add links to Learning Scheme, OCaml, Haskell

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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This course is co-taught by [Chris Barker](http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cb125/) and
 The seminar meets in spring 2015 on Thursdays from 4 until a bit before 7 (with a short break in the middle), in
 the Linguistics building at 10 Washington Place, in room 103 (front of the first floor).
 
-One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, location yet to be fixed.
+One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor).
 
 ## [[Index of Content (lecture notes and more)|content]] ##
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or you can get started on ins
 *   As we mentioned in class, we're also going to schedule a session to discuss the weekly homeworks. If you'd like to participate in this, please complete [this Doodle poll](http://doodle.com/7xrf4w8xq4i9e5za). It asks when you are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
 -->
 
-*   The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, location yet to be fixed.
+*   The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor).
 
     Those of you interested in additional Q&A but who can't make that time, let us know.
 
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ course is to enable you to make these tools your own; to have enough
 understanding of them to recognize them in use, use them yourself at least
 in simple ways, and to be able to read more about them when appropriate.
 
+"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- [E. W. Dijkstra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra) <small>(or Hal Abelson, or Michael Fellows; the quote's <a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Computer_science">origins are murky</a>)</small>
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+
 [[More about the topics and larger themes of the course|overview]]
 
 
@@ -214,8 +217,8 @@ Other R7RS-friendly: [Gauche](http://practical-scheme.net/gauche), [Chibi](https
 [Lisp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_%28programming_language%29),
 [Scheme](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_%28programming_language%29),
 [Racket](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket_%28programming_language%29), and
-[Chicken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHICKEN_%28Scheme_implementation%29).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning Scheme -->
+[Chicken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHICKEN_%28Scheme_implementation%29).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning Scheme]])
 
 *   **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large
 family of programming languages. Caml has only one active "implementation",
@@ -226,8 +229,8 @@ specifically in OCaml.
     (Wikipedia on
 [ML](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML_%28programming_language%29),
 [Caml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caml), and
-[OCaml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCaml).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning OCaml -->
+[OCaml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCaml).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning OCaml]])
 
 
 *   **Haskell** is also used a
@@ -244,8 +247,8 @@ for "Glasgow Haskell Compiler".
 
     (Wikipedia on
 [Haskell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_%28programming_language%29) and
-[GHC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Haskell_Compiler).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning Haskell -->
+[GHC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Haskell_Compiler).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning Haskell]])