How I Lost $100 and Blamed It On cal(1)

Re:How I Lost $100 and Blamed It On cal(1) by Khaki on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @08:09PM (#2357208)

The year calendar even showed the year as just '8', which is a dead giveaway.

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Re:How I Lost $100 and Blamed It On cal(1) by callahad on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @08:14PM (#2357224)

But that wouldn't be visible in a standard 80x24 terminal, and since the month of November would be visible, there would be no reason to scroll up and check. He probably saw something more like this: http://pastie.org/1702013

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Re:How I Lost $100 and Blamed It On cal(1) by mkelly on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:21PM (#2357810)

(a) Do you really think people only use 80x24 terminals today?

(b) If the OP used an 80x24 terminal, then less(1) is his friend.

Yes, small terminals are restrictive, but those who use them nowadays should also understand unix.

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Re:How I Lost $100 and Blamed It On cal(1) by sigil on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:19PM (#2357803)

That's exactly what happened. Still -- should have RTFM'ed.

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