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		lbj on Oct 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code y... I came here to post this. Remember back in the day when it was wildly discussed. Still impressive to this day.

quaquaqua1 on Oct 28, 2019 [–]

And it also made the guys a ton of money :) They found a way to take something useful in theory and other practical applications and use it to make something never before seen for the massmarket. That one magic number alone is responsible for a good portion of his net worth and of course his Ferrari

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