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The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying.

— John D. Carmack

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Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important.

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This is a bit more expensive than my previous turbo-Ferrari habit, but not too bad.

I’m going to turn on every damn light in protest of Earth Hour. Lighting the darkness is fundamental to humanity's climb.

It is hard for less experienced developers to appreciate how rarely architecting for future requirements
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