Some things I found on the weekend which you might like. The UNIX-HATERS Handbook, which reminded me that for all the religious hype over Unix/Linux it really is just a kludge. (Hat-tip of the geekiest kind to Alastair Rankine.) A NY Times article How Dangerous Is the Internet for Children? Answer: not particularly. A fine Wired story about Titan Salvage, the smart, brave and somewhat scary guys who salvage ships. And Possums Pollytics’ wonderful response to an attack by The Australian’s Dennis Shanahan.
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Tags: dennis-shanahan, linux, paranoia, possum comitatus, titan salvage, unix
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03 March 2008 at 10:37 pm
Alastair
Proud to say that I still have my dead-tree version of the Unix-Haters Handbook *with* the accompanying Unix Barf Bag (unused).
04 March 2008 at 8:31 am
Stilgherrian
@Alastair: A barf bag, eh? Now there’s some sensible packaging! And still we use *nix…