[geeks] Solaris 10 networking is giving me fits

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
>>> I think it was the Circuit City UNIX test I took that asked 
>> me what kind
>>> of garbage collection algorithm the C library malloc() routine used.
>> And what was the "correct answer"?
> 
> One day a student came to Moon and said: "I understand how to make a better
> garbage collector. We must keep a reference count of the pointers to each
> cons."
> 
> Moon patiently told the student the following story: 
> 
> "One day a student came to Moon and said: `I understand how to make a better
> garbage collector...
> 
> </jargonFile>

Indeed.  That's one of my favorite entries.

In addition, I have the ubiquitous sign up in my office which reads, "To 
know recursion, you must first know recursion."

Peace...  Sridhar