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// AngelCAD code.
pos3d@ p(double x, double y, double z) { return pos3d(x,y,z);}

shape@ main_shape()
{
   // pyramid dimensions
   double x = 50;
   double y = 50;
   double z = 50;
   // radius of rounding sphere

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I can get another if I break it, so a clay cup trumps a grail. - Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, classical Urdu and Persian poet from the Mughal Empire
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Rule of Zero, One or Infinity (ZOI): Arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular entity should not be allowed. - Willem van der Poel
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Worse is better: Design for simplicity. - Richard P. Gabriel, 'Lisp: Good News, Bad News, How to Win Big' (1989)
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Uniform Access Principle: Services should be offered through uniform interfaces, regardless of internal implementation. - Bertrand Meyer
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Rule of Least Power: Use the least powerful language possible for a given problem. Prefer declarative languages over procedural.
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Week 7: Acquisition / LOI

Welcome to Week 7! If you are an entrepreneur, then hopefully someday you will receive the OTHER term sheet that's one of the most important - the letter of intent (LOI). Usually the first step by a company that wants to acquire your company is to issue an LOI. Again, as term sheets go, there are some terms that matter a whole lot and others that don't. And again, it will be riddled with mysterious language that it would seem only the lawyers or experienced deal makers can decipher. Never fear, it can be a straightforward process.

Notes

Letter of Intent

• An LOI marks the point at which you go from discussions with multiple acquisition deals to a single acquisition deal
• Entrepreneurs should try to get to the place where signing an LOI means commitment to follow through on the dael

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Invoices, Payments and Receipts for Bitcoin Transactions

This document proposes protocol buffer-based formats for signed, authenticated "invoices" and "receipts" -- requests for payment, and proof-of-payment.

Separate documents will propose an extension to the Bitcoin URI syntax and new MIME types to support them.

Motivation