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<b_jonas> slashlearn block device/Block devices are a concession made in Unix to make raw hard disks and magnetic tape have a similar interface to regular files and terminals. Since magnetic tapes can\'t write individual bytes, only entire blocks, the interface isn\'t exactly the same, thus the dreaded dd obs= option was born.
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2010-10-06.txt:18:17:27: <oerjan> @tell cpressey Sure it does!
2011-04-13.txt:21:41:08: <oerjan> @tell cpressey http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Hierarchical_module_names
2013-05-31.txt:16:22:33: <oerjan> @tell cpressey I don't recall missing any cupcakes.
2013-05-31.txt:20:03:58: <oerjan> @ask cpressey <cpressey> http://catseye.tc/images/xyzzy/kola-kola-koski-flub-flub-flub.jpg <-- why was that a flub it looks correct to me