Author Archives: bturnip

Oracle and DECODE- updated

Posted on February 1, 2005 by bturnip

DECODE- better than an Ovaltine Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring Continue reading →

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XM Radio: 1 month later

Posted on January 25, 2005 by bturnip

My take on XM radio after 1 month of service… Continue reading →

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Wilco on Sounds Eclectic

Posted on January 20, 2005 by bturnip

Wilco plays in-studio on this week’s online edition of the KCRW classic. Continue reading →

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Krispy Kreme poised for a turnaround?

Posted on January 19, 2005 by bturnip

Krisipy Kreme has cleaned house. Continue reading →

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Firefox Tweak #2 ( & Slashdot)

Posted on December 15, 2004 by bturnip

Why doesn’t Slashdot render correctly on Firefox? Beats me, but here is a simple fix which reveals a handy tweak… Continue reading →

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mailing from unix

Posted on December 11, 2004 by bturnip

uuencode, pg, gzip, mailx Continue reading →

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The evil empire builds a better mouse(trap)

Posted on December 11, 2004 by bturnip

When evil companies make nice mice Continue reading →

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it’s all about the sed, baby

Posted on December 8, 2004 by bturnip

My Unix scripting/sed scripting is just like my grasp of human languages- when I stop using one, I forget everything at three times the speed it took me to learn it. Continue reading →

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sports news

Posted on December 6, 2004 by bturnip

Virginia Tech goes big, Razorbacks give good game Continue reading →

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bad pictures of the new dog

Posted on December 6, 2004 by bturnip

low quality dog pics, due to a low quality photographer Continue reading →

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