Category: culture
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The OpenSolaris Bible: a review
Today, I just received my copy of the OpenSolaris Bible by Nicolas A. Solter, Gerald Jelinek, and David Miner. While the post office only dropped this off today, I’ve been frequenting my local bookstore to read this book several times over the past week. To be honest, I haven’t yet finished the book’s meaty 971…
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1984: The masterpiece that killed George Orwell
1984: The masterpiece that killed George Orwell | Books | The Observer.
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Need for the Steed
A lot of webmasters such as bloggers or webcomic authors have fundraisers from time to time. It’s usually for something like a new computer (they are upgrading so they can better bring YOU content. How benevolent!), or some other piece of electronic equipment, or maybe even a medical procedure. This practice is of course self-indulgent…
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Oprah’s Free Chicken Leads to Long Lines, Sit-In
“I went over to our nearest KFC a few minutes ago … and chaos ensued,” the e-mail read. “Despite the very visible grilled chicken behind the register, the manager told everyone with coupons to leave and that the promotion was over for the day. The people there are currently holding a sit-in and refusing to…
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Afghanistan’s only pig quarantined in flu fear
Afghanistan’s only pig quarantined in flu fear | Lifestyle | Reuters.