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Re:The Timeless Way of Building (1979) on Thursday September 03, 2015 @04:42PM (#10167414)
Thumbs up for APL.

Most of the patterns are based on common sense and practical experience. What's novel is that they're written down and cross-referenced.

I find myself frequently nodding my head in agreement while reading - it's immensely satisfying to see ideas in concrete form that have been floating about in my head for years.

LOL, we debugged our PL/M with an Intel ICE ("blue box") that used 8" floppies. Good times.
Re:Ask HN: Adjustable height desk recommendations? on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @04:17PM (#10050338)
I've been using this for the lat month:

http://www.varidesk.com/standing-desk-pro-plus-36

Best of both worlds.