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Personal blog · blog.rburchell.comprogramminghardwaresystems

i'm special is a personal blog at blog.rburchell.com about programming, hardware and systems. Since 2011, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. The last post was in 2017, but the archive is still widely read.

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2011–2014first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 2 in 2014

The thoughts and opinions of an open source & mobile gadget enthusiast who ran away from Australia and is now surviving in the middle of nowhere in Norway while learning how to love snow, ice, and all things Scandinavian.

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  1. mariuz · 2012-07-18

    Submitted Qt 5 and Android as a story · 46 points

    HN discussion
  2. seansh · 2014-09-25

    Submitted Wayland and Qt 5.4 as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  3. gits1225 · 2014-09-17

    Submitted Profiling is not understanding as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  4. s2r2 · 2011-10-03

    Submitted MeeGo Reconstructed - a plan of action and direction for MeeGo as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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