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39 votes

Why did CPU designers in the 70s prioritize reducing pin count?

hardware microprocessor asked Apr 2 '18 at 14:45
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Retrieving UTC DATETIME field from MySQL in Java when server timezone is not UTC

java mysql date datetime jdbc asked Apr 19 '15 at 9:03
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19 votes

Origin of word “matrix” used to describe a virtual reality environment?

doctor-who the-matrix history-of terminology neuromancer asked Jul 4 '14 at 6:30
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19 votes

How did an IBM 5150 with 16KB RAM work?

ibm-pc boot asked Dec 29 '17 at 12:24
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16 votes

Parallel RAM without large number of pins?

integrated-circuit memory component-selection asked Sep 14 '18 at 10:06
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Separate code and data address spaces on the Z80

hardware z80 asked Jul 28 '17 at 19:25
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13 votes

Embedding Jetty 9 - where is jetty-all.jar?

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12 votes

How to find classloader leak with free tools?

java spring hibernate tomcat memory-leaks asked Feb 23 '14 at 9:16
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11 votes

Remove item from “Android Private Libraries” that is not in my project's libs folder

android eclipse adt asked Feb 13 '14 at 3:58
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10 votes

Are first-class continuations useful in modern object-oriented programming languages?

language-design continuation asked Apr 11 '15 at 0:43
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How are globals any different from a database?
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What's the point of “javascript:” in code (not URLs)?
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Scam or Real: A woman from Facebook apparently needs my bank account to send money
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Why was nil defined as a reserved word in Pascal?
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57
Why are floats still part of the Java language when doubles are mostly recommended instead?
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Only allow properties that are declared in JSON schema
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Why is (position < size) such a prevalent pattern in conditionals?
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45
What is the difference between node.nextSibling and ChildNode.nextElementSibling?
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What are the functional equivalents of imperative break statements and other loop checks?
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What makes a floppy disk bootable?
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Android - ClassCastException - on LayoutParams from LinearLayout to AbsListView
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Is there a reason why MS-DOS didn't use more English words for commands?
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Is there a reason to prefer earlier versions of MS-DOS over later?
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What's the name of the antipattern opposite to “reinventing the wheel”?
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32
The easiest way to transform collection to array?
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31
Java Stanford NLP: Part of Speech labels?
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Why was UNIX never backported to the PDP-7?
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30
Did any computers use the Z80B?
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In what adaptation of Return of the Jedi did Jabba brag about killing Jedi in the old days?
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What are the differences between shift register ICs?
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27
What limited the use of the 6809 CPU in personal computers?
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How did the BBC Micro stay cool?
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25
How can I change the Java Runtime Version on Windows (7)?
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Why do we need frameworks for dependency injection?
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23
Why is .NET VM based?
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Why would many duck-typed dynamic programming languages use a class-based approach instead of prototype-based OOP?
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23
What is the most elegant way to write a “Try” method in C# 7?
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Sort list with string dates
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Is it unnecessary to learn the kind of data structures and objects inside sql only because we are using another language to access db indirectly?
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How do arcade ROMs work
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