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by dragonquest 16y ago
Good for them and Conrad. No Starch press always impresses me with their general geekiness and awesomeness. I've never actually read a bad book from them. If someone is interested in Linux I heartily recommend their 'How Linux Works' title
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by dragonquest 16y ago
A tutorial using Quicklisp :) its so nice to see a flurry of activity around it. It seems it was the shot in the arm much needed for CL.
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by dragonquest 16y ago
Shouldn't that be Object Pascal?
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Yahoo's data center chief draws lessons from century-old tech(computerworld.com)
1 points by dragonquest 16y ago|0 comments
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What we miss about MIS: 5 old-school ideas that weren't so bad(computerworld.com)
2 points by dragonquest 16y ago|1 comments
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by dragonquest 16y ago
Actually, YouPorn is powered by Perl and Catalyst and regularly makes the top 25 domains. Not sure if it beats the BBC main site though.
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by dragonquest 16y ago
Here's a short checklist sorta thing in no particular order. 1. Go get Nemeth's Linux Sysadmin Handbook. Read it and learn the tricks of the trade. 2. I cannot stress this enough, get a desktop with the exact Linux distro you put up. You ne
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A short history of Text Editors(dreamincode.net)
2 points by dragonquest 16y ago|0 comments
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by dragonquest 16y ago
Serious question, any specific reason you went with O'Reilly and not Microsoft Press? Seeing as you do work on the Azure team and this would be a perfect match for MS Press.
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by dragonquest 16y ago
Not to nitpick, but I think you meant Hindi (the language) as opposed to Hindu (the religion). :)
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by dragonquest 16y ago
I do agree that Ruby has passed this test since there are quite a few Ruby projects out there, a ton of startups and even some big names showing interest in it. There are webhosts out there which specialize in Ruby deployments which is a bi
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SAP acquires Sybase for $5.8 Billion(zdnet.com)
4 points by dragonquest 16y ago|0 comments
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by dragonquest 16y ago
I do use Opera as my primary browser since I've gotten used to it from the 5.x timeframe. And I do agree that they could not have chosen a better browser to sell to. However, I'm wondering if it should have been sold at all, specifically to
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by dragonquest 16y ago
I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or not. On the optimistic side, it could mean a more resourceful entity with plenty of goodies coming in like more File Hosting space. On the other hand, I've been using the paid Fastmail service fo
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Visual Studio 2010 released(microsoft.com)
146 points by dragonquest 17y ago|119 comments
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What if all software was open source? A code to unlock the desktop(uwnews.org)
1 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft turns 35: Best, worst and most notable moments(computerworld.com)
22 points by dragonquest 17y ago|10 comments
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Can Microsoft really build a better browser?(arstechnica.com)
1 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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by dragonquest 17y ago
I've also heard the same. The multicolored apple in the logo was apparently supposed to signify the cyanide that caused Turing's death.
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How Popular Tech Companies Got Their Names(makeuseof.com)
18 points by dragonquest 17y ago|8 comments
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Who will buy Palm?(mondaynote.com)
41 points by dragonquest 17y ago|9 comments
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Yelp facing class-action lawsuit over extortive "ad sales"(arstechnica.com)
2 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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Tumblr vs Posterous: quick blogging showdown(arstechnica.com)
3 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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Apple's Cult of Secrecy a Way of Life in Asia(pcmag.com)
7 points by dragonquest 17y ago|1 comments
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by dragonquest 17y ago
Clearcase Airlines is run by one of the largest megacorps in the world and usually only have business executives flying in them. They are a pretty old airline whose ownership has changed hands many times over the years, each owner adding a
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by dragonquest 17y ago
If it wasn't for the checkbox bug, I'd be pretty happy with Chrome. However for now, Firefox it is. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=0551...
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Oracle-Sun Merger Wins EU Approval(informationweek.com)
4 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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75% of Linux code now written by paid developers(apcmag.com)
3 points by dragonquest 17y ago|0 comments
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Windows hole discovered after 17 years(h-online.com)
81 points by dragonquest 17y ago|27 comments
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by dragonquest 17y ago
From my limited experience, Clisp also is a fine option for running on Windows in case you are looking for an alternative.

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