Daily Archives: November 15, 2003

Quel’age as tu?

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

I made a startling discovery today. After hours of rationalizing, reasoning and thinking I came up with the following conclusion: Our dog doesn’t understand us because she only understands French. Our 12 year old puppy was born somewhere in Acadia, … Continue reading →

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Softwood dispute closer to deal?

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian negotiators are willing to give up some ground and move some of their demands closer to the hard-line US softwood lobby. The Canadian counter-offer proposes that Canadian softwood shipments be allowed to enter … Continue reading →

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Stereotypes

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

Compare this:    “I can imagine them sitting at a coffee shop in San Francisco, an old seedy one on Van Ness, both needing a shave and a bath, quoting Trotsky and Marx to each other” with this:    “It is indescribable. … Continue reading →

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Firebird

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

While reading the release notes for the latest version of Firebird (conveniently compiled by Alfons) I noticed the following:    “You must also delete your old Mozilla Firebird directory rather than just overwriting the files there. Not doing so WILL result … Continue reading →

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A programmer ≠ a mechanic

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

I used to compare programmers to mechanics but I wonder if that comparison is still valid. At work it is expected from me to solve problems. They are categorized too and I can tell the difference if they’re critical or … Continue reading →

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gigaCube

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Arthur

Over at Slashdot there was an item about a guy modifying his Cobalt Qube 2 server into a postmodern giga server. Pretty box. Which brings me to a quote on the ‘How do I do it myself’ page:    “My Qube … Continue reading →

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