The ol' tealeg 🐡
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<p>Geoffrey Teale </p><p>Born in England, adopted by Germany. </p><p>First steps in programming at 6 (1983) - never stopped since. F/OSS contributor since 1994. Software professional since 1998. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HaikuOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BeOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Plan9" class="mention hashtag"
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Now I've had the #Fujitsu #Lifebook #U7311 for a little while, and tested it with 3 #linux distros, #HaikuOS and #OpenBSD, I can report. I'll break it down to several posts, to follow:
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I have, in recent years, begun acquiring old textbooks from University Library sell-offs. They're generally a bit worse for wear, making them cheap. They give up information about how they were used. Which pages are well thumbed? Who left a pencil note? Exactly where did the spine crack? For example. My copy of "Exploring Computer Science with Scheme", by Oliver Grillmeyer, 1998. It came from the Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz and falls open thus:
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You think you&#39;ve got it bad, don&#39;t you know there&#39;s a Diet Coke shortage in India?
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@shriramk@mastodon.social *SPOILERS* in the end, the tortoise gets the girl. (Cut to a devistated Achilles)
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#Trump being unimpressed by Friedrich #Merz might just be the closest he’s ever come to being right about something.
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Today is a day of ironic signage.
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@cdegroot fabulous - ordered a physical copy from Lulu. Congratulations. I'm looking forward to reading it!