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_Codemonkeyism on Jan 22, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Server Retired After 18 Years Running on FreeBSD 2...

This was thought of by the Greeks, it's called 'Theseus paradox'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

saalweachter on Jan 22, 2016 [–]

Even better (especially when talking about things like teleportation), the Roosevelt Birthplace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Birthplace_...

It was torn down in 1916 and then a replica was built in the same place in 1919.

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