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Re:The Hardest Program I've Ever Written (2015) by npsimons on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:29PM (#15068307)
> where do people find quotes like this? Just reading a ton of books?

No lie, I've gotten more than one good book recommendation (including "Tao of Programming") from '/usr/games/fortune'. Also, if you find a book fascinating or highly informative, skim the bibliography for more like it.

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Re:The Hardest Program I've Ever Written (2015) by ColanR on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:46PM (#15068401)
what's "/usr/games/fortune"?
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Re:The Hardest Program I've Ever Written (2015) by sbierwagen on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:54PM (#15068461)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_(Unix)
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