mfc@medoc.ec.bull.fr (Matt.Caprile) (12/05/90)
In article <109564@convex.convex.com> tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) writes: ... >I'm still hesitant on adding: > > xx) What's the best way to see if an array element is present? > xx) How do I call alarm(3C)? > >Any other candidates or suggestions? ... How about "when is the book coming out" :-). -- Matt.Caprile@ec.bull.fr (or {uunet!}inria!ec.bull.fr!Matt.Caprile) Bull S.A. 1, rue de Provence phone : +33 76 39 77 52 B.P. 208 fax : +33 76 39 75 18 38432 Echirolles CEDEX telex : 980 648 F FRANCE
lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) (12/06/90)
In article <810@echbull.bull.fr> mfc@medoc.ec.bull.fr (Matt.Caprile) writes: : In article <109564@convex.convex.com> tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) writes: : ... : >I'm still hesitant on adding: : > : > xx) What's the best way to see if an array element is present? : > xx) How do I call alarm(3C)? : > : >Any other candidates or suggestions? : ... : : How about "when is the book coming out" :-). The problem with that question is that the answer depends on how many times we have to answer it. :-) If you're actually asking the question (difficult to tell, the science of pragmatics notwithstanding), the answer is that we're busting portions of our anatomy to get it out by Usenix. Larry
kjj@varese.UUCP (Kevin Johnson) (12/06/90)
In article <810@echbull.bull.fr> mfc@medoc.ec.bull.fr (Matt.Caprile) writes: >In article <109564@convex.convex.com> tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) writes: >... >>Any other candidates or suggestions? >... >How about "when is the book coming out" :-). Hey, I received a packet from Nutshell today advertising it. How do you spell the sound made while chomping at the bit? :-) #include <standard_disclaimer> .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Kevin Johnson ...!mcdphx!QIS1!kjj | | QIS System Administrator Motorola MCD kjj@phx.mcd.mot.com |
wengland@stephsf.stephsf.com (Bill England) (12/18/90)
In article <1990Dec6.174929.7951@nntp-server.caltech.edu> jerbil@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Joseph R. Beckenbach) writes: [...] > BTW, I love the choice of animal for the cover. [Larry, Randall, who >chose the octopus? [...] Isn't it a 'Loose Jointed Camel' on the Programming Perl cover? The octopus is on the MH & xmh cover. -- +- Bill England, wengland@stephsf.COM -----------------------------------+ | * * H -> He +24Mev | | * * * ... Oooo, we're having so much fun making itty bitty suns * | |__ * * ___________________________________________________________________|
lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) (12/19/90)
In article <456@stephsf.stephsf.com> wengland@stephsf.stephsf.com (Bill England) writes: : In article <1990Dec6.174929.7951@nntp-server.caltech.edu> jerbil@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Joseph R. Beckenbach) writes: : : [...] : > BTW, I love the choice of animal for the cover. [Larry, Randall, who : >chose the octopus? : [...] : : Isn't it a 'Loose Jointed Camel' on the Programming Perl cover? The : octopus is on the MH & xmh cover. Right. I don't know if it's loose-jointed, but it's definitely curtsying. As for who chose it, I suggested a camel, and Edie Freeman of ora picked out the particular camel, which I immediately fell in love with. After that, no one else had the heart (or the heartlessness) to suggest anything else. :-) Larry