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Re: [SAGE] Keeping yourself sharp...
Wyatt Draggoo wrote:
> I just found out that I'm leaving on Sunday for 3 weeks at a remote site in
> the Pacific. I can't bring any computing devices, including laptops or
> even my Palm Pilot, and internet access there is apparently rated at
> early-days-of-dialup speeds.
>
> Now, three weeks isn't that much time, and I'm fairly certain that 10 years
> of Unix experience isn't going to leak out of my ears in that time, but
> what would you bring to keep yourself sharp under those circumstances? Are
> there certain books you'd recommend? Things you'd listen to?
Umm, other than a pair of shorts, some sunscreen and sunglasses? Maybe a
crate of beer....
Sorry, it feels like minus 20C here today and the thought that someone
is going to a remote pacific island and is worried about *computers*
fills me with a terrible rage. Well, at least, envy.
Graham