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Re: I live in a sad town...

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steveklabnik wrote:I've always really enjoyed The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.
Ah, that seems like another book for my to-read list!


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I tended to find encyclopedia more interesting to read than what other people referred to as "literature".

And if I'd really have listened to those people, art would have sucked by definition. :mrgreen:
Thank god there was programmer art. Makes us special as well. :mrgreen:
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woot! yeah, let us all feel special xD.
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Re: I live in a sad town...

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jal wrote:Any course in CS should start with the obligatory reading of Hackers. Twice. Anyone who doesn't want to be like that, or does not feel affinity towards the people described, should leave and never return.


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Thanks for the link, it was a nice read!
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