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Why do people have trouble reading books? The primary answer you’re likely to receive when asking this question is that reading is boring. And to this response I agree. Reading is boring – but it doesn’t need to be boring. The reason that reading is boring is that many people view there relationship to reading [...] read more »
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“The apprentice avoids all use of Java classes. The journeyman embraces Java classes. The master knows which classes to embrace and which to avoid.”
Michael Fogus, The Joy of Clojure

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”
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“Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay.”
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”
Hal Abelson, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

“Oh billions of dollars — is there no dispute you can’t settle?”
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Michael Rob wrote: "How's your Kafka/Vonnegut binge going? And how are you able to digest that much dark surrealism and absurdism at once?"

So far so good. Cat's Cradle is a riot so far.


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Rob How's your Kafka/Vonnegut binge going? And how are you able to digest that much dark surrealism and absurdism at once?


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