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March 31, 2005
UNIX, Sherlock Holmes, the moon
Although I never read the original story, Sherlock Holmes apparently once summed up his approach to knowledge for Dr. Watson. Holmes's approach fits the mentality of good hackers, and explains some of what seems weird to people on the outside looking in.
Watson was astonished at one point to learn that Holmes didn't know whether the moon went around the earth or vice versa. Holmes of course said it was elementary: why bother to try to fill up his head with things he didn't need to know.
Posted by Mark at March 31, 2005 04:38 PM