I love jargon

[alias_sqbr]

A while ago distantcam and I did a joint amazon order, consisting largely of graphic novels and programming texts. Amazon just sent me an email about books that "people with my tastes" might like, and as might be expected I have no idea what the titles actually mean but find them amusing regardless.

I wonder if buying this would put us on a CIA watch list? :D

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[leahcim.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I don't think it's the kind of Subversion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_(software)) you think it is. It seems you share tastes with a lot of computer programmers. :)

[david adam <zanchey> (from livejournal.com)]

You may also enjoy: "The Giant Git Book"

[alias_sqbr]

Google has failed me. Link?

[david adam <zanchey> (from livejournal.com)]

Git is another humorously-named version control system. I don't think there is a Big Git Book, the developers aren't big on documentation (grumble grumble grumble).

[alias_sqbr]

And see, this is why I love jargon (from a distance), people use a word one way so long they forget what it means to ordinary folk.

[edible-hat.livejournal.com]

Is it by the OMG?

[alias_sqbr]

lol "Subversion is also being adopted in the corporate world" :)

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Amazon struggles with our joint shopping habits of old musicals and horror films combined with space adventure and milfic. And maybe the odd actor or muso bio for spice.

[alias_sqbr]

Quickflix doesn't know what to make of us beyond "nerd" :)

[hipikat.livejournal.com]

I have the much less interestingly titled Version Control with Subversion coming at me from Amazon right now. Also a coffee book and two copies of The Wisdom of Donkeys: Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World (http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Donkeys-Finding-Tranquility-Chaotic/dp/0802715931").

[distantcam.livejournal.com]

What I find amusing about this is that the books I did order were on the following:
- Software Management
- Regular Expressions
- Photoshop for photographers

Nothing to do with:
- Source control (Subversion)
- Open source

[alias_sqbr]

Well, obviously programming + photography + graphic novels = source control!

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

Actually I'm kind of impressed that configuration management got a mention at all...

Yes, I am occasionally bitter about that being skipped on projects. Why do you ask? :)

[edible-hat.livejournal.com]

Even though it's about a versioning system, you probably would get on a watchlist. They put the Marx Brothers on watch lists because they could be Marxists.

[alias_sqbr]

...

See, when I got the notification for this a few days ago I read it as "They'd probably put the Marx Brothers on watch lists because they could be Marxists" and thought "heh, yeah".

But I just reread it now and..really? They did? Guh!

[edible-hat.livejournal.com]

Groucho's FBI file: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/groucho1.html