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peter_d_sherman
18,476karma·5,708submissions·September 16, 2014
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Programmer, Student Of Law, Entrepreneur & Comedy Writer.
Open Source, Open Hardware, Transparency & Free Speech enthusiast.
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"The true knowledge consists of knowing that one knows nothing..."
- Socrates
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Aside from the MySQL vs. Other DB debate (which I refuse to take part of, although I'm willing to ascribe good points to all camps), this article is absolutely excellent with respect to acting as…
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In my opinion, the core function "compiler" -- is absolutely beautifully written (The crowning gem of this well-written compiler). It's abstract without being too abstract (exactly the …
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Humble apologies, this was my first "Ask" HN post ever.
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Agreed! But think about it also from the perspective of someone who lives in a Third World country who wants to experiment with electronics, but who can't get access to electronic parts. I'…
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And you can make a battery entirely out of dough (well, you'll need a few pieces of metal (e.g., paperclips) to link the battery sections): http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas&…
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And here are some circuits made with the Electrically Conductive Dough: http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/build... …
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I'd ask him what his greatest problem that persists to this day is. The proverbial "pebble in his shoe", "thorn in his side", "splinter in his mind" -- the greatest…
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AmigaOS '85 = MacOS '89 = Windows '95