Tag: unix
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Unix: A History and a Memoir
This is probably the geekiest book I’ve read in a long time. It’s basically one step up from reading the source code for your favourite operating system. Or perhaps having a favourite operating system. What I would say is that Unix has been pretty much the only constant throughout my career. I started with Solaris…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for August 20th through August 23rd
Open Finder folder in Terminal – Ooh, neat. Almost worth upgrading to Lion for this alone. (Warning: not in the least bit true for most people.) Losing the HP Way – "In today’s world of MBA-managed companies, R&D is perceived as not being a good use of money." And HP used to be a great…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for February 12th through February 14th
These are my links for February 12th through February 14th: Scientists Agree: It's in His Kiss – "Over 90 percent of human society engages in what, if you get right down to it, seems like a very strange thing to do: putting faces together and trading spit." Seems like a very appropriate thing to discuss…
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The Bourne Confusion
If it wasn’t already clear, this confirms without any doubt my geeky tendencies.
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Is MySpace really the future of email?
Why FaceBook and MySpace won’t be the future of online communication.