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by borism 5143 days ago
So many ninjas but no samurais in sight?

A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan who specialized in unorthodox warfare. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations.[1] Their covert methods of waging war contrasted the ninja with the samurai, who observed strict rules about honor and combat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja

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Not a programmer, but doesn't Jason Calacanis refer to himself as a Samurai?
didn't notice that. what a weird thing to hear form Calacanis :)