Don't ever

tar cvf 1*f

unless you want to overwrite the first of several files with your resulting tar file.

AARGH!

Well, I'm paraphrasing, but the key phrase was there...

~"Those are execution elements that we don't need to address right now."

Best way I've ever heard someone say, "let's get on with the key topic and off the tangent!"

It's better not to say anything if you only have something bad to say.

Grumble.

So I don't have enough time to read my friends' blogs ( Read more... )

http://www.meangene.com/google/google0.html

Click through this. It's well worth it to understand how you ought to redo your website to get Google to recognize how great it is!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_re_eu/russia_putinRead more... )

Baby has taken multiple steps while walking. Today, at pickup time at daycare, when I was let into the room (you have to knock first), she squealed a loud, joyous greeting. Then, she stood up, walked several steps toward me briskly (maybe 7), tripped, crawled three steps, got up, and stepped the remaining 7-9 steps toward me and gave me a big hug ( Read more... )

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo on detering a nuclear terrorist attack on US soil ( Read more... )

The baby's ten months now, and she's getting big on sharing...in a cute way.

For the last few weeks, when there's food still on her tray, but she's no longer hungry, she'll pick up a piece and hold it out to one of us.

If someone leans in, she'll put it into his/her mouth.

"Usually you feed me; now it's my turn to feed you!"

Adorable!

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=683026&fr=&cache=1#

A new way for a dog to chill out, I guess...