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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by mod on Thursday June 15, 2017 @06:02PM (#14564808)
So it was a small lie?
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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by Cyph0n on Thursday June 15, 2017 @06:05PM (#14564837)
Not really, no. More like an unnecessary detail, especially if it was an introductory course on the subject. It's not like knowledge of the Z state will suddenly change how you would design systems.
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