Granted, much of the above is obvious, but to see it all laid out so clearly really is stunning. Anyone who thinks we shouldn’t get out of Iraq as quickly (and responsibly) as humanly possible needs to have their head examined.
*THE* classic Unix horror story
*THE* classic Unix horror story | WSU Linux Users Group
If you’ve never used Unix or Linux, you may want to pass on this one. For the rest of you, this is a reminder of why the line “Think before you type” is presented to first time users of the sudo command. At some point along the way, just about everyone on a *nix system has a minor encounter with rm’s nefarious -rf flags. Thankfully mine was nowhere near this severe.
I happened upon a similar article on reddit after the one above that details how to recover files on a Linux EXT3 partition. Like the developer mentioned in the article, this is something up until now I believed to be nearly impossible.
So, the moral of the story: NEVER, EVER use “rm -rf,” unless you have absolutely no alternative. (and in that case, think long and hard before hitting enter) “Think before you type;” those are words to live by.
DRB via Reddit: Shuttle Pre-Flight
Dark Roasted Blend: Rarely Seen Shuttle Pre-Flight Activities
I’ve seen most of these stages of assembly from various sources, but this is a really nice collection of a few areas most people never see. It’s truly amazing the amount of engineering and detail that goes into a single launch of the Space Shuttle.