Viewing profile — darmok

According to Wikipedia: ------------- Consistently named to US News & World Report's "America’s Best Colleges" list under the Regional College (North) and Best Value School categor…

I first became familiar with her work in the early 90's when she was writing for the New York Times. I loved her writing style and always read her articles. She was just as good on…

I started my first programming job back in 2000 and was reading Cryptonomicon at the time and came across this little gem in the book: "When Randy gets back to his cell, he sits cr…

I remember doing the same thing. I loved KDE until KDE 4. Then I used Ubuntu with Gnome 2 for a while and really liked it, but then Ubuntu decided to switch to Unity which I found …

Oh yeah - I loved that crappy little computer with all my heart back in the day. I essentially memorized the "Beginner's BASIC" book that came with it which was an amazingly simple…

Costco carries a few different TV antennas including Winegard models. They're only about $40, they are flat and inconspicuous (basically look like a paper towel) and they work grea…

I was hoping for an informative well-written article. Alas, I was to be disappointed. Ignoring the juvenile profanity and the condescending rhetoric, the author completely misdiagn…

My earlier comment is definitely clouded by nostalgia :-) I loved the Seattle of the past, but the Seattle of today to me seems more about horrible traffic, ridiculous home prices,…

While growing up in the Seattle area in the 70's & 80's, I always thought Seattle was the coolest city in the world. It's still fun for me to visit and I do miss the trees, lakes, …