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Comment Re:which language is best? (Score 5, Funny) 394

tail -n 100 /var/log/apache2/access_log | cut -f1 -d" " | sort | uniq
...
I'm honestly curious how long it will take you to do it in C, with/without the DNS lookup. Post source if you don't mind.

Not long at all...

system("tail -n 100 /var/log/apache2/access_log | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq");

Comment Re:Irony (Score 1) 307

Irony requires some sort of lesson learned, as the character makes a decision or some deliberate action which inadvertently brings about their own downfall. If there is no self-induced lesson involved, it isn't irony, it's just unfortunate.

In this situation, for example, it would be sort of ironic if they got addicted to blogging about getting over their addiction to Facebook. Think about the classic example of irony, Oedipus. It wouldn't have been ironic (or nearly as good a story) if he didn't know his fate and actively seek to avoid it.

Comment Re:Gold cure sickness (Score 1) 97

I'm sorry, where is the logic there?

For every Firefox, OpenOffice, or GIMP there are 1000 Wild Tangents or FREE Animated Pony screen savers. So, yes I would call that generally sucking. I feel comfortable in the fact that my doctor makes far more money than my mechanic. I've never taken my girlfriend out to a romantic dinner at the local soup kitchen. That's my logic, where is yours?

Comment Re:Lone voice of reason... (Score 1) 819

It's an ordinance just like anything else. You have to have things like this or else you end up with people with old cars up on blocks in the front yard. The people in charge decided they want everything to look similar within a certain tolerance, and these people crossed the line. I can see their argument, and that's why they get to go to trial over it instead of the city just handing them a big fine. In my town we have ordinances too, and I'm sure most places do. When I first moved into my current house, I didn't own a lawnmower for a while and my grass got pretty unsightly. The city code enforcement officer came by and warned me about it. Did I complain? No, because I chose to buy this house in this town and so I have to follow their rules. If I had a farm out in the country, I wouldn't have to mow, and I could rip up the grass and replace it with woodchips if i wanted, but if you live somewhere with rules, you have to follow those rules! It's amazing how opposed some people are to this simple fact.

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