On past occasions I admired you for the sort of extreme skepticism that Harry's heading toward in Ch 63 of MoR (not trusting anyone's motives and hence now towing the LW party line).

Why thankyou. I think. :P It sounds like I'll enjoy catching up on the recent MoR chapters. I lost interest there for a bit when the cringe density got a tad too high but I expect it will be well worth reading when I get back into it.

Glad to see that you're also a rubiest! I know it's a long shot... but does that make you a haskeller as well?

Afraid not. Sure, it's on a list of things to learn when I have time to waste but it is below learning more LISP. I do suspect I would enjoy Haskell. I tend to use similar techniques where they don't interfere too much with being practical.