They seem to be gone from the web now, but when I was in college (BEFORE the Web), there were Christmas carols about the computer systems. Songs like
G-d rest ye CS students now Let nothing you dismay The DEC is down and won't be up until the first of May The program that was due next morn Won't be postponed, they say
Howdy. So I saw a performance of “the Nutcracker Suite“ this evening, for the first time since I was a little kid; in the company of the lady I’m dating. Warner Theatre in downtown DC. Recorded music, no orchestra, so for a purist, that would be a problem. But the actual ballet dancing was spectacular, as were the sets and costumes. Sharp contrast is the way the theater is managed, which is a shit show. Anyway; merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.