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[gfish]

I'm not usually much for memes, but this looks like fun.

1. Pick something on my interests list that you also like. Why do you like it?
2. Pick something on my interests list that you don't like. Why don't you like it?
3. Pick something that is on my interests list that surprises you. Why does this surprise you?
4. Pick something that is on my interests list that you know next to nothing about. What do you *think* it is?
5. Pick something that you think should be on my interests list. Why do you think it should be there?

Comments

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Like those, but not sucky. :)

(The following contains simplifications. And I certainly don't claim unix is perfect, etc. The pedants out there can hold their tongues.)

Everything in unix is a file (or a stream of text). This makes combining tools and scripting actions amazingly simple. It has a graphical interface (several, in fact!) but the command line is still the real interface. It is also designed to be multi-user, and has a sane separation of applications and OS functions, making it more secure and stable.

[grinninfoole.livejournal.com]

So, once one learns the language, programming becomes a matter of grammar and editing? I can dig that.