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Did type-in-programs or type-in-listings teach programming in the 70s and 80s or was it just tedious typing of the source code?
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First fictional programming language in sci-fi or fantasy?
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If someone is using slang words and phrases when talking to me, would that be disrespectful and I should be offended?
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When did compilers start generating optimized code that runs faster than an average programmer's assembly code?
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What is the earliest portrayal of cell phones as we know them now?
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Mains Plug Soldering Wires
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Approximately what percent of the sky has nothing in it?
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Lost $10K to scammers, found out their home address and want to take action
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How to fix bottom of stainless steel pot that has been separated from its main body?
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What are entry points for the large cockroaches?
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Zip drive eject "tool"
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Spinning gyroscope loses weight?
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What was the typical amount of disk storage for a mainframe installation in the 1980s?
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Why is this kind of sentence still officially accepted?
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Forgotten time units
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How to clean a female quick disconnect spade connector
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Did Pascal programmers really move on to Java in the 90s?
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What do gun control advocates mean when they say "Owning a gun makes you more likely to be a victim of a violent crime."?
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Are food calorie values really integers?
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If a hard drive has sectors that are corrupt or physically damaged, can those sectors be written over?
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What is this PCB connector nut?
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Is an ethernet cable threaded inside a metal conduit is more protected from electromagnetic interference?
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How can I make it so that locking a deadbolt switches on the porch light?
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What is this electrical tool?
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How to answer questions in survey for job application such as "do I have any bad habits" or "have I ever lied"?
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First time seeing this odd little PCB inside a Playstation 2; What is it for?
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Which was the first OS having both isolated users and programs?
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What architectural tricks can I use to add a hidden floor to a building?
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Why was computer memory so expensive and scarce?
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Why is this gcd implementation from the 80s so complicated?
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