In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.
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ALAN CRANSTON There will always be nations. The United States will last a long, long time, I believe. France and G...
ALAN CRANSTON For [customers] it means that they can shop for 'Linux applications' without having to worry about w...
ALAN COX I do enjoy grinning manically at passing people while waving an axe around attempting to kill off un...
ALAN COX What matters are the applications.
ALAN COX I'm going to Disneyland!
ALAN COX It's all right to cry. It's all right to hurt. It's all right to be confused, ... Hope will rebuild ...
ALAN COX He's a great kid.
ALAN COX They put over 100 million gates/transistors on a tiny piece of silicon. On that piece of silicon the...
ALAN COX I figure lots of predictions is best. People will forget the ones I get wrong and marvel over the re...
ALAN COX Live fast, die old, and make very sure everyone knows you were there.
ALAN COX The promoter is all you need for activation and silencing. It's the main site of action where everyt...
ALAN COWMAN The promoter is all you need for activation and silencing. It's the main site of action where everyt...
ALAN COWMAN