This month marks the 15th anniversary of my foray into Linux. It all began with the mention of the word Linux on a BBS I frequented in Bisbee, Arizona (I lived in Douglas, AZ at the time). Not long after that I chanced upon a book entitled “Using Linux.[*]” I bought the book and installed [...]
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By way of Arstechnica’s Science Sunday column, a report on MSNBC titled Anti-bacterial soap may disappoint clarifies the role of anti-bacterial soaps and other cleaners. Apparently confusion exists in the minds of people that such cleaners provide protection against all manner of microbes. The response from the manufacturer’s of such products is understandable: “It’s [...] Raymond Chen reminds us in Blow the dust out of the connector that the way we address people (tone of voice, instructions, etc) effects the outcome. Approaching people in a positive, upbuilding way leads to an equitable situation for all parties. His example of customer support highlights how this is used and why it works. [...] A number of upgrades occurred this weekend, the most noticible being Moveable Type, now running 2.661. What a number. The move from 2.64 was smooth, requiring no adjustments at all. This past week I ‘struggled’ (mild term) with moving data from MS Access to a format I can easily dump into MySQL. A simple csv [...] If you are a fan of the great show Pinky and the Brain (seen on variety comic show Animaniacs and as its own show), that question is part of the core goodness of the show. What inane, nonsensical response will Pinky give this episode? Do you wish you had a list of every response? Wish [...] |
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