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  1. Re:as much as i like the on The Economist on The Rise of Linux · · Score: 1

    Could you amplify just what MS did for the last ten years in the Async IO area ?? Just wondering.

  2. Barney Google with the googly-googly eyes on Verbing Weirds Google · · Score: 1

    This song was published in 1923, using capped and lower cases. How about prior use ?? Since Bert and Ernie featured the numbers 1 through 10 on Sesame Street, will we need to type 1TM, 2TM, 3TM... ??? I think I will just trademark the whole darn alphabet, on letter at a time.

  3. Dijkstra on Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: 1930-2002 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    His writings on semaphores gave me the key thoughts on scheduling real time OS's some 30 plus years ago and I went on to create and use those RTOS's in a variety of micro and mini computers over the years on a lot of consulting jobs. Most of the time, I neglected to tell management just how I did things, and the results were some amazing systems way back then. He nudged me to realize that "Simplicity is Elegance" when it comes to software design, which is really a matter of efficient resource management. If you can understand your own designs, they might even work. He will be missed.

  4. What's In a Name ? on GRACE Exceeds Expectations! · · Score: 1

    I found the acronym in the associated stories, but it might have also been appropriate to use the name Grace to honor Grace Hopper. Those of you in the Older-Than-Water Club will know, you wee tots out there might find it interesting.