Comments on: My book review made it onto Slashdot http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/ the craft of software development, free/open source software advocacy, and the rest of life Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:07:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: the wife http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-40 the wife Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-40 I was the one who grabbed the screenshot for my sweetie after he told me on the phone how to do it. For Mac users it's "shift" "command" "3." Now that it's posted I won't have to try to remember the key combo. I can just look it up here. :) I'd never heard of /. before we got married but I've been made fully aware of how important it is to the geek community by the many articles Barry forwards to me from posts. I'm so proud of my husband for the ultimate geek seal of approval -- a posting on slashdot. with love, the wife PS, I had to re-edit my post when I realized the commands I placed in brackets above wouldn't show up at all that way. Apparently the "greater than" and "less than" signs mean something in code . . . ? I used quotations instead and hope this doesn't make me look dumb to all the geeks out there . . . . I was the one who grabbed the screenshot for my sweetie after he told me on the phone how to do it. For Mac users it’s “shift” “command” “3.” Now that it’s posted I won’t have to try to remember the key combo. I can just look it up here. :)

I’d never heard of /. before we got married but I’ve been made fully aware of how important it is to the geek community by the many articles Barry forwards to me from posts. I’m so proud of my husband for the ultimate geek seal of approval — a posting on slashdot.

with love,
the wife

PS, I had to re-edit my post when I realized the commands I placed in brackets above wouldn’t show up at all that way. Apparently the “greater than” and “less than” signs mean something in code . . . ? I used quotations instead and hope this doesn’t make me look dumb to all the geeks out there . . . .

]]> By: Barry Hawkins http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-41 Barry Hawkins Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-41 I actually ended up using a screenshot I took from GNOME, since it was easier to edit a .png file than the PDF, but I was glad we had your PDF as backup! I actually ended up using a screenshot I took from GNOME, since it was easier to edit a .png file than the PDF, but I was glad we had your PDF as backup!

]]> By: Tom K. http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-42 Tom K. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/01/31/my-book-review-made-it-onto-slashdot/#comment-42 Your geek-fu is much increased, sir. Front page of Slashdot? Another item checked off the "before I die" list, neh? Now for parachuting into Antarctica... :) --- Your geek-fu is much increased, sir. Front page of Slashdot? Another item checked off the “before I die” list, neh?

Now for parachuting into Antarctica… :)

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