initng is a a new way of starting services on a Unix machine, taking advantage of the fact that many boot-time processes can be started synchronously. I’m not certain if it’s as stable as the old SysV init, but it’s certainly worth a look.
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Well, Apple are happily celebrating their one-billionth song sold, and Thomas Hawk points out that it’s the consumers who are getting shafted. All that music you’ve bought is only playable on Apple-approved platforms; if something better comes out, something which threatens the Great Fruit, then you’re SOL: they won’t support it, and you can’t play it. Meanwhile, those of us who insist on freedom are just as well off as ever.
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Well, Apple are happily celebrating their one-billionth song sold, and Thomas Hawk points out that it’s the consumers who are getting shafted. All that music you’ve bought is only playable on Apple-approved platforms; if something better comes out, something which threatens the Great Fruit, then you’re SOL: they won’t support it, and you can’t play it. Meanwhile, those of us who insist on freedom are just as well off as ever.
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A homeless man from Greensboro, North Carolina, has been posting to one of the world’s first homeless blogs. He created his blog using the local public library’s computers. A real profile in industry. Although I wonder why he’s had such difficulty finding work: typically those who have trouble in life have … issues.
3 February 2018: use archive link
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A homeless man from Greensboro, North Carolina, has been posting to one of the world’s first homeless blogs. He created his blog using the local public library’s computers. A real profile in industry. Although I wonder why he’s had such difficulty finding work: typically those who have trouble in life have … issues.
3 February 2018: use archive link
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A fellow has definitive proof of the need for High Definition television, in the form of frame captures of various scenes. The difference is truly striking: it’s like the difference between dirty and clean glasses. Sure, one doesn’t need clean lenses, but the world sure does look more pleasant with ’em. Likewise, while the differences when watching a motion picture tend to smooth over, the sharper image available with HD is a definite advantage.
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A fellow has definitive proof of the need for High Definition television, in the form of frame captures of various scenes. The difference is truly striking: it’s like the difference between dirty and clean glasses. Sure, one doesn’t need clean lenses, but the world sure does look more pleasant with ’em. Likewise, while the differences when watching a motion picture tend to smooth over, the sharper image available with HD is a definite advantage.
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Russell Beattie punctures some of the hype surrounding Web 2.0. Remember: it’s all about the money, stupid.
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Russell Beattie punctures some of the hype surrounding Web 2.0. Remember: it’s all about the money, stupid.
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Just read an article at prescod.net titled Is Perl Difficult?; it argues that Perl’s complexity and throw-everything-into-the-language tendency combine to make it significantly more difficult than it really needs to be.
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Just read an article at prescod.net titled Is Perl Difficult?; it argues that Perl’s complexity and throw-everything-into-the-language tendency combine to make it significantly more difficult than it really needs to be.
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Here’s a really nice quick and dirty introduction to Unix. Well worth your time, if you’re unfamiliar with it.
04 February 2018: updated text
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