Entries from ianuarie 2009

ianuarie 30, 2009

funny Unix commands

I don’t have enought time to study for “System Programming in UNIX”, but I do have enough time to post this:
% cat “food in cans”
cat: can’t open food in cans
% nice man woman
No manual entry for woman.
% “How would you rate George Bush’s incompetence?
Unmatched “.
% [Where is Jimmy Hoffa?
Missing ].
% ^How did the sex change [...]

ianuarie 18, 2009

istoria telefoanelor mele (mobile) :)

* post scris pornind de la o idee de-a Denisucai
Toamna lui 2002: Primul telefon mobil mi l-am cumparat singura in clasa a X-a. Era un un telefon de genul “caramida cu antena” (nu-mi mai amintesc firma, dar stiu sigur ca nu era Bosch), la mana a doua. Platisem pe el fabuloasa suma de 800.000 lei [...]

ianuarie 16, 2009

Plopii din Berlin

Anne B. Ragde – “Plopii din Berlin”

Mi-am dat seama ca vreau sa o citesc imediat dupa ce am aflat subiectul cartii. Mi-a placut atat de mult incat nu am reusit sa gasesc un echilibru intre a o devora rapid si a o savura lent. Uneori m-a facut sa rad in hohote, iar alteori sa plang [...]

ianuarie 16, 2009

things (for you) to do

do you immediately know from where in the world your interlocutor comes from, when you talk to him/her in English? then you should score high at this accent game! :)
how many countries can you write in just 5 minutes? play this  and find out! :) 
look at World War II posters – American propaganda;
… and then to [...]