Comment Re:Moo (Score 1) 11
I don't remember Duckpins. I remember dips and chips, but not sure if i was reading then.,
Comment Moo (Score 1) 11
That's the first Slashdot email i've gotten in a little while...
Comment Re:The return of /. ? (Score 1) 299
I kept thinking maybe slashdot.org could make a big return !
It's a different platform with a different audience. I really don't think that idea has any hope. Unfortunately.
Comment Re:Slashdot vs Reddit (Score 1) 299
Heh,
I've been journaling, but stopped reading the main page long before that.
Journal Journal: Line: Ah, to be 50 again.
Working on a report for someone in her late 70s over the phone, i lamented on being 50 when i took off my glasses and got close to the laptop to read the small letters on the screen. Her response: Ah, to be 50 again.
It made me smile. It's refreshing to hear things put in perspective.
Journal Journal: Chronicle: 50
Just like last year, my birthday again shifted me up one year. And like Marxist Hacker 42 said, 50 is really depressing. I could go on, but i won't.
Comment Re:moo (Score 1) 9
How should i know?
Comment Re:moo (Score 1) 9
Last farewell was to ~talinom, this one is to ~jawtheshark. Otoh, this is part 2, so it sounds like they're connected.
Comment moo (Score 1) 9
Wasn't that someone else?
Comment Re:RIP, and CA too (Score 1) 50
For more verification, Broadcom purchased the software hospice company Computer Associates (CA) in 2018.
Comment Re:Link to (Score 1) 2
Couln't find it. Sorry. It's something like "Every time i hear someone say he's an Access DBA i can't help but snicker."
Journal Journal: Vignette: Database programmer, Access. 2
Just the other day someone told me that he was a database programmer. So, i asked him which database. He said, "Access". I snickered (and remebered Brent Ozar's tweet on the subject).
Comment Re:Mid-Life Crisis (Score 1) 4
Ha!
Comment Re:Mid-Life Crisis (Score 1) 4
I guess i have what to look forward to then.
Journal Journal: Chronicle: 49 4
As i turn 49, i felt the urge to post, because i always post on my birthday. Except i don't. Going through the list (link takes you through your own posts, as adding a username does not work), i found:
