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>>Moreover a book that should have had a 5 version that didn't was the Hacker's Guide, which is an example of a quintessential command + syntax type book that we can all agree would have benefitted us all.
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>>Forty bucks is below quibbling, in my opinion. A book can explain an angle that may take three days to slowly dawn if one is learning poking around. I think if we were to do a survey of the speakers at devcon their personal technical book and supporting material budget is probably several times forty bucks every week...
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>Good thinking.
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>Marc

i'd still keep the money for something else. if there are areas like this that i miss, they'll show up (w/ answers and solutions) here and in newsgroups soon enough.