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Walter Mitty
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Retired. Once a programmer, then a DBA.

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Who invented file extensions in file names?
Nov 1, 2023
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Who invented the clipboard?
May 19, 2021
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Why does the single dot entry exist in file systems?
Nov 2, 2019
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When did files start to be dated?
Feb 12, 2021
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Why are PDP-7-style microprogrammed instructions out of vogue?
Apr 12, 2019
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What is the difference between CTSS and ITS?
Apr 20, 2019
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Does the video game Control (2019) depict a real computer system? What is it?
Dec 1, 2020
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Is there a common name for this 'switch' like 6800 assembly routine?
Mar 26, 2023
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What is the earliest computer technology to be referred to as "Artificial Intelligence"?
Aug 4, 2023
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How plausible is this anecdote about "toggling in" an operating system?
Mar 30

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Is it a bad practice to have several mutually exclusive one-to-one relationships?
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Run Powershell script when you open Powershell
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Can't delete the filter called My Filter
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Can I have multiple primary keys in a single table?
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In SQL, how can you "group by" in ranges?