SBCL, 666, and the Number of the Beast
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Today is June 6, 2006 or 6/6/6 (in all of d/m/y, m/d/y, and y/m/d
formats!). The number 666 has been reviled throughout history as being
the
Number of the Beast so I thought it only appropriate that today's
posting be about
SBCL. After all, what other Lisp implementation has been
harming the industry for so long (in fact, there are even those
who
glorify this!). With the
latest developments, it is really evil incarnate
(hmm, ok, maybe not in the strict
Merriam-Webster Dictionary sense, but you understand what I'm
getting at). It doesn't have an official song, but, if it did, it
would probably be Maxx Klaxon's
remix of The Internationale, a traditional anthem for
revolutionaries and those who wish to change the status quo. I
mean, like, it's even got an evil, goth logo:
And, is it any coincidence that the SBCL release
that was available as of May
18 (6+6+6) (May 18 is significant because there are 18 [6+6+6 also - spooky, eh?] full days between
May 18 and 6/6/6), was 0.9.12! And, if you subtract 3 from 9
and split 12 into two 6's, you also get 666. A coincidence? I
think not! I'm sure
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs everywhere have
seen all of these connections between 666 and SBCL! ;-)
Fnord.
Update-2006-06-06: It was also pointed out to me that SBCL was
created in 1999 - which is 666 (without the '1') upside down!
In
addition, this web site offers further proof of the evil that is SBCL:
"The Proof that SBCL is Evil".
