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by darmok 10y ago
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 categories. The Princeton Review also recognized
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by darmok 10y ago
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 TV - sharp, intelligent dialog without the yelling y
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by darmok 10y ago
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 crosslegged on his bed with the Walkman and begins dealin
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by darmok 10y ago
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 to be pure rubbish. About that time, Gnome decided to go
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by darmok 11y ago
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 and effective book for learning TI's B
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by darmok 11y ago
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 great!
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by darmok 11y ago
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 misdiagnoses the technology shift that will be the real game chang
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by darmok 11y ago
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, and omnipresent materialism. But that's a perspective
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by darmok 11y ago
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, and Mt. Rainier, but to me it has comple