theNextStep

12673 pts · January 13, 2013


stairs are hard

I remember the *old* version of this — the 1986 lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerry Sussman, which are still around and are IMHO better.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

... in a most peculiar way.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I vaguely recall someone suffering an air embolism from having air blown into their vagina (and possibly dying?). Fun times, I'm sure.

7 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Her recently-removed benign brain tumor.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

There's not enough Metropolis on Imgur.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

so THAT'S where that came from!

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

TeXbook!

7 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

If all bread-y products do that to you, I'd go see a doctor.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

People still sign up, amazingly. I wonder what the retention rate is like nowadays.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

YSSY does, but I don't recall it feeling that close!

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've heard that they are rolling out platform-edge doors to the whole network. Whether than happens, of course...

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I tend to agree; this data makes no sense without same-time-last-year.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Tine for me to ask what the fork you're going on about.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I've got it written down on a piece of paper.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

where a cell provider didn't upgrade their infrastructure

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm 165cm, I took some steps two at time, slipped, and now I can't walk.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

<3 zfs

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

With a black hat? Or a beret?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

C-w, M-w and C-y correspond to the traditional Ctrl+x, Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v, from the CUA spec.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is why I map capslock to both escape and control.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

C-w is kill-region; M-w is kill-ring-save; C-y is yank, and those map onto the "normal" C-[XCV]. Also see 'use CUA keys' under Options.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Anyone who thinks this is bitter has no taste and isn't preparing it correctly. In other news, I like red wine and dark chocolate.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I took one ten minutes after wild sex with my partner. The interviewer asked if I'd had to run to get the phone.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

ewwwwwwww, Matlab

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

I'm not your PAL, NTSC.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

My new years' resolution was to take up swing dancing. Best decision ever.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

IMHO not until HP bought and oracled them.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

... huh, I didn't know they were now officially defunct. RIP Compaq.

11 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

I am a leaf on the wind.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0