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    Q. Do you know the Spanish word for silicon? A. Si.

    The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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      Q. Do you know the Spanish word for silicon? A. Si.

      The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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      AspDotNetDev
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      I'm not sure that is a fair question. It seems like a silly con.

      Martin Fowler wrote:

      Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

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        Q. Do you know the Spanish word for silicon? A. Si.

        The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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        Reminds me of the time I went into a shop in Spain looking for socks but I did not know the word for them. Fortunately the attendant pulled out some socks from a drawer and said "Eso si que es?" at which I said "Si!".

        Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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