Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Tod Hansmann
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Daniel C. wrote: > Dear Elders of the Internet, > > I've been at it for six months now and I can perform any of several tasks > with my eyes closed, but my beard (while quite thick and curly) is still > only a modest 2.75 inches long. It has remained at this leng

July Meeting: Perl via Paper Ink Metal and Oil - DIFFERENT LOCATION AND TIME

2014-07-07 Thread Steve Meyers
Date: July 15th, 2014 Time: 7:00pm (NOT THE USUAL TIME) Location: Mountainland Applied Tech College, 2301 Ashton Blvd, Lehi This meetup features John Whitney and his restored 1970′s era teletypes, interfaced with the Internet via custom hardware, a linux box, C, Assembler, Perl, and raw coolnes

Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Mon, 2014-07-07 at 17:25 -0400, Daniel C. wrote: > At this point I am beginning to fear that I will never have a true Unix > Beard. May I still submit my application for Unix Guru, or will I forever > be cursed to live as a low-level functionary? Do you know Perl? I realize that Python is hipp

Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Scott D. Lockhart
For those follicle-ly challenged, there is always the more hard core route: You could become a true Eunuch (kind of rhymes with UNIX). Not sure if your health plan covers it, but the local vet may be able to oblige you as well. Just ask for the Neuter special. Just a thought :) Scott Lockhart O

Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Brian J. Rogers
A guru must also be able to live edit a TCP stream. http://xkcd.com/341/ On Jul 7, 2014 4:54 PM, "Charles Curley" wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:49:08 -0600 > "Brian J. Rogers" wrote: > > > The requirement is that all beards be a full 3 inches long. > > *at least* > > That's for the first 20 ye

Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:49:08 -0600 "Brian J. Rogers" wrote: > The requirement is that all beards be a full 3 inches long. *at least* That's for the first 20 years of guruhood; after that the beard may be shorter. You don't want to get it caught in the hard drive mechanism as you edit the sectors

Re: Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Brian J. Rogers
The requirement is that all beards be a full 3 inches long. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Daniel C. wrote: > Dear Elders of the Internet, > > It is my dream in life to one day be a Unix Guru. I have been working very > hard on this dream job by locking myself in the basement with technical >

Unix Beards

2014-07-07 Thread Daniel C.
Dear Elders of the Internet, It is my dream in life to one day be a Unix Guru. I have been working very hard on this dream job by locking myself in the basement with technical manuals and Red Bull, and refusing to have a single razor in the house. I've been at it for six months now and I can per