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astronaut example on p.313
- To: S Sridhar <sridhar%tekchips%tektronix.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
- Subject: astronaut example on p.313
- From: "Scott E. Fahlman" <Fahlman@C.CS.CMU.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1985 02:10:00 -0000
- Cc: common-lisp@SU-AI.ARPA
- In-reply-to: Msg of 7 Nov 1985 14:56-EST from S Sridhar <sridhar%tekchips%tektronix.csnet at CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
- Sender: FAHLMAN@C.CS.CMU.EDU
On p.313, we've
(setq x (make-astronaut :name 'buzz :age 45
:sex t :helmet-size 17.5))
I don't like this :sex t. It would be perhaps more appropriate
to have :sex 'm or :sex 'f or ...
--sridhar
A deliberate joke on Guy's part, I believe. A more amusing value might
be 7.3, however...
-- Scott