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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 3 posts.

History & Retro Computing
2007
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1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. RFC1392, the Internet Users' Glossary , usefully amplifies this as: A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the…