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I remember reading Alan Cox online diary with interest. Short and down-to-earth. I guess I read it because it was updated regularly. This was before Facebook an
by torh 4y ago
I remember reading Alan Cox online diary with interest. Short and down-to-earth. I guess I read it because it was updated regularly. This was before Facebook and Twitter, so anything that got regularly updated was a catch.
- MonkeyClub 4y agoHis was a very interesting journal, technical yet engaging, it would draw you into the daily life of a kernel developer with wit. After he switched to using his journal as an exercise in Gaelic, I lost touch, as I don’t read the language. I later found out that after the passing of his wife, he retreated, and worked on an 8-bit Unix. Twitter and Wordpress/Blogspot don’t have the same aesthetic, as when you’re reading someone’s personal blog. That’s like you’re visiting someone in their living room, they’re offering you tea and a chat in their own space, which does as much to convey an atmosphere as the content, something that cookie cutter platforms sorely miss.