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		smtddr on Oct 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian programmer fights Goldman Sachs and wins o... My parents owned a home and lived in USA for over 30 years... but they are, and will always be, Nigerian. Home is where the heart is. I wonder what Aleynikov would say if we asked him "Are you American or Russian? Or both?"

axc123 on Oct 23, 2013 [–]

How does that make his ancestory relevant in this case to be quoted ?

salemh on Oct 23, 2013 | [–]

It doesn't, the "Russian programmer" stuck out to me like a jibe as well. It isn't noteworthy, and strange they call it out so often.

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