The Tao of Programming (1987)(mit.edu)
183 points by pyinstallwoes | 89 comments
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Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others(rareese.com)
1034 points by rrreese | 619 comments
A personal blog post reporting that Backblaze's personal backup software quietly stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders, and possibly other data.
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The Legend of von Neumann (1973) [pdf](gwern.net)
292 points by suopspaces | 163 comments
A 1973 essay by mathematician Paul Halmos recounting the life, achievements, and legends of John von Neumann, presented as a scanned PDF.
Does anyone remember websites?(tttthis.com)
31 points by lr0 | 37 comments
The Hacker's Dictionary(hackersdictionary.com)
144 points by derealized | 49 comments
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