September 2008
11 posts
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tip: google
rss feeds for gmail signatures do not work well
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tip: ssh
if key-based login is not working, make sure permissions are correctly set on ~/.ssh (drwx———) and ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 (-rw———-)
“We’ve just added comprehensive transit info for the entire New York metro...”
– Official Google Blog: NYC transit directions have arrived
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tip: shell
banner -w 50 foobar will print foobar in ascii art
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tip: matlab
use “format compact” to reduce whitespace in output
“What’s really missing is the software that produced the results that convinced...”
– pedersen-last-word-2008.pdf (application/pdf Object)
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tip: emacs
M-; comments a line, and M-x comment-region comments entire blocks
“In short, if it seems wordish, use it. No apologies necessary.”
– Chillax - The Boston Globe
“How people spend their discretionary income – the cash that goes to clothing,...”
– What Your Global Neighbors Are Buying - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com
Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world... →
“As the word free in English does not distinguish between gratis and libre,...”
– Gratis versus Libre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 