Build full “product skills” and you'll probably be fine — and Ken Thompson's keynote talk about a jukebox he built [video]

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Build full “product skills” and you’ll probably be fine twitter.com \| points: 841 \| comments: 738

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Ken Thompson’s keynote talk about a jukebox he built [video] youtube.com \| points: 418 \| comments: 352

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Alternative facts: How the media failed Julian Assange harpers.org \| points: 202 \| comments: 276

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