P.S. It’s A Good Day For Linux

My programmer is happy. The following goodies got released or mentioned in the news (and now that I have discovered the intense, brain-melting joy of extreme information overload via an RSS aggregator) I get to jump up and down on the bed with the latest tidbits-essentially beating him to the scoop and waking him [...]

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Storing Your Life On A ClipBoard

I have to admit that making the switch from Windows to a Linux operating system years ago was not without curses, lost files, and a few divaish temper tantrums. In the beginning, when a deadline was getting dangerously close, there were one or two late night scream and tearfests that usually were started with:
“In [...]

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Death Due To Lack of Swap

Alternate title: Somebody better re-boot my programmer real quick or blood, guts, RAM, and little green boards will be strewn all over the office.
Mark O’Neill is blogging about my life on Geeks Are Sexy TM. His post, When all that’s left is to re-boot your day, is cutting awful close to home as [...]

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Drowning In RSS Feeds

You’re all in trouble.  I’m venturing into this-what my programmer calls-Web 2.0 world.  A few days ago I tried my hand at subscribing to RSS feeds using Google Reader.  For all of those who are as behind as I am, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  News websites, blogs, companies, etc. spit out feeds that [...]

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Late Night Email Dialogues: Locating The Mouse

My programmer emails me when I’m just down the hall. Fast asleep. He comes to bed at 4 AM (a bona fide night owl he often declares with glee). Me, I’m on the reverse schedule. To bed by 11 PM, up by 8 AM. Waiting in my inbox is always [...]

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The Programmer And The Treadmill

I’m searching for a treadmill. Running is the only exercise that counters my cake, pie, donut, and soda addictions. My weakness (besides sugar): I hate the cold, and it has been damn cold on the east coast this week. So I did some research and set out to try a few models, [...]

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Spread A Little Love, Programmer Style

Just because a programmer is starry-eyed and seemingly, completely absorbed with the latest release of Firefox or a new software framework (Seam (has nothing to do with sewing), Ruby (I’m not talking about a sparkly you can put on your finger), or Spring (not the season or something you can bounce on) doesn’t mean he [...]

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The Great Operating System Debate…

…and how it affects your life once you move in with the love of your life-your programmer.
Let’s look at my operating system timeline as an example.
Late ’90s: I discover computers; computers loaded with Windows. I muddle through email, WordPerfect, and become addicted to Civilization (one of my few claims to geekdom).
2000: Dating my [...]

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Is That A Mouse Nestled In Your Cleavage?

So I finally dreamed up an avatar…
The Programmer gasps excitedly.
“Is that an optical, USB mouse in your bra?” he asks while his eyes lovingly caress the delicately curved, sleek plastic.
“Can I click it?”
“Oh, yeah,” she sighs dreamily. “Click me, baby!”
Okay, so I’ve got a strange sense of humor. Other odd things [...]

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Pursued by a Lusty Programmer (aka Dating)

I mentioned in my first post, What is a Programmer, that dating a programmer is very different from cohabitating with a keyboard-caressing code maestro. Programmers typically possess terabytes of focus. And let me tell you, having that all-consuming mind directed at you is wonderful, ego-inflating, and possibly love-inducing. He/she pursues you, [...]

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