Elvie #050
Apr14
on April 14, 2019
at 2:23 pm
This strip first appeared in issue #210 of Linux (Pro) Magazine.
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↓ Transcript
[Panel 1]
Elvie: …then I'll pipe the data through *sed*, then *awk* for the more complex bits, then finally through *csplit* to create individual files.
Sanjeev: That's amazing! You know, you're really lucky to be alive at this point in time.
[Panel 2]
Elvie: Because of the commoditisation of computer hardware, giving me access to unprecedented amounts of processing power within the comfort of my own home?
Sanjeev: No… because if you'd been born much earlier they would have burned you as a witch!
Elvie: …then I'll pipe the data through *sed*, then *awk* for the more complex bits, then finally through *csplit* to create individual files.
Sanjeev: That's amazing! You know, you're really lucky to be alive at this point in time.
[Panel 2]
Elvie: Because of the commoditisation of computer hardware, giving me access to unprecedented amounts of processing power within the comfort of my own home?
Sanjeev: No… because if you'd been born much earlier they would have burned you as a witch!
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