The Things I Can Remember

[quasigeostrophy]

Sheesh.

How many years has it been?

While taking Toni back to work after lunch today, I mentioned that I had another mail account at IUPUI on the CS department server I'll be using for my C class projects, and I should create a .forward file for that account.

!!

It just came out of my mouth without hesitation. How the hell did I remember that?

And then a few minutes ago, while logged into said CS server, I perused my home directory with ls -la, looked at my .profile with a cat .profile | more command, and then used vi to make my .forward file. I did need my vi reference card a couple of times, but still...

I haven't touched Unix in at least six years.

I'm not trying to brag - these are all simple task, anyway. I'm astounded more than anything. I hope concepts related to my coursework all continue to come back so easily.

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Once the Unix gods own you, they never let go.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I guess. Sheesh. :-)

[kightp.livejournal.com]

As a good friend likes to say, "It's as easy as falling off a bicycle."

(-:

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

But I actually have trouble with that one - the only two times (since learning how to ride one) I've fallen off a bicycle were while not moving. I couldn't get out of the pedal clips. ;-)

[elmegil.livejournal.com]

Well you COULD have simply typed more .profile, but I guess that's just a quibble :-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm more impressed I remembered the longer form. :-)

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it. :-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

;-P

[asetwoman.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say that, but then I figured elmegil already had.

And I was right!

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

You thought you'd beat him to a smart-assed remark like that? ;-)

[asetwoman.livejournal.com]

I'm just trying to save you some typing. :)

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought that, too, but I was polite enough not to mention it to him :-P

[jb98.livejournal.com]

It's amazing when things just pop out of our brains, eh? I imported a mail file from 1999 today, and when the password prompt came up, my fingers typed it before I was really conscious of what I was doing. It was right, too! I was shocked.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I have such a brain for trivia, anyway, it's scary. :-)

[purplerifka.livejournal.com]

as a non-geek, i'm assuming i'm not supposed to understand anything after: took toni back to work.

:-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Sure, whatever. :-)