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Unix is Unix is Unix
From a Hackernews comment on my previous post.
Unix is Unix is Unix. Compared to the diversity that is out there even now, and far more so, to that which was out there 25y ago, all Unixes are the same OS, yes.
They are all one because the differences between them are trivial compared to their similarities. It doesn't matter if the kernel is ( Read more... ) -
What is RNA anyway? And why is it so hard to protect yourself against viruses?
[Recycled mailing list post in case it's useful to anyone]
You've heard of DNA, right? DNA is the chemical that is the recording medium for your genetic code and the genetic code of all living organisms, right down to bacteria. You may have also heard it referred to as the "double helix".
Note the "living organisms" part. This is important ( Read more... ) -
Approaching half a year of parenthood (a #projectPrague blog post, by me)
Life has changed beyond anything I could imagine in the last seven or eight months, and I am struggling to adapt ( Read more... ) -
"Retromancer, or, help help I've been Tuckerised"
That writer of far-fetched fiction Robert Rankin is quite an old friend of mine. I'm in the dedication of one of his novels, but even further than that, I'm a very minor character in another of them ( Read more... ) -
More fun with Czech [#projectPrague blog post]
I have now, apparently, surpassed A1 level. Which is good, but it's taken 5 years of on-and-off studying. My 5th anniversary here was at the end of April. I am finding this hard to believe.
But I am still grappling with the language.
I have a very vague hope that It is possible that my Czech will have substantially improved before it's time to ( Read more... ) -
The Patchwork Man [#projectPrague]
Back in October last year, a friend of mine was visiting Prague on a work trip. We met for a few beers. Literally three I think.
Unfortunately, on my way to the Metro after walking back to his hotel with him, I tripped and fell going into the station. He was very helpful and paid for a taxi home. However, as it crossed some of Prague's ubiquitous ( Read more... ) -
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien [sort of #ProjectPrague blog post]
[Patched together from 2 mailing list comments. Apologies for any remaining disjointness ( Read more... ) -
The late great Professor Stephen Hawking
People are exchanging reminiscences online. I'm afraid I only have one ( Read more... ) -
My first conference talk in about 22 years
For those who still read LJ but don't follow my techie blog, I did a talk at the FOSDEM conference in Brussels yesterday.
I've just put the slides, notes and a selection of links on my other blog. It's here. Might be of vague interest.
https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/56835.html