Monthly Archives: July 2008

Linux tip: Controlling the duration of scheduled jobs

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-job-terminating/index.html

Say you need to debug a pesky problem by running some traces for 30 minutes at midnight, or you would just like to use your Linux system as an alarm clock. This tip helps you stop jobs, such as those started with the cron and at capabilities, after the jobs have run for a certain time, or when some other criteria are met.

The Quest For Every Beard Type | Jon Dyer’s Blog

http://www.dyers.org/blog/beards/beard-types/

From the page: “The Quest For Every Beard Type

I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 34 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of the 24 25 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.”

With thanks to http://stephiebug.stumbleupon.com/