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   by jrw 8y ago

   Hahahahahahaha. Cars have some of the worst designed human interfaces known to man. In fact, virtually no designer of products (physical or virtual) cares anymore for their UX. It's sad, but in the mad rush to produce more and more,
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   by jrw 9y ago

   I have paid for a LWN subscription for several years now for exactly that reason. The standard rate is $7/month, but you can also subscribe as a Starving Hacker for half price. LWN is a great source of Linux-related news and well-des
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   by jrw 9y ago

   Thanks for posting this to Hacker News! Very interesting interview covering all aspects of the animal welfare movement. I'm passing on the link to my activist daughters and nieces.
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   by jrw 10y ago

   Hadn't heard of AdNauseam before. Immediately installed it for my primary browser Firefox.
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   by jrw 10y ago

   Thanks for posting this! I remember seeing Sun Ra with June Tyson and John Gilmore sometime in the 70s performing Space is the Place. Never knew there was a movie.
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   by jrw 11y ago

   In addition to those already mentioned: - Stevens: Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment and more recently, - Kerrisk: The Linux Programming Interface. Also, almost anything by Kernighan (with several different co-authors).