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This is one of my favorite books, and I own the hard-copy. As I was reading it, I found that a lot of the problems mentioned seem to be affecting Windows and macOS, while Linux based distros have them resolved. I found the commentary and history both hilarious and informative. The anti-forward by Dennis Ritchie is also very funny. If anyone has found similar CS style humor books, please let me know!
I've just skimmed the TOC and, having never seen this book before, I'm a little in love. Here's why It's a cynical UNIX manual from the 1990's. Here: > 14 NFS..............283 > Nightmare File System > Not Fully Serviceable............284 > No File Security...........287 > Not File System Specific? (Not Quite)..........292 Here also: > The Oxymoronic World of Unix Security .......243 > Holes in the Armor ........244…
Most of what's on the book has been fixed (not NFS, this one is forever), and we have an entirely new set of things to worry about.
The book is funny, but every part of it feels old.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
And: > Your sense of the possible is in no sense pure: sometimes you want the same thing you have, but wish you had done it yourselves; other times you want something different, but can't seem to get people to use it; sometimes one wonders why you just don't shut up and tell people to buy a PC with Windows or a Mac. No Gulag or lice, just a future whose intellectual tone and interaction style is set by Sonic the Hedg…
"a future whose intellectual tone and interaction style is set by Sonic the Hedgehog" Ironically, Unix won yet here we are..
I bought this book in print 20+ years ago. It came with a vomit bag.
Like, an actual book! Not just printing it yourself?
I bought this book in print 20+ years ago. It came with a vomit bag.