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http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ Magic-1 is a completely homebuilt minicomputer.

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Programming the 6502 one nibble at a time - Hack a Day

[Quinn Dunki] keeps rolling with her 6502 based computer build. http://hackaday.com/2011/12/07/programming-the-6502-one-nibble-at-a-time/
http://machinedesign.com/?p=1 FieldView 13 for CFD post-processing lets users view animated transient filling sequences, and at the same time rotate, move, and zoom to gain new insights.

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Walk into any bookstore, and you'll see how to Teach Yourself Java in 7 Days alongside endless variations offering to teach Visual Basic, Windows, the Internet, and so on in a few days or hours. I did the following power search at Amazon.com : http://norvig.com/21-days.html

Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

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Bill the Lizard: Books Programmers Don't Really Read

Mark Twain once said that a classic novel is one that many people want to have read, but few want to take the time to actually read. The same could be said of "classic" programming books.

70 Things Every Computer Geek Should Know. | Arrow Webzine

http://www.aagneyam.com/blog/?p=466 The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness.
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Make Linux faster and lighter | TuxRadar Linux

With just a few tweaks, your Linux box can be lighter, sprightlier and quicker than ever before. Read on for the best ways to speed up your boot sequence, optimise KDE and Gnome, and get better performance from your favourite apps. We've also got some top tips from our favourite free software gurus... http://www.tuxradar.com/content/make-linux-faster-and-lighter
http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/index.shtml As part of its Information Assurance mission, the National Security Agency has long been involved with the computer security research community in investigating a wide range of computer security topics including operating system security.

Security-Enhanced Linux - NSA/CSS

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EVE Online is a massive multiplayer online game that offers limitless potential to discover, explore and conquer an amazing science fiction universe where you pilot spaceships, fight, trade, and form corporations and all ...

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