Archive for September, 2005

The Bible Belt celebrates Banned Book Week in style

Monday, September 26th, 2005

It seems a couple of parents in Newark, OH, are intent on giving the local children a lesson in irony. As the rest of the country moves ahead with plans to read banned books as part of the ALA’s yearly Banned Book Week, Greg and Tina Angeletti are going to their school board to protest […]

Reminder: Banned Books Week

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Just a reminder to everyone that the last week in September is Banned Books Week, when the American Library Association urges all to go out and read at least one book that has been challeneged or banned at some point.
Share This

Forcing list context with anonymous arrays

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

In the learn something new every day department, we have this gem from John W. Krahn on the perl beginners list in response to the following question:
I have a file that I would like to read in then
do the following:
[…]

Apology

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

I want to apologize to anyone who’s commented here lately, particularly to Autrijus and grumpy who commented on my Perl6 rant. For some reason, I don’t seem to be getting emails when people comment. I’m looking into it.
Share This

Famous Capricorns

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Doing some reading for a post over at The Open Source Weblog. Apparently, Kirk McKusick and I share a birthday. Who knew? And here I though I was the only one who was going to get a nasty birthday present in 2038.
Share This

Disappointed with the mainstream blogosphere

Friday, September 9th, 2005

If “mainstream blogosphere” isn’t an oxymoron; I don’t think it is anymore. That may be part of the problem, I’m not sure.

Anyway, this isn’t how it’s supposed to work, folks. I feel like the uncool kid in high school who was always three years behind the times for mentioning this almost two weeks after is […]

NYCBSDCon 2005

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

In the mail yesterday; pretty much speaks for itself. :
> (REMINDER: There is no monthly September meeting at the Apple Store this month due to NYCBSDCon.)
>
>Speakers and topics are now set for NYCBSDCon 2005 to be held at Columbia University in Manhattan on September 17th 2005.
>
> The speaker list is impressive. Scheduled speakers and […]

“…and what was over there…”

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

“…is over here.” From [Reporters Sans Frontièrs](http://www.rsf.org/):
Reporter Tim Harper and photographer Lucas Oleniuk of the Canadian Toronto Star daily were the victims of police violence while covering a clash between police and looters. The police threatened them several times at gunpoint and, when they realised Oleniuk had photographed them hitting looters, they hurled him to […]