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Hacker Koan

• w1ntermute 16y ago
  One of my personal favorites is The Story of Mel: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html
  • kelnos 16y ago
    Am I missing something, or is that a story that glorifies a programmer who refused to listen to customer requirements and wrote obfuscated, unmaintainable code?
    • mapleoin 16y ago
      Well I suppose there's more than one way to read it. You could try reading it again with your irony button switched on.
      • kelnos 16y ago
        I suppose. I guess I just didn't find it funny, ironic or serious.
    • rfrey 16y ago
      "with your irony button switched on" Or your romance button. Ranching is all about moving cows from pasture A to pasture B; looking out for disease; and making sure animals have enough to eat. Wild west stories are still fun.
• kd0amg 16y ago
  Another important one, about master Qc Na: http://people.csail.mit.edu/gregs/ll1-discuss-archive-html/msg03277.html http://people.csail.mit.edu/gregs/ll1-discuss-archive-html/m...
• swah 16y ago
  Is the culture that could produce those precious things long gone?