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		The Parable of the Toaster (solipsys.co.uk)
		2 points by RiderOfGiraffes on Sept 7, 2010 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

wccrawford on Sept 7, 2010 [–]

And the people wisely had the king beheaded for specifying implementation details instead of just asking for what he wanted and letting the -engineer- design it.

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