And that's where all my fellow pilots stood by me, repeating the old phrase: "You know what they say about gear-up landings: there are those who have done it, and those who will." Yes, in fact, it's something that apparently every long-term pilot does once in their life. {grin} In fact, my pilotage got a whole lot better that day, and the owner of the FBO even let me fly the newly repaired plane on its first flight back from the repair shop to the home field. "Back in the saddle again", he urged.
Just one of my many learning experiences. How many have you had? {grin}
I'll never claim that I wasn't stupid. It's not my job to get you to like me. The point of my case is to pay attention to the mistakes I made, because a lot of people have told me that they either have or could have made similar mistakes. Maybe some of you are so perfect that you wouldn't. Good for you. But don't be so quick to judge that nobody would be that stupid then. Please.
"His position at Intel was not involved in security, intrusion detection, or other areas that might actually call for "white hat hacking" as part of the job function.".
Wrong, I was a systems and network administrator. According to job description, that's part of the job.
First, the amount in dispute was less than $5K. Second, the lower court just reaffirmed what they said before. In other words, no net change. So yes, I still paid roughly $68K in restitution, at the end of the day.
I've had the privilege of meeting Maddog on a few occasions, both at international open source conventions, and on one of the early Linux Cruises (www.geekcruises.com). He's a warm and friendly guy, with nothing but smiles and nice things to say. I hope that when I grow up, I'll be more like him.
Not to mention that Australian "English" and American "English" are sufficiently different that misunderstandings can occur. Vowel sounds, word meanings, word choice, and phrase pitch are all somewhat different. I learned this the hard way the first time I went from my home in the US to "down under". They could understand me just fine (lots of exposure to American television), but I would sometimes have to ask them to repeat or explain things.
What in the hell is "postgre"? Do you mean "PostgreSQL"? No such thing as "postgre". It's pronounced "post gres cue ell". Or "Postgres" for short, if you really wanna leave off two letters.
book that beats people into submission so that they make READABLE perl
One of the key issues repeatedly addressed in this book (and our courses) is readable and maintainable Perl.
We often talk about "the maintenance programmer". As in, "you, three months/weeks/hours from now, when you can't remember what the hell you wrote", and how to write for "that" person.
Believe me, I have a vested interest in removing the "Perl is unreadable/unmaintable" meme. It shall die!
We didn't really have 5.8's differences in mind. However, we made sure that the exercises were not invalidated by 5.8.
So yeah, you got us. It's a marketing ploy.
However, we did do more than "rearrange" things. We're constantly updating our Llama class, and the latest changes were indeed dragged back into this book. So, you've got the best of an already good class, as updated by people that are teaching it every week.
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Killed by the lawyers. The only message now is:
I'm not making this up. I wish I were."We'd actually prefer if you STOP using Perl. You seem to be giving it a bad name. KTHX, Bye."
It's Randal, not Randall. And I'm actually more like 5'6". Still a bit short for a stormtrooper.
Dunno who the "you" is in your phrase, but it was obviously not pointed at me. I was never an Intel employee.
Yes, the moment I blurt out something about the power of "Jury Nullification", I'd be pulled very fast. Sad, but true.
Just one of my many learning experiences. How many have you had? {grin}
I'll never claim that I wasn't stupid. It's not my job to get you to like me. The point of my case is to pay attention to the mistakes I made, because a lot of people have told me that they either have or could have made similar mistakes. Maybe some of you are so perfect that you wouldn't. Good for you. But don't be so quick to judge that nobody would be that stupid then. Please.
The password was "pre$ident". Yes, president, with the s changed to a dollar sign. Which "crack" found.
I never lost my right to vote. Only four states do that, not Oregon.
I can probably still get out of jury duty, since I now have a bias about criminal convictions. {grin}
I can't possess firearms yet. I have to apply to the BATF separately. I plan on doing that, but it's not yet in progress.
Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence, your honor!
Sustained.
Wrong, I was a systems and network administrator. According to job description, that's part of the job.
First, the amount in dispute was less than $5K. Second, the lower court just reaffirmed what they said before. In other words, no net change. So yes, I still paid roughly $68K in restitution, at the end of the day.
I've had the privilege of meeting Maddog on a few occasions, both at international open source conventions, and on one of the early Linux Cruises (www.geekcruises.com). He's a warm and friendly guy, with nothing but smiles and nice things to say. I hope that when I grow up, I'll be more like him.
And don't forget My Name is Earl: the only broadcast show that I TiVo.
Not to mention that Australian "English" and American "English" are sufficiently different that misunderstandings can occur. Vowel sounds, word meanings, word choice, and phrase pitch are all somewhat different. I learned this the hard way the first time I went from my home in the US to "down under". They could understand me just fine (lots of exposure to American television), but I would sometimes have to ask them to repeat or explain things.
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Remember. "cat" means "concatenate". If you're not concatenating, don't use cat.
What in the hell is "postgre"? Do you mean "PostgreSQL"? No such thing as "postgre". It's pronounced "post gres cue ell". Or "Postgres" for short, if you really wanna leave off two letters.
You have to learn Perl as your second language, so that you realize how much easier Perl is than your first language.
No one thing seems to have more affected how people think about Perl. {sigh}
With respect to Rasmus, whom I've met on more than one occasion, I've often said:
I'll leave it to you to discover why I say that.We often talk about "the maintenance programmer". As in, "you, three months/weeks/hours from now, when you can't remember what the hell you wrote", and how to write for "that" person.
Believe me, I have a vested interest in removing the "Perl is unreadable/unmaintable" meme. It shall die!
We didn't really have 5.8's differences in mind. However, we made sure that the exercises were not invalidated by 5.8.
So yeah, you got us. It's a marketing ploy.
However, we did do more than "rearrange" things. We're constantly updating our Llama class, and the latest changes were indeed dragged back into this book. So, you've got the best of an already good class, as updated by people that are teaching it every week.
Well, you can either go with The Alpaca book (Learning Perl Objects References and Modules), or The Perl Cookbook. I've heard both touted as "the third book".
That's certainly one AC's opinion. Good thing most people don't share your opinion. Otherwise, I wouldn't have a job.