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remembering PG's "lisp would have stopped 9/11" essay from September 2001(paulgraham.com)

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froztbyte@awful.systems
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can’t decide if it’s soothing or infuriating to learn/realize that, despite insane wealth causing him to get billionairebrain, he’s also always been quite the dim fuckwit

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vga@sopuli.xyz
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That’s just being good at programming

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froztbyte@awful.systems
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wut

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swlabr@awful.systems
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That’s just being good at bootlicking

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luciole (he/him)@beehaw.org
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So as a programmer I was a little offended but then I remembered I’m not good so I’ll let it slide.

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vga@sopuli.xyz
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That’s probably a mark of an actually good programmer.

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