Advice which probably I'm unqualified to give --

[Jim Strong]

Or, Roger, you could try a link link like:
http://www.wordserf.co.uk/mh/vaxhackpro.html
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But be VERY CAREFUL what you click on there and make
sure you are using Zone Alarm or Black Ice when you
visit.
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Billy Jim
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--- Roger Baker <rcbaker@eden.infohwy.com> wrote:
> -- but I'll still give it anyhow.  So live with it.
> 
> 
> To be specific, my advice is on fun interesting and
> informative computer 
> links.
> 
> The two premier public  links for hackers and
> techno-junkies are 
> probably "The Register" at
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/      and "Slashdot" at
>        
> http://slashdot.org/
> 
> The Register has a dry cynical sense of humor and
> aims to keep you 
> well-informed on the latest technical advances in
> the computer field by 
> informed insiders. And of course it hates Microsoft.
>  But it is fun to 
> read by computer savvy laypersons and especially if
> you're heavy into 
> computers its required reading to keep up with
> developments and gossip 
> and financial stuff dealing with the cyberworld.
> 
> On the other hand, Slashdot caters to a broader
> audience who loves to 
> deal not only with computers but amazing science and
> technology 
> developments of a broader sort. Interesting/vital
> news for nerds as they 
> describe their range of topics. And of course they
> hate Microsoft. Their 
> strong feature is that they have open forums on each
> of their articles 
> where their informed friends weigh in and discuss
> pros and cons and 
> angles that the main article may have missed. Plus
> they have a search 
> engine that lets you keep up with a vast selection
> of past topics -- 
> perhaps stuff like informed discussion on the new
> Ginger/segway vehicle 
> offered as a fantastic new high tech alternative to
> walking around.
> 
> And finally a very good link for those who want to
> understand how modern 
> computer programming is done
> according to its philosophy and approach without
> actually knowing 
> anything much about programming.
> (Hint; Unix rules the serious professional computer
> world unchallenged, 
> which is one good reason why everyone hates
> Microsoft and is drifting 
> toward Linux, or at least the Unix-based systems,
> now even Apple with 
> its new Operating System X).  If you were a newbie
> programmer and wanted 
> to save yourself a lot of effort, you should
> probably read this to get 
> started and find out that the world's largest
> treasure trove of 
> already-written, free open-source computer code is
> available at 
> "sourceforge". All you really need to do is to learn
> the technique of 
> gluing pieces of open source code together with
> Python and Perl , or "C" 
> getting down and dirty if needed, to build your own
> programs -- sort of 
> like using tinkertoys or erector sets. So here is
> the package of free 
> essays on general computer programming approach
> called "the Art of Unix 
> Programming":
> 
> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/taoup/
> 
> -- Roger
> 
> 


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