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jfoutz on May 1, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The IMEI Code: Your phone’s other number

Huh. That's a think I've had vague notions of, but you've made pretty explicit.

Technology under pressure looks a lot like biology.

gkhartman on May 2, 2024 [–]

I've had this thought before while studying biology in college while working on legacy code as an intern. There's definitely a "designed by natural selection" feel to some old legacy systems.

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