etc

et cetera, a Latin expression meaning "and other things" or "and so on"

English Russia

Here is interesting website English Russia.

VIM TUTORIAL

$ - end of the file/line
1 - beginning of the file
yy - (yank) copy current line (3yy - copy 3 lines)
dd - (delete) cut current line
p - paste (3p paste 3 times)
/ search
? - reverse order search
n - next occurrences in search
:1,$s/test/test (search and replace in the file from beginning)
u - undo
. - repeat last modification
x - delete backwards
A - insert end the of the line
cw - change word

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

I finished reading I Think, Therefore I laugh by John Allen Paulos. It's good book to read...The book contains a number of anecdotes, stories, parables, puzzles in which one way or another relate to various philosophical problems. As Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Australian philosopher, one remarked that a "serious and good philosophical workd could be written that would consist entirely on jokes".

parable

1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like

fiat

1. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat.
2. a formula containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction.
3. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: The king ruled by fiat.

fiat money - paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government, but not based on or convertible into coin.

Smorgasboard

1.a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
2.an extensive array or variety: The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits.

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Selling the Wheel

I just finished reading the book Selling the Wheel by Jeff Cox and Howard Stevens.

It's good and very informative book about sales. The book is written in story style and is about sales and business. I always had negative opinion about sales in general. The opinion basically didn't change but I understand more about the profession and role of in the business.

Sales People Types:

• Wizard


• Closer


• Relationship Builder


• Captain and Crew

Recommend the book for reading

chariot

CHARIOT - a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.

csplit - Split a file into sections

csplit -k -f name file.txt 500000 {1000}
This command basically splits files into chunks of file (500000 lines) and repeats 1000 times.
So it will create files name01, name02...

Sillygism

A sillygism is a sequence of statements which appear logical but which produce nonsense.
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Ubuntu into OS X

I'm kind of looking to get Apple laptop. Want to buy laptop for myself and my nephew (as birthday present). On Saturday I found interesting article on Ycombinator and follow the instructions on the blog (Ubuntu into OS X. I like the setup so far.

BSD vs. Linux

I found interesting link in hacker news about BSD vs. Linux

Interesting and unbiased article.