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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by paulddraper on Monday January 15, 2024 @05:17PM (#39006814)
Really? It hasn't killed Costco yet.
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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by jjtheblunt on Monday January 15, 2024 @06:00PM (#39007217)
Is family ever in the store next to Costco (which is a null pointer exception), such that meeting on foot with clear bags holding presents is no longer secret?

I think that’s the challenge he described.

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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by paulddraper on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:34AM (#39010131)
I'm talking about the other thing
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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by jjtheblunt on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @08:19AM (#39012951)
Ah; makes sense
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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by obmelvin on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:57AM (#39010660)
It seems unlikely to me that the majority of CompUSA purchases were presents while running errands with the recipient.
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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by jjtheblunt on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @08:19AM (#39012947)
Yeah i had never done that either, and also miss CompUSA.
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