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Chat: Quines, Polygot Code, and Other Fun Computations
Chat: Quines, Polygot Code, and Other Fun Computations
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Today, previous guest and my neighbor Don Mckay and I will discuss items from the endless fascinating Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme. The Iceberg is a giant list of "the peculiarities and weirdness of computers." We each a few items from the list and alternate explaining it to each other. Don's choices are varied, and mine focus on quines and esoteric coding problems. We also share some coding horror stories from our past. You can support the podcast and encourage me to keep making it on patreon. Episode Page Subscribe To Podcast Newsletter
Released:
Sep 2, 2021
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Podcast episode
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