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A most excellent dinner (butternut squash medallions in a curry sauce with cucumber-mint and pineapple-mustardseed salads) I had at the vegetarian restaurant David Bann. Also note the tasty ...

?, ?, Stephanie Weirich, Steve Zdancewic

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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?, ?, Stephanie Weirich, Steve Zdancewic

Ravi Nanavati, Curt Sampson, ?, Neil Mitchell

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Ravi Nanavati, Curt Sampson, ?, Neil Mitchell

Oleg Kiselyov explaining something. I can only assume that it is fantastically brilliant.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Oleg Kiselyov explaining something. I can only assume that it is fantastically brilliant.

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2009-09-06T00:29:23Z

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Conor McBride, Thomas Schilling, and Doaitse Swierstra. Thomas looks like he is about to kill me.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Conor McBride, Thomas Schilling, and Doaitse Swierstra. Thomas looks like he is about to kill me.

Lennart Kolmodin

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Lennart Kolmodin

A break between sessions at ICFP. "Tea or coffee?"

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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A break between sessions at ICFP. "Tea or coffee?"

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2009-09-06T00:29:23Z

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Janis Voigtländer, ?, Duncan Coutts, Doaitse Swierstra

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Janis Voigtländer, ?, Duncan Coutts, Doaitse Swierstra

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2009-09-06T00:29:23Z

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The main lecture hall at ICFP.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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The main lecture hall at ICFP.

Clouds over the Heriot-Watt campus.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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Clouds over the Heriot-Watt campus.

More Haskell hackers, including Chris Eidhof on the far left looking at the camera.

2009-09-06T01:57:13Z

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More Haskell hackers, including Chris Eidhof on the far left looking at the camera.

Haskell Hackathon, day 2. Simon Marlow, Ganesh, Eric, Ian Lynagh, and Kim-Ee Yeoh.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Haskell Hackathon, day 2. Simon Marlow, Ganesh, Eric, Ian Lynagh, and Kim-Ee Yeoh.

Sitting in the top of a double-decker bus.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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Sitting in the top of a double-decker bus.

Waiting for our dinner after the hackathon. Simon Marlow has now joined us and is just visible on the left edge of the photo...

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Waiting for our dinner after the hackathon. Simon Marlow has now joined us and is just visible on the left edge of the photo...

The view down some street (Hanover, perhaps?) to the Firth of Forth.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The view down some street (Hanover, perhaps?) to the Firth of Forth.

The National Gallery of Scotland and the castle, with some awesome clouds in the background.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The National Gallery of Scotland and the castle, with some awesome clouds in the background.

The clouds on this day were fantastic.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The clouds on this day were fantastic.

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2009-09-05T12:46:33Z

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2009-09-05T12:46:33Z

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2009-09-05T12:46:33Z

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Canongate Kirk.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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Canongate Kirk.

The pipe organ in the Canongate Kirk.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The pipe organ in the Canongate Kirk.

The concert consisted of a bunch of six-part 16th-century a capella music, performed by midge (Google for "midge a capella", although their web site hasn't been updated in over a year).

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The concert consisted of a bunch of six-part 16th-century a capella music, performed by midge (Google for "midge a capella", although their web site hasn't been updated in over a year).

The inside of the Canongate Kirk, where I attended a concert.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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The inside of the Canongate Kirk, where I attended a concert.

A street performer blowing a giant fireball.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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A street performer blowing a giant fireball.

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2009-09-05T12:48:16Z

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There were LOTS of people everywhere. I don't know how this compares to the number of people when there ISN'T a Fringe Festival going on.

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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There were LOTS of people everywhere. I don't know how this compares to the number of people when there ISN'T a Fringe Festival going on.

Matthew Brecknell, Dougal Stanton, Michał.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Matthew Brecknell, Dougal Stanton, Michał.

At the Haskell Hackathon/get-together in Henderson's Cafe. Jean-Philippe explains his ideas about distributed version control. L-R: Michał Pałka, Ganesh Sittampalam, Jean-Philippe, Nick ...

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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At the Haskell Hackathon/get-together in Henderson's Cafe. Jean-Philippe explains his ideas about distributed version control. L-R: Michał Pałka, Ganesh Sittampalam, Jean-Philippe, Nick ...

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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Some photos from the summer school labs.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Some photos from the summer school labs.

Satnam Singh lecturing on parallelism and concurrency in Haskell.

2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Satnam Singh lecturing on parallelism and concurrency in Haskell.

Greg Michaelson lecturing on Hume.

2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Greg Michaelson lecturing on Hume.

Andy Gordon lecturing on refinement types.

2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Andy Gordon lecturing on refinement types.

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Waiting for a lecture to start.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Waiting for a lecture to start.

Greg Michaelson and Andy Gordon.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Greg Michaelson and Andy Gordon.

A weird tree (one of many large trees) on the Heriot-Watt campus.

2009-09-05T12:48:53Z

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A weird tree (one of many large trees) on the Heriot-Watt campus.

Heriot-Watt has a beautifully landscaped campus in the Scottish countryside just outside Edinburgh.

2009-09-05T12:48:53Z

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Heriot-Watt has a beautifully landscaped campus in the Scottish countryside just outside Edinburgh.

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2009-09-05T12:48:53Z

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Pascal Costanza lecturing on Context-Oriented Programming.

2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Pascal Costanza lecturing on Context-Oriented Programming.

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:02Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Janis Voigtländer and Jean-Philippe Bernardy discussing something.

2009-09-06T01:55:12Z

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Janis Voigtländer and Jean-Philippe Bernardy discussing something.

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2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Talking during a break. Notice the tattered remains of a tea/coffee service, the fuel powering the summer school. During the summer school and ICFP combined I probably drank 30 cups of tea ...

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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Talking during a break. Notice the tattered remains of a tea/coffee service, the fuel powering the summer school. During the summer school and ICFP combined I probably drank 30 cups of tea ...

Brent is happy. I don't remember who took this picture.

2009-09-05T12:48:01Z

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Brent is happy. I don't remember who took this picture.

My favorite coin (20p). It's a regular heptagon! (It turns out that the 50p coins are also regular heptagons, but much larger!)

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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My favorite coin (20p). It's a regular heptagon! (It turns out that the 50p coins are also regular heptagons, but much larger!)

My cozy, er, I mean, cosy dorm room at Heriot-Watt University, where I attended the International Summer School on Advances in Programming Languages (ISS-AiPL).

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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My cozy, er, I mean, cosy dorm room at Heriot-Watt University, where I attended the International Summer School on Advances in Programming Languages (ISS-AiPL).

Some famous guy on a pedestal, the view from my nap spot in St. Andrew Square. ETA: apparently the famous dude is Henry Dundas, the First Viscount Melville. He was some kind of politician ...

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Some famous guy on a pedestal, the view from my nap spot in St. Andrew Square. ETA: apparently the famous dude is Henry Dundas, the First Viscount Melville. He was some kind of politician ...

Going back down the steps was more harrowing than going up.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Going back down the steps was more harrowing than going up.

Looking south at the Old Town.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Looking south at the Old Town.

Arthur's Seat, looking southeast.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Arthur's Seat, looking southeast.

Looking east. I think the building with the clock tower is a fancy-schmancy hotel. Just behind it and to the left you can see the National Monument, a memorial to those who died in the Napo ...

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Looking east. I think the building with the clock tower is a fancy-schmancy hotel. Just behind it and to the left you can see the National Monument, a memorial to those who died in the Napo ...

Looking northeast over the New Town.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Looking northeast over the New Town.

Double-decker buses!! (I got to ride one; I sat in the top of course.)

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Double-decker buses!! (I got to ride one; I sat in the top of course.)

Again looking northwest, but slightly more north. You can see the Firth of Forth in the backgroud.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Again looking northwest, but slightly more north. You can see the Firth of Forth in the backgroud.

This and the following pictures were taken from the very summit of the monument. This is looking northwest over the New Town.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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This and the following pictures were taken from the very summit of the monument. This is looking northwest over the New Town.

And finally, a view of Edinburgh Castle to the southwest, with the National Gallery of Scotland below.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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And finally, a view of Edinburgh Castle to the southwest, with the National Gallery of Scotland below.

Picnickers in the gardens 200 feet below. The reason there are so many is that this was the only sunny day all summer (at least, that's what I inferred from the weather during the remainder ...

2009-09-06T01:55:10Z

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Picnickers in the gardens 200 feet below. The reason there are so many is that this was the only sunny day all summer (at least, that's what I inferred from the weather during the remainder ...

Climbing up the spiral stone staircase. It's a little hard to convey how tiny and cramped the staircase was, but maybe you can get an idea from the picture. Let's just say that it was advi ...

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Climbing up the spiral stone staircase. It's a little hard to convey how tiny and cramped the staircase was, but maybe you can get an idea from the picture. Let's just say that it was advi ...

Spying on unsuspecting passers-by.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Spying on unsuspecting passers-by.

More of the monument as seen from the first observation deck.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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More of the monument as seen from the first observation deck.

On the first observation deck.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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On the first observation deck.

People working on the flowers.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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People working on the flowers.

A 200-foot-tall stone monument to Sir Walter Scott, designed by George Meikle Kemp and built from 1840-1844. The little wooden booth in the bottom right is where you enter and pay £3 for t ...

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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A 200-foot-tall stone monument to Sir Walter Scott, designed by George Meikle Kemp and built from 1840-1844. The little wooden booth in the bottom right is where you enter and pay £3 for t ...

...and now he has a Flaming Whip, which he proceeded to put out by snapping it vigorously about.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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...and now he has a Flaming Whip, which he proceeded to put out by snapping it vigorously about.

This man is juggling flaming torches while balancing on top of a pole.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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This man is juggling flaming torches while balancing on top of a pole.

Another shot of the Bank of Scotland.

2009-11-12T16:25:08Z

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Another shot of the Bank of Scotland.

The Bank of Scotland.

2009-11-12T16:25:08Z

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The Bank of Scotland.

Ah yes, the Fringe Festival is going on. It's hard to see, but this man is balancing on a 6-foot ladder.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Ah yes, the Fringe Festival is going on. It's hard to see, but this man is balancing on a 6-foot ladder.

Saint Giles' Cathedral, along the Royal Mile.

2009-09-05T12:46:21Z

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Saint Giles' Cathedral, along the Royal Mile.