I bought two Raspberry Pi's in October. One of them is currently doing duty as an IRC server inside of one of my Broadband-Hamnet mesh nodes (formerly HSMM-MESH), the other is for use as a backup, and for experimenting.
I found that programming for a living does tend to take away the passion I used to have for it. To compensate, I tend to code for myself on my off time. I'd like to get into an open source project one of these days, but for now, I just write my own programs and enjoy the process.
You could get into an open source project, see if that might re-kindle your passion for programming. Make sure you check you company policy for code you write after work, you wouldn't want to run afoul of that.
I don't know what "UNIX" you use, that has bash as the standard shell, but the two "UNIX" variants we have at work... Solaris and AIX, both use the Korn shell (ksh) as the default and standard shell.
Of course, I personally despise Winlink 2000, because of the robots that never listen to see if other stations are transmitting, before they transmit, but that's just my personal opinion.
I graduated from high school in 1977. The very first time I saw a calculator was in "A" school in the Navy, later on that year. I bought one at the Navy Exchange, can't remember the price. It was a Casio calculator, I can't remember the model number. We used to get drunk and use it to play music on our stereo in the barracks room. Tune an FM radio to an unused frequency, lay the calculator on top, and just press the buttons. The radio would pick up the frequencies, demodulate them, and play them back.
Slackware was my second distro, after Red Hat. I tend to flit around and change distros almost at will, but I am running Slackware 13.0 on my main desktop at the moment. I also ordered the 13.1 CD set, and will install that when it arrives.
I have to agree with the parent, I have certainly learned a lot about Linux from Slackware.
We only live about 75 miles north of Kennedy Space Center, and yesterday was a nice, clear day. We went outside and watched the launch, as we do most of the shuttle launches. It was kind of sad, realizing this was the last time that orbiter would be launching.
I totally agree. I used to program for a living, now I'm a middle-ware systems engineer on Unix systems, for a large U.S. corporation. I get to work from home, play in Unix and Linux all day, make a pretty good living, and still code for myself.
Am I a billionaire? hardly. Do I enjoy my life a bit more then I did? Most assuredly.
My wife and I recently celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (July 20th - anniversary of the first moon landing:-D ). She's a math and space geek and I'm a computer, ham radio and space geek. We did no special planning, read no manuals, just did it.
Sometimes you have to stop over-analyzing things and just do them!
One of my friends asked me to help his younger brother become acquainted with programming, so I downloaded several "free" language installers (all for Windows), their documentation (as available) and tutorials, burned them all onto a CD and gave it to him. I advised him to install all of them (Python, Perl, Ruby, Java), and play around for a while to see which one(s) interested him the most.
After a few weeks of playing around, reading the tutorials and such, he decided that Python was the language he felt the most comfortable with, and I then bought him the "Learning Python" O'Reilly book, to help him get more of the nuances of the language. I was also available to help him with any questions he might have had, during this learning phase.
Fast forward a couple of years. Said younger brother has now graduated from high school, is going to college part-time, working on a Computer Science degree, and has a full-time job with a software company in the area. He works mainly in Python and Objective-C (for iPhone and iPod Touch development), but is also learning Java, so he can work with the Android SDK.
Is Python the best language to learn programming with? I can't answer that, but I can say it worked wonders in this instance.
I think you might be surprised (pleasantly, at that). I work for a fairly large U.S. corporation, and we have a butt-load of commercial hardware and software (Sun hardware + Solaris, IBM AIX, WebSphere, etc...), but are now making a very concerted push towards open source (Linux on X86/X86-64, JBoss, etc...). Even "old CIO" dogs can learn a new trick... when the IT budget starts shrinking.
If only I could convince them to move from Windows on the desktop, to Linux. Oh well, take the victories when and where you can.
The wife and I stepped out into our driveway and watched the shuttle until it disappeared to the east. We weren't the only ones, about half of the neighborhood was out watching.
Kind of reminded me of the rocket launches back when I was a kid in South Carolina.
I don't generally use any kind of file manager from the console, preferring mainly the standard Unix/Linux utilities. That said, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Norton Commander (from my DOS days), and Midnight Commander from my Linux days. The one thing I always wished mc had was vi key bindings.
You sir (or madam), get my everlasting admiration for pointing out vifm!
Personal preference, I guess, or maybe so he gets the latest and greatest libraries? You'd have to ask Linus.
For me, I do a total reinstall on my desktop and notebook every time Ubuntu ships a new release. Why? Because I like to, I guess. My server, which is running Ubuntu 8.04 LTE server edition, will stay that way until the next LTE release comes out.
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Same here. My wife and I each carry one of those combo tools. She also keeps a can of pepper spray on hers as well ;)
What's on my key chain (besides keys)? A combination window punch/seat belt cutter. Because I live in Florida ;)
I bought two Raspberry Pi's in October. One of them is currently doing duty as an IRC server inside of one of my Broadband-Hamnet mesh nodes (formerly HSMM-MESH), the other is for use as a backup, and for experimenting.
http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/
From Rustlers' Rhapsody:
Rex O'Herlihan: You're not a good guy at all!
Bob Barber: I'm a lawyer, you idiot!
I found that programming for a living does tend to take away the passion I used to have for it. To compensate, I tend to code for myself on my off time. I'd like to get into an open source project one of these days, but for now, I just write my own programs and enjoy the process.
You could get into an open source project, see if that might re-kindle your passion for programming. Make sure you check you company policy for code you write after work, you wouldn't want to run afoul of that.
I wish I had mod points, that made me laugh! :D
I don't know what "UNIX" you use, that has bash as the standard shell, but the two "UNIX" variants we have at work... Solaris and AIX, both use the Korn shell (ksh) as the default and standard shell.
Hey Oracle, you and Larry Ellison can kiss my hairy ass. It will be a cold day in hell before I use any of your products again.
As a friend of mine is fond of saying, "if you want an argument, pick another subject".
I'm just providing one potential solution to the submitter's question.
Well, you could get your Amateur Radio license, then you could use Winlink 2000 to send and receive emails while at sea.
http://www.winlink.org/
Of course, I personally despise Winlink 2000, because of the robots that never listen to see if other stations are transmitting, before they transmit, but that's just my personal opinion.
I graduated from high school in 1977. The very first time I saw a calculator was in "A" school in the Navy, later on that year. I bought one at the Navy Exchange, can't remember the price. It was a Casio calculator, I can't remember the model number. We used to get drunk and use it to play music on our stereo in the barracks room. Tune an FM radio to an unused frequency, lay the calculator on top, and just press the buttons. The radio would pick up the frequencies, demodulate them, and play them back.
It was fun, but the music was somewhat limited ;)
That's funny, I was born in 1959, and I say the exact same thing all the time!
Slackware was my second distro, after Red Hat. I tend to flit around and change distros almost at will, but I am running Slackware 13.0 on my main desktop at the moment. I also ordered the 13.1 CD set, and will install that when it arrives.
I have to agree with the parent, I have certainly learned a lot about Linux from Slackware.
Just freakin installed 13.0 on my computer yesterday!
Thanks Patrick! ;)
That was awesome, thanks for the link!
We only live about 75 miles north of Kennedy Space Center, and yesterday was a nice, clear day. We went outside and watched the launch, as we do most of the shuttle launches. It was kind of sad, realizing this was the last time that orbiter would be launching.
I totally agree. I used to program for a living, now I'm a middle-ware systems engineer on Unix systems, for a large U.S. corporation. I get to work from home, play in Unix and Linux all day, make a pretty good living, and still code for myself.
Am I a billionaire? hardly. Do I enjoy my life a bit more then I did? Most assuredly.
My wife and I recently celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (July 20th - anniversary of the first moon landing :-D ). She's a math and space geek and I'm a computer, ham radio and space geek. We did no special planning, read no manuals, just did it.
Sometimes you have to stop over-analyzing things and just do them!
One of my friends asked me to help his younger brother become acquainted with programming, so I downloaded several "free" language installers (all for Windows), their documentation (as available) and tutorials, burned them all onto a CD and gave it to him. I advised him to install all of them (Python, Perl, Ruby, Java), and play around for a while to see which one(s) interested him the most.
After a few weeks of playing around, reading the tutorials and such, he decided that Python was the language he felt the most comfortable with, and I then bought him the "Learning Python" O'Reilly book, to help him get more of the nuances of the language. I was also available to help him with any questions he might have had, during this learning phase.
Fast forward a couple of years. Said younger brother has now graduated from high school, is going to college part-time, working on a Computer Science degree, and has a full-time job with a software company in the area. He works mainly in Python and Objective-C (for iPhone and iPod Touch development), but is also learning Java, so he can work with the Android SDK.
Is Python the best language to learn programming with? I can't answer that, but I can say it worked wonders in this instance.
I think you might be surprised (pleasantly, at that). I work for a fairly large U.S. corporation, and we have a butt-load of commercial hardware and software (Sun hardware + Solaris, IBM AIX, WebSphere, etc...), but are now making a very concerted push towards open source (Linux on X86/X86-64, JBoss, etc...). Even "old CIO" dogs can learn a new trick... when the IT budget starts shrinking.
If only I could convince them to move from Windows on the desktop, to Linux. Oh well, take the victories when and where you can.
I say shame on the remaining representatives for not telling the President to stuff it, we're waiting for next week.
The wife and I stepped out into our driveway and watched the shuttle until it disappeared to the east. We weren't the only ones, about half of the neighborhood was out watching.
Kind of reminded me of the rocket launches back when I was a kid in South Carolina.
I don't generally use any kind of file manager from the console, preferring mainly the standard Unix/Linux utilities. That said, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Norton Commander (from my DOS days), and Midnight Commander from my Linux days. The one thing I always wished mc had was vi key bindings.
You sir (or madam), get my everlasting admiration for pointing out vifm!
Personal preference, I guess, or maybe so he gets the latest and greatest libraries? You'd have to ask Linus.
For me, I do a total reinstall on my desktop and notebook every time Ubuntu ships a new release. Why? Because I like to, I guess. My server, which is running Ubuntu 8.04 LTE server edition, will stay that way until the next LTE release comes out.
Looks like my next "toy", assuming it really hits the market.
That looks like the perfect "living room" tablet computer, something to keep handy while watching TV.