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5 geniuses who renounced their work
- mathgladiator 16y agoMaybe this is why I rewrite backends from scratch in different languages searching for the one that just feels right. This probably explains why I get a bunch of groans when I announce "I'm going to rewrite the back-end".
- sukuriant 16y agoI just read 5 different people that had 5 different reasons for renouncing their work? Which do you mean? Did your backend software turn into a tyrant?
- philwelch 16y agoGuidelines: "If the original title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids.""
- ComputerGuru 16y agoYou can add Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to that list, both of whom became so exasperated and annoyed with the characters of their creation that they killed them off. In particular: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9131000/9131482.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/arts_... http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=13&ved=0CCAQFjACOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuktv.co.uk%2Falibi%2Fstepbystep%2Faid%2F592822&ei=qAT8TNSaEMiKhQfRluGICw&usg=AFQjCNF15PuA7pquOkotga5c1KsmcUI-wg http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=13&...