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When you first decide to make the leap to Linux, the sheer number of choices is paralyzing. You are immediately bombarded with strange names, tribal debates, and endless tier lists. Should you use something Debian-based? Is RPM better? What on earth is a rolling release? Here is the open-source community’s worst-kept secret: unless you are […]
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Language as a definition is “A set of spoken, written, or signed words and the way we combine them to communicate a meaning.” Perhaps we should change that definition to include “Using complex grammar” to really distinguish human language from animal languages especially that a lot of animals are capable – when taught – to […]
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Some words of wisdom by Steven Wright All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met. OK, so what’s the speed of dark? How do you tell when you’re […]
Eyad SalahThis is truly bizarre. Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD! Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can! Again, as quickly as you can but don’t advance until you’ve done each of them … really. Think of a number from 1 to 10.
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Here are some images that have been photoshopped at the request of people wanting to look better than they look in their photo. Request: “I want to look like the son of a powerful politician!” Request: “My friend behind me looks a little dull. Can you make him more dramatic?” Request: “Make me hot shi*t on […]
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Linux (/ˈlinəks/) is An open-source version of the UNIX operating system. It’s kind of a big deal for Servers Mainframes and Super computers. More than 90% of today’s super computers run on a some kind of Linux. Also many small devices run on Linux even if you can’t tell they do… for example the Android […]
Eyad SalahI want to go back to old times to when: Decisions were made by going “eeny-meeny-miney-mo.” Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, “do over!” “Race issue” meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in “Monopoly.” Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening. It wasn’t […]
Eyad SalahYou know you Are an extreme redneck when: You let your 14-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids. The Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas is in it. You’ve been married three times and still have the same in-laws. You think […]
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Things to teach your children Never shake a man’s hand sitting down. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs is not one. The man at the grill is the closest thing we have to a king. Fetch him beers. In a negotiation, never make the first offer. Never cancel dinner plans […]
Eyad SalahThe following are a sampling of REAL answers received on exams given by The California Department of Transportation’s driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders.) Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road? A: What for? He can’t see my license plate. Q: Who has the right of […]
Eyad SalahDo you have problems landing jobs or getting interviews? it’s most likely your C.V. In the past few years, I’ve received a lot of C.Vs. And out of curiosity, even if the C.V was not meant for me to read, I take a look at it. I’ve been trough almost a thousand C.Vs, and I’ve […]
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