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response 412 of 673:
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Aug 5 18:29 UTC 2003 |
Thanks to a suggestion from mdw and a few days of muddling through
manuals and tutorials, I'm now beginning to develop scripting skills in
Tcl.
This is REALLY going to ease my transition to OS X. :):)
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vidar
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response 413 of 673:
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Aug 5 21:47 UTC 2003 |
Re # 408: The ring's meaning is "You ain't putting that in there unless
we're married." It's not like I'm some teenager who sees women as sex
toys.
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jep
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response 414 of 673:
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Aug 6 02:00 UTC 2003 |
I returned today from 3 days at Cub Scout camp with my son. Among
other things, he got his first pocket knife at camp.
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gelinas
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response 415 of 673:
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Aug 6 02:02 UTC 2003 |
The Whittling Chip! Yah.
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scott
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response 416 of 673:
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Aug 6 02:55 UTC 2003 |
(sudden flashback to the Simpsons "junior campers" episode)
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jep
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response 417 of 673:
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Aug 6 17:26 UTC 2003 |
re resp:415: I saw one kid (from another pack) throwing his knife at
trees or the ground as he was walking along. I stopped him and
reminded him he wasn't supposed to throw his knife.
"But it's a lock blade knife," he told me. "It's a throwing knife."
I whipped out an extra Whittling Chip card I had, and showed him where
it says he agreed never to throw a knife. The rules allowed me to take
a corner from his Whittling Chip card at that point, but I didn't. He
wasn't throwing it near anyone else. He obviously didn't know he was
doing anything wrong, and was surprised I'd spoken to him about it.
Anyway, anyone who knows boys or has been one knows darn well the kid
is going to throw his knife. You cannot be a boy with a knife and not
throw it sometimes. It'd be like logging into the UNIX command line,
but never using the rm "-f" option. It can't be done. But as an adult
Cub Scout leader, you have to uphold the rules of the Cub Scouts, so I
did that by talking to the boy. Probably after I talked to him, he at
least hid his knife throwing a little better.
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tod
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response 418 of 673:
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Aug 6 19:48 UTC 2003 |
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bru
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response 419 of 673:
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Aug 6 21:18 UTC 2003 |
what is the rm"-f" option?
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gelinas
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response 420 of 673:
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Aug 6 21:18 UTC 2003 |
<DRIFT>
The Boy Scouts of America (which includes the Cub Scouts) do not accept gay
leaders. I don't think gay Cub Scouts are an issue; they've probably not
thought about it yet.
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gelinas
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response 421 of 673:
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Aug 6 21:20 UTC 2003 |
The "-f" option is 'force' and overrides the absence of 'write' permission
under certain circumstances.
</DRIFT>
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dcat
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response 422 of 673:
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Aug 6 21:35 UTC 2003 |
From !man rm:
-f, --force
Ignore nonexistent files and never prompt the user.
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tod
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response 423 of 673:
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Aug 6 21:36 UTC 2003 |
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michaela
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response 424 of 673:
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Aug 7 00:15 UTC 2003 |
IHB today is my parents' 37th wedding anniversary.
IHB I need to get an 83% or better on my final to keep my "A" in American Lit.
I don't think it'll be a problem. :)
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gelinas
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response 425 of 673:
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Aug 7 00:42 UTC 2003 |
Yes, the Cub Scouts now accept male den leaders.
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jep
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response 426 of 673:
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Aug 7 01:30 UTC 2003 |
John's den leader for next year is a guy. I was a den leader for
John's brother one year, but was awful at it.
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tod
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response 427 of 673:
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Aug 7 04:10 UTC 2003 |
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oval
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response 428 of 673:
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Aug 7 08:50 UTC 2003 |
bruce, man pages are your friend.
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jep
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response 429 of 673:
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Aug 7 15:55 UTC 2003 |
No, man pages are a system of documentation installed on Unix machines
to ensure that no one but those who understand it already learn
anything about a particular Unix binary. My understanding is that it
was not easy to install bear traps in software, to keep users from
familiarizing themselves with the operating system, and so man pages
had to be developed instead. With AIX (IBM Unix), they are part of the
development kit like the C compiler, further establishing limits on who
they are for.
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tod
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response 430 of 673:
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Aug 7 18:01 UTC 2003 |
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goose
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response 431 of 673:
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Aug 7 21:21 UTC 2003 |
NPL?
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tod
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response 432 of 673:
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Aug 7 22:25 UTC 2003 |
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jor
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response 433 of 673:
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Aug 8 01:25 UTC 2003 |
*way* too close to home
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bru
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response 434 of 673:
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Aug 9 12:37 UTC 2003 |
I just decanted my cherry whiskey, and it is good! unfortunately, it only
made a fifth and a half.
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novomit
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response 435 of 673:
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Aug 9 12:50 UTC 2003 |
Cherry Whiskey? Give me bourbon anyday!
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russ
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response 436 of 673:
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Aug 9 13:10 UTC 2003 |
Dropped a couple more pounds, it appears.
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