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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Newlines
What do the text utilities on AIX have against following the manual and manipulating newlines properly? Is it just that AIX is from IBM, and IBM software is half-assed? $ uname -a AIX myhost 3 5 00C2D2804C00 $ echo ” … Continue reading
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Not Enough Time
We’ve been very busy with work over the past month, preparing for a release this past weekend, and so parts of my normal routine have slipped away, such as grooming and eating dinner with my family. One might almost think … Continue reading
Incentives to Comment
Isn’t a shame that the only people with any incentive to comment are trolls or spammers?
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Preacherman
Was watching a clip on The NewsHour of President Obama’s gathering in Florida today, and was struck by how like an evangelist he was. It doesn’t come across so much in the words, below, but in the mannerisms. HENRIETTA HUGHES: … Continue reading
Tone
I recognized the tone of President Obama’s voice at the beginning of the press conference last night. Katie Couric called it “stern.” That’s a polite way to put it. It was the tone of voice I use when I mean … Continue reading
What Makes Them So Special?
Why is it that banks can create money out of thin air but I can’t?
