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dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: Help me ask why you didn't just

The one I often go for is: “What is the reason you’re not using sshd?”

It implies that I understand there is a reason, that I don’t know the reason, and that I’m ready to be surprised if indeed there is no good reason.

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: An introduction to data processing on the Linux command line

1). It doesn’t work in all shells, so you have to think about your environment before you use it.

2). I often start with `bar < foo`, so if I need to add more arguments to `bar`, I need to always skip over the input.

3). If I just want to delete all processing and look at the input, I can’t just backspace away the processing because `< foo` is invalid.

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: Belarus’s Soviet Economy

China is investing in Belarus. They build factories and infrastructure, likely to get easier access to the European markets.

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: Stuxnet was embarrassing, not amazing (2011)

We often forget, but even the world’s top professionals get tired, cut corners, and make mistakes.

But also, what substantial gains would have come from adopting the techniques in this article?

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: An Illustrated Guide to Useful Command Line Tools

You’re right, and I’m not at all against having custom tools in any controlled environment. In fact, I think enhancing a controlled environment with custom tools is extremely productive.

My point was more about education. I think becoming an expert in the standard tools should come before learning any custom ones, because it is a transferable skill.

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: An Illustrated Guide to Useful Command Line Tools

I’m gonna sound like an old person here. As much as these tools are gorgeous and ergonomic, remember that the others are standard, which means they’re available (almost) everywhere.

Still though, these alternatives seem great for productivity locally, even if they’re not usable in a script.

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: Always the Model, Never the Artist

Can you explain which part of that quote is projecting their own opinions?

Can you also compare and contrast with another, more objective art criticism?

dblotsky | 6 years ago | on: Photorealistic Path Tracer

Ayyyy, CS488. Lovely renders, and great write-up! What learnings from this assignment/course do you feel will be the most useful in future projects (graphics or otherwise)?

P.S. I wish Trains (CS452) had something so demo-able. ;)

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