Assembly language - is it worth learning?

So, I'd like some fellow programmers opinion on this?

Is it worth it to learn assembly anymore (specifically x86)? I think it is - but only to people who are more or less computer nerds, or into...

Best author of all time?

Okay, I know this is a bit of a difficult thing to quantify - but if you had to choose one author as the number one author of all time, who would it be and why? List a couple if you can't make up...

First (visual) impressions.

Alright, what do you guys think about first impressions?

Personally, I think that people place too much importance on the impact of first impressions. You really can't judge someone accurately by...

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As a general rule, I hate advertisements in almost all forms. Why? Because 90% of ads that I see for anything are entirely devoid of any information about what is being advertised - simply using...