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1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2016 02:11:59 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

   • Today I Learned...
   !TIL "Yoda Conditionals": if (5 == x) then... Because it's like saying "if blue is the sky" or "if tall is the man" https://blog.codinghorror.com/new-programming-jargon/
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2016 02:15:09 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Today I Learned...
     And !TIL that Yoda Conditionals are actually a pretty good idea: If you accidentally mistype 'if (5 = y)' then the compiler barfs instead of getting the unwanted side-effect of adding 5 to y with 'if (y = 5)' https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/new-programming-jargon/41/5
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2016 02:16:50 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Today I Learned...
     ...and !TIL to proofread messages before posting ("the unwanted side-effect of *assigning* 5 to y")
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2016 04:00:45 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • lnxw48 (Linux Walt)
     Interesting. My progression was from programming, to user support, to !sysadmin, and (hopefully more) teaching.