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by AceJohnny2 2388 days ago
James Mickens is a national treasure.

"To Wash It All Away" was the last of his columns for the Usenix magazine. Here are all the others:

2014-03: To Wash It All Away: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1403_02-08_mickens.pdf

2014-01: This World Of Ours: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1401_08-12_mickens.pdf

2013-11: The Night Watch: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf

2013-09: The Slow Winter: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1309_14-17_mickens.pdf

2013-07: Mobile Computing Research Is a Hornet’s Nest of Deception and Chicanery: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/01_mickens_02-04_1.pdf

2013-05: The Saddest Moment: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login-logout_1305_micken...

"The Night Watch" is a personal favorite as I identify as a systems programmer. The phrase "I HAVE NO TOOLS BECAUSE I'VE DESTROYED MY TOOLS WITH MY TOOLS" resonates with repeated personal experience.

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Don't miss his tenure announcement: https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/tenure-announcement
I didn't know he got tenure at Harvard! Last I checked he was still as MS Research. That's awesome.