The command line is preferable to a graphical interface and scripting is better with UNIX shell (bash, ksh) than an actual interpreted language (Perl, Python, Ruby). This is my current estate and it is hopelessly old school, but it fits the current requirements. Many apologies to those occupied with the modern era of software engineering. Life does not always require the latest technology.
The year 2010 is passing much too quickly. After 2009 Christmas holidays, work has been one long marathon leading up to a milestone on Feb. 26, 2010. Several more of these marathons loom in 2010, so certainly in no time Christmas 2010 will suddenly materialize. Each marathon requires incredible concentration and some ability to make decisions that evade disaster. It is like mountain biking over large chunks of concrete and very sharp rocks. But it is also possible to exaggerate the real importance of this work. It’s fun to be preoccupied.
There is some certainty that much is afoot today. Oppressors are working overtime. Even the ground is nervous. Guaranteed outcomes come out wrong. Wealth is supposed to provide security but instead disappears like a morning fog. Achievement was advertised to satisfy but disappointment is the unexpected guest. Reality is now popular prime time viewing – as though there is a shortage of it in everyday experience! Truth is sought out but not often discovered because it’s not welcomed when clearly understood. There is a way ahead.
The Hebrew work expressing this way is “derek”. It really ought to be carefully examined. Conduct is everything in a universe governed by this way. Better to slow down and consider this way before reaching the end and finally inviting truth in for afternoon tea.
I wonder what tomorrow holds.