News: 2022-04-25_17-05-00_ampute-des-jambes-il-gravit-la-plus-haut

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Amputé des jambes, il gravit la plus haute montagne de Grande-Bretagne

(2022-04-25_17-05-00)


La semaine dernière, un homme amputé des deux jambes a grimpé à quatre pattes le Ben Nevis, la plus haute montagne de Grande-Bretagne. Paul Ellis, 57 ans, qui a perdu ses jambes dans un accident, a effectué l’ascension épuisante de 1.345 mètres en 12 heures seulement et a récolté 6.500 dollars, soit un peu plus de 6.000 euros, pour une organisation caritative qui soutient les enfants amputés.


The programmers of old were mysterious and profound. We cannot fathom
their thoughts, so all we do is describe their appearance.
Aware, like a fox crossing the water. Alert, like a general on the
battlefield. Kind, like a hostess greeting her guests. Simple, like uncarved
blocks of wood. Opaque, like black pools in darkened caves.
Who can tell the secrets of their hearts and minds?
The answer exists only in the Tao.
-- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"