I had a brief discussion with a colleague at work today about email clients. Â Once again I had to say that I do miss Mutt. Â Gmail is pretty good, but it still lacking a lot of Mutt’s functionality. Â And that thing that Outlook and Web Outlook thing that they force us to use at work, … Continue reading Proper email client
BBC reports: A dozen or so Japanese tourists a year have to be repatriated from the French capital, after falling prey to what’s become known as “Paris syndrome”. That is what some polite Japanese tourists suffer when they discover that Parisians can be rude or the city does not meet their expectations. Oh, really? Â These … Continue reading Paris syndrome
They should make a post-apocalyptic movie where people fight for IPv4 addresses. Â Families, sharing a single dynamic IP address; global wars with governments that have /8 networks…
An Interview with Brian Kernighan John Wait: Many popular newer programming languages trace their roots to C. Unix has had direct and indirect influence on many newer operating systems. To what do you attribute the longevity and popularity of both C and Unix? Brian Kernighan: Both C and Unix strike a very good balance among expressiveness, efficiency … Continue reading An Interview with Brian Kernighan
People say it’s from the movie “Brain Donors“, which I haven’t seen yet.