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999_999_999

The puzzle came first:

The answer followed:

Don’t click on the answer if you don’t want it spoiled. You have been warned.
I don’t believe that posting the answer ruins anything. Nobody else can claim this as their own because they would still have to explain how they achieved this result.
Believe me when I say that I can [...]

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7998 Romans

Daniel and I were discussing how to test candidates before hiring them. You can push the requirements further when the candidates get a “take-home” test. So, what would such a test look like?
It must be easy enough so that the candidates don’t discourage. However, it must be challenging enough to test their problem solving skills [...]

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The Mac Mini and the Soldering Iron

I had been planning to buy a Mac Mini for a while now. I wanted to turn it into a web application server. I was going to install Gentoo on it and drop it somewhere/anywhwere in the house. These plans came to fruition 3 weeks ago when I dropped by the Apple store.
I took my [...]

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