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Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026 by Waterluvian on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:17PM (#50456579)
I discovered this early on in my programming journey and it helped set my philosophical trajectory. Over the years I’ve slowly grokked these items. But it was valuable to have a North Star even before I realized why they were important.
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Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026 by tclancy on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:04PM (#50460198)
Oh same, same. They didn’t all land at once but I remember multiple times I ran import this because I was bored or finished at the end of a day and thinking, “Oh yeah, I figured that out since the last time.” To me, it was a formative document and I can’t say enough good things about it.
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Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026 by vasco on Thursday November 12, 2026 @01:51AM (#50463885)
> Oh yeah, I figured that out since the last time.

It's incredible how every single thought you think it's yours was already had a bunch of times.

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