ddelony
Body Ritual among the Nacirema
Re:The Newer Hacker's Dictionary
on Thursday October 11, 2012 @05:58PM (#4643015)
It's a fork. ESR's still the "official" maintainer, but no one truly owns hacker culture.
The Newer Hacker's Dictionary
Re:What “Worse is Better vs The Right Thing” is really about
on Sunday August 12, 2012 @03:40PM (#4373396)
Also, the Web. One of the main reasons Xanadu's in development hell is how it tries to handle broken links. On the Web, the browsers just throw up a 404 error. This is unacceptable for Ted Nelson.
Sysadmins! There's no shame in using a mouse to delete files
Re:Hate Mail and the New Religious Wars in Tech
on Saturday June 23, 2012 @09:06PM (#4152280)
The topic that inspires the most vitriol by far is anything to do with Israel or Palestine. The comments on any YouTube video or nasty even by YouTube comment standards.
Re:Hate Mail and the New Religious Wars in Tech
on Saturday June 23, 2012 @09:02PM (#4152274)
Some advice from an old journalism professor of mine: no matter what anyone else says or does, just smile and says "Thanks for letting me know how you feel!" It's a difficult person disarming tactic.
Media Studies 2.0
Re:Why I Left Perl
on Monday February 13, 2012 @02:17PM (#3586933)
I think every programming language has a preferred way of doing things. Every profession also has a preferred way of doing things. For example, as a professional writer, I can site the AP Stylebook, Strunk & White, the Chicago Manual of Style.
Work doesn't happen in a vacuum, and when you're dealing with other people, some kind of standard is necessary, even if it does seem a little annoying at times.
Consequentialism FAQ
What is Free Information Costing You?
Re:How Reddit went from a second-tier aggregator to the Web’s unstoppa...
on Saturday January 21, 2012 @12:51PM (#3494073)
Reddit is a spiritual successor to Usenet, with all the good and bad that entails.
How to talk to someone with cancer
Re:Ivo – a reimagined Unix terminal system
on Thursday December 01, 2011 @12:12PM (#3300437)
Acme seems to come pretty close to the author's idea, combining both a terminal and an editor.
The X Attitude
BSD Vs. GPL
Why use an Amiga in 2011?
Re:If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong
on Thursday November 10, 2011 @09:29PM (#3223077)
Creative work seems to happen in short bursts. Along with a lot of other writers, I like working in short, intense bursts, especially in the mornings.
In Defense Of Windows
Perl Style Guide
Re:Whatever works
on Monday November 07, 2011 @02:38PM (#3207769)
As C2 puts it, "Do the simplest thing that could possibly work."
http://c2.com/xp/DoTheSimplestThingThatCouldPossiblyWork.htm...
Re:Codify: native coding environment for iPad
on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @08:47PM (#3161129)
How long until Apple shuts it down for using a language other than Objective-C?
How Much Open Source Are You Using?
Why I regret getting straight A's in college
Re:What Your Old Graphing Calculator Says About Technology
on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @12:39PM (#2921393)
Real Engineers use Curtas!
Re:How not to handle open source feedback
on Monday July 25, 2011 @01:27PM (#2803597)
Many eyes make bugs shallow, because they simply ignore them.
Re:Comcast cuts off customer for going over 250GB of legitimate use
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @02:32PM (#2760024)
I'm surprised no one's noticed all the conspiracy theories mentioned on the main site.
Re:Bell System Technical Journal, 1922-1983
on Thursday April 07, 2011 @01:47PM (#2420424)
The classic issue devoted to Unix (scroll down to the bottom): http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/bstj/vol57-1978/bstj-vol57-iss...
Re:Kevin Rose Resigns From Digg, Closing Round On New Startup
on Friday March 18, 2011 @07:11PM (#2342402)
If there are "multiple sources", wouldn't it be possible to name them?