Yes. I am still alive folks. This was a triumph. I am making a note here.
Not enough time for a "hardcore real post" but I'll leave you with some random tidbits:
- My new slacker station. It likes to have random lyrics like "my head popped."
- When I see 2-7 of *insert random Magna here* taken out at the library, I think to myself: "Someone, out there, really needs a girlfriend. Even more than me, and I have a *freaking* blog!"
- This one baddass looking guy at the library said "Woah! That is fscked up!" I gave him an awkward look, and he said "No look at this." He then showed a paperback book where the pages were slightly offlined.
- Old people who read Cosmopolitan at the library scare the fsck out of me.
- Fsck stands for file system check. It's a program for Linux. I swear! Well, what did you think it meant?
I kid you not! This is all true!Upcoming stuff: review of a hacking book, ubuntu 8.04 review, SP3 shenanigans, and other random stuffage.
BTW... "I swear" and "new slacker station" are clickable! Don't be afraid my friends!
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1 comment:
Use as profanity
Before the rise of journaling file systems, it was common for an improperly shut-down Unix system's file system to develop a corrupted superblock. This possibly-serious problem could only be resolved by running fsck, which could take anywhere from a few seconds to hours, depending on the volume's size. Because of the severity of fsck not being able to resolve this error, the terms "fsck" and "fscked" have come into use among Unix system administrators as a minced oath. When one is told "Go fsck yourself!" the meaning implied is to "go away, analyze yourself, and fix your problems", mirroring fsck's primary function.
It is unclear whether this usage was cause or effect, as it has been anecdotally reported that Dennis Ritchie has claimed "The second letter was originally different." [1]
... I laughed. =D
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