Comment Re:Stupid Tricks (Score 1) 2362
for straight summaries, du -cks is crap. instead use:
du -sh
On the topic of humourous command flags, one of my favourites is a directory listing, reverse sorted by creation time:
$ ls -Fart
Comment Re:There is this part ... (Score 1) 2362
Or Ctrl-A _ if you're using screen and would prefer a visual notification of the lack of activity in that particular window.
Comment Re:session-sharing with screen -x (Score 1) 2362
What do you mean you're not constantly running in 80x24...? Aah the good old days of using screen on an IBM 3151...
Apple to Offer Monthly iTunes TV Subscriptions 353
sg3000 writes "Fans of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, rejoice! Reuters is reporting that Apple will provide monthly subscriptions to two of Comedy Central's most popular shows. One question, as TV shows become available for sale on the Internet, will this make it harder to share clips online, such as through Google Video? In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true."
Comment Re:Eewww. (Score 2, Informative) 959
In Australia, 'thongs' are a form of footwear. You call them flip-flops.
