Pavlov-like reflexes
It seems that I'm slowly becoming a robot. Apparently, between the time I push the key-combination that starts Firefox and the time it actually appears on the screen, I forget what I started it for. (Although it takes only about 3-5 seconds). Then, driven by an invisible force I automatically (and unconsciously) type <Control+L> sd <Enter>[1] which takes me to slashdot. By the time I realize what I'm doing, the page is already loaded and I can almost hear the productivity crashing through the floor.
... maybe I need a faster[2] computer. :D
[1] <Control+L> -- activates the "address bar"
sd <Enter> -- my keyword / shortcut for slashdot
[2] I currently have a dual P III @ 600MHz which seems ok for 99% of the applications in Linux.
posted Friday, January 14th 2005 at 15:22 | permalink
Linus and the future of society
Well, the title is a little bit misleading, but that's what this article is about. And it's interesting too. :)
And while I'm at it (posting links, that is), the discussion over the slashdot poll this week generated very interesting comments. Although slashdot is very U.S.-centric, the slashdot readers aren't. And it's nice to see what they have to say about the differences between various cultures, and how the U.S. see them. Really interesting indeed.
And finally, I've ran into an old Usenet posting telling the story of the beginnings of the Usenet trolls, and how Rob Pike (one of "ye olde UNIX wizards") used Markov chains to make fun of the unknowing posters.
posted Friday, January 14th 2005 at 01:41 | permalink
