| 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. |