Create/modify user passwords in batch mode « The eternal fight between admins and computers On Red Hat Enterprise Linux the passwd command has a flag, –stdin, that lets you echo text into it. Great for scripts. Why Jargon Feeds on Lazy Minds – Scott Berkun "…all you need to remember is this: never use a fancy word when a simple one will do."
Unjust Deserts? "A job well done deserves a proper reward, right? But in collaborative efforts such as agile development, can you single out individual efforts without killing the team’s morale and productivity?" Seth's Blog: Should you ignore the n00bs? "Great design is intuitive. Great design eliminates confusion. But not for everyone, not all the time." Been saying this a lot lately. Eliminating confusion definitely follows the 80/20 rule. Amazon.com: You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger (Bluejacket Books): Roger Hall: Books (tags: to-read) ACM Queue – A Conversation with Jim Gray: Who would ever, in this time of the greatest interconnectivity in human history, go back to shipping bytes around via snail mail as a preferred means of data transfer? …
Unjust Deserts? "A job well done deserves a proper reward, right? But in collaborative efforts such as agile development, can you single out individual efforts without killing the team’s morale and productivity?" Seth's Blog: Should you ignore the n00bs? "Great design is intuitive. Great design eliminates confusion. But not for everyone, not all the time." Been saying this a lot lately. Eliminating confusion definitely follows the 80/20 rule. Amazon.com: You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger (Bluejacket Books): Roger Hall: Books (tags: to-read) ACM Queue – A Conversation with Jim Gray: Who would ever, in this time of the greatest interconnectivity in human history, go back to shipping bytes around via snail mail as a preferred means of data transfer? …
The BEST Summer Vacation Ever! – Diggerland In years past the Minnesota State Fair has had a dirt pit where you could drive Bobcats, small excavators, etc.
Apple bails on Black Hat talk "Marketing got wind of it, and nobody at Apple is ever allowed to speak publicly about anything without marketing approval" First rule of Apple is you don't talk about Apple, unless you are praising it.
The New Atlantis » The Hydrogen Hoax "To get serious about energy policy, America needs to abandon, once and for all, the false promise of the hydrogen age." Interesting stuff. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Harry Potter Series), Harry Potter Series, J. K. Rowling, Book – Barnes & Noble Great, another one. I wish they'd hurry up with the movies. Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe are getting old. Windows Vista Magazine | PC Heaven "Save power – disable Windows Aero at will" Going to try this on my laptop tonight.
Dear Diary: It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen | Good Morning Silicon Valley This is pretty cool — they’re going to post Orwell’s diary entries day by day exactly 70 years after he wrote them.
The Fishbowl: A Public Service for the FSF Charles Miller being a lot nicer than I would have been in addressing the FSF vs. Apple debate. Good points & links, too. Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting – Yahoo! News “A woman who lives at Walendowski’s house reported the incident. She said he was intoxicated.” From the state that just figured out it is illegal to have sex with a corpse because the corpse didn’t give consent. Apparently we have nothing better to do.
Ext2 On Singularity UW-Madison’s CS department representing itself with a graduate project porting ext2 to MS Singularity. Cool. Apple’s Year Ahead: Slashing Mac Prices To Boost Market Share? (AAPL) I would buy a Mac if it were price-competitive with PC hardware.
Howto: Check if a LUN is being locked by the host? » Yellow Bricks This is very useful if you are running a number of ESX servers, clustered.