Jared M. Smith
@jaredmsmith.com
What would Webster's look like if it were made today? Would it be AI-generated from social media? Wiktionary might approach it. But for some reason, I think of the copious jungle in Urban Dictionary; however, Urban Dictionary is clearly mob-made, suffering from info pollution.
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What would Webster's look like if it were made today? Would it be AI-generated from social media? Wiktionary might approach it. But for some reason, I think of the copious jungle in Urban Dictionary; however, Urban Dictionary is clearly mob-made, suffering from info pollution.
Additionally, it comprises several language dictionaries: French, Spanish, German, and Italian; a thesaurus; a "Book of Familiar Quotations"; a "Rhyming Dictionary"; a "Music Dictionary"; and more. I enjoy the physical reference, but now I want a copy of that OG Webster's dictionary.
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Additionally, it comprises several language dictionaries: French, Spanish, German, and Italian; a thesaurus; a "Book of Familiar Quotations"; a "Rhyming Dictionary"; a "Music Dictionary"; and more. I enjoy the physical reference, but now I want a copy of that OG Webster's dictionary.
It contains a modern, "wrong" dictionary which includes the preface "This book is not published by the original publishers of WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, or by their successors". 😆
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It contains a modern, "wrong" dictionary which includes the preface "This book is not published by the original publishers of WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, or by their successors". 😆
Fertile discovery! Thanks for sharing. I keep a 3″-deep Webster's New Encyclopedia of Dictionaries from 1992, given to me when I must've been a pre-teen, over 30 years ago. One kid puked on it at a high school party; a bit of discoloration, but no significant damage.
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Fertile discovery! Thanks for sharing. I keep a 3″-deep Webster's New Encyclopedia of Dictionaries from 1992, given to me when I must've been a pre-teen, over 30 years ago. One kid puked on it at a high school party; a bit of discoloration, but no significant damage.
A couple of months ago, I went to Elm Camp, which I wrote about here: jaredmsmith.com/dev/elm-camp.... In the Community section, I quip a bit about where Elm "happens" for me.
Elm Camp 2025
Elm Camp unconference experience.
jaredmsmith.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A couple of months ago, I went to Elm Camp, which I wrote about here: jaredmsmith.com/dev/elm-camp.... In the Community section, I quip a bit about where Elm "happens" for me.
I use Elm every day for work and play. At work, I use it to build the Logistically transportation management system. I talk with folks about it on Elm Town; and elm-pages drives the elm.town site. Personally, I use it to run my website.
Elm Town
Welcome to Elm Town! A podcast about the people making and using the Elm language, and the things that they do.
elm.town
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I use Elm every day for work and play. At work, I use it to build the Logistically transportation management system. I talk with folks about it on Elm Town; and elm-pages drives the elm.town site. Personally, I use it to run my website.
More details about core development at elmcraft.org/lore/elm-cor..., including how Elm core dev works and what Evan is working on. Also see the cheeky iselmdead.info site.
Lore: Elm Core Development
Lore: Elm Core Development community history & cultural knowledge
elmcraft.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
More details about core development at elmcraft.org/lore/elm-cor..., including how Elm core dev works and what Evan is working on. Also see the cheeky iselmdead.info site.
Re: the lack of recent changes to core Elm language—there's nothing I need to use it; there's nothing broken I need fixed. The lack of changes means it's stable; I can focus on building, not upgrading; @wolfadex.bsky.social and I talked about it here: elm.town/episodes/elm....
Elm Town 60 – Productivity and the culture of moving a little bit slower
Wolfgang Schuster shares his journey with Elm, describes writing & deleting Elm code at Vendr, and explains the productivity gains in an ecosystem that values building things for the end user.
elm.town
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Re: the lack of recent changes to core Elm language—there's nothing I need to use it; there's nothing broken I need fixed. The lack of changes means it's stable; I can focus on building, not upgrading; @wolfadex.bsky.social and I talked about it here: elm.town/episodes/elm....
Elm, the language, is the roots and mycelium underground, more than the branches and leaves. You don’t usually see it doing its job. It’s not as animated as an animal. Occasionally, you get a mushroom—but mostly it routes nutrients to nourish the plants and trees that grow from it.
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Elm, the language, is the roots and mycelium underground, more than the branches and leaves. You don’t usually see it doing its job. It’s not as animated as an animal. Occasionally, you get a mushroom—but mostly it routes nutrients to nourish the plants and trees that grow from it.
...and a site redesign, refactor to semantic CSS, and library upgrades. 😅
August 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
...and a site redesign, refactor to semantic CSS, and library upgrades. 😅