll... I'll...
2008-02-12 04340, 2008
nikki_
I'll do something!
2008-02-12 04349, 2008
acid2
cheap?!
2008-02-12 04350, 2008
acid2
aw hell no
2008-02-12 04309, 2008
nikki_ is paying £98 a week
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FauxFaux
As far as I can tell, if you're not in Coventry, I get to laugh at you anywa.
2008-02-12 04332, 2008
nikki_
with a bathroom and kitchen shared between 20 people
2008-02-12 04333, 2008
acid2
pounds or dollers was that, my charset is messed up it seems
2008-02-12 04337, 2008
nikki_
pounds
2008-02-12 04338, 2008
FauxFaux
Lbs.
2008-02-12 04343, 2008
acid2
ok, that's bad :P
2008-02-12 04345, 2008
nikki_
you need more unicode :P
2008-02-12 04354, 2008
acid2
Irssi + poor setup
2008-02-12 04358, 2008
acid2
Need to get ERC back up :)
2008-02-12 04359, 2008
FauxFaux
58. \o/
2008-02-12 04311, 2008
MrQwerty` joined the channel
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acid2
I'm on 86 a week, very shitty broken accomodation, but it is ensuite
2008-02-12 04328, 2008
acid2
Kitchen shared between 7 of us
2008-02-12 04327, 2008
FauxFaux imagines nikki_ and flatmates cruising around their palace.
2008-02-12 04333, 2008
nikki_
I was in some en suite accommodation last term, 133 quid a week
2008-02-12 04338, 2008
nikki_
palace?
2008-02-12 04343, 2008
nikki_
yeah right :P
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chefkoch joined the channel
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chefkoch_ has quit
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acid2
that's what you get for being in london!
2008-02-12 04302, 2008
nikki_
yeah :(
2008-02-12 04330, 2008
FauxFaux
I'm sure it's worth it for all the local entertainment that you can probably afford.
2008-02-12 04323, 2008
nikki_
like?
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swarog has quit
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FauxFaux
London is full of that kind of thing, amirite?
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MrQwerty has quit
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nikki_ isn't sure
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acid2
London is drum & bass HEAVEN
2008-02-12 04313, 2008
acid2
wanna swap? :P
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swarog joined the channel
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nikki_
nah :P
2008-02-12 04342, 2008
yllona
are those prices just housing? or are class fees included?
2008-02-12 04316, 2008
FauxFaux
Just housing.
2008-02-12 04332, 2008
yllona
*yikes*
2008-02-12 04341, 2008
FauxFaux
Probably including bills, though, on their prices.
2008-02-12 04347, 2008
yllona
i shared a suite with one roommate at university. our own bathroom and kitchenette. laundry in the basement about 10 washers and dryers. one load $.25 wash and $.10 to dry.
2008-02-12 04327, 2008
drsaunde
acid2: I thought that was Bristol
2008-02-12 04347, 2008
FauxFaux
I bet the water and electricity that our washing machine uses costs more than that, yllona. =p
2008-02-12 04304, 2008
yllona
all utilities included
2008-02-12 04312, 2008
acid2
drsaunde: Hmm, more london atm, from all the email-flyers I get
2008-02-12 04352, 2008
acid2
it's 1.60 a wash here, 1.00 a dry (uk sterling, 'course)
