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		<title>Standing on the shoulders of giants</title>
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In my pursuit for knowledge I read many internet articles and books. Sometimes I come across ideas that I find extremely interesting and I want to put them in my blog for more people to read and learn from them. Many of the original authors have expressed these ideas in such an easy to understand manner that any attempt of my part to re-write them or summarise them will result in loss of clarity or content. The original authors did such a great job that I just re-post them. Then I use these ideas in later posts to build on and create new practical ones.

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<p>In my pursuit for knowledge I read many internet articles and books. Sometimes I come across ideas that I find extremely interesting and I want to put them in my blog for more people to read and learn from them. Many of the original authors have expressed these ideas in such an easy to understand manner that any attempt of my part to re-write them or summarise them will result in loss of clarity or content. The original authors did such a great job that I just re-post them. Then I use these ideas in later posts to build on and create new practical ones.</p>
<p>I am not seeking to gain credit from their work, but on the other hand I do not think that putting the effort to say (or write) again what it has been said successfully before will add any value. I believe that when you find a great idea you just borrow it and acknowledge the fact that it is borrowed and who you borrowed it from.</p>
<p>Follow the practical way,<br />
George</p>
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