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		jhgb on July 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: List of Special Elevator Modes > We often fail to realize how little we know about a thing until we attempt to simulate it on a computer. "Programming is a good medium for expressing poorly understood and sloppily formulated ideas" is definitely on the list of my favourite programming quotes.

fho on July 9, 2021 [–]

I recently tried to implement a simple version of an existing board game ... boy did all those "if you have this card and I have that card except for that special condition and also none of this matters if you play this card" bite me in the end ...

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