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http://xkcd.com[^]
(I know it was reported earlier...)
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
modified 15-Mar-15 5:27am.
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What, didn't he turn up at lunch?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Worst than that...He brought a FRIEND with him...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I've only ever read two chapters of his work (and watched one TV series, and read one collaboration), so I'm afraid I won't get any "in" jokes.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So time to start reading...before books became priceless...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Or not, if I so choose.
Reading just isn't something I do, any more.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Reading just isn't something I do, any more.
Which makes the fact you replied to this, and it made sense, absolutely amazing.
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P0mpey3 wrote: Which makes the fact THAT you replied to this, and THAT it made sense ~~
That's why I can't read.
You can't disconnect the writing bone or the editing elbow.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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For future reference, if you look about 2/3rds of the way down the page, there is "Permanent link to this comic: http://xkcd.com/1498/" which means that the link in your post doesn't become meaningless, confusing, or possibly slanderous when Randall posts tomorrows cartoon... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I was sure I got the permanent link...  ... now updated. Thank you...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Except you only updated the "new page" link - the "this page" link is still just "XKCD.com"
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It's a slow Sunday... 
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Aha!
So it's the page you keep missing!
Makes a bit more sense, now.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The only book from him that I read is Good Omens which he wrote together with Neil Gaiman whose books I've read all. As they both state in their respective epilogues they can't remember who wrote what as they were so involved with the story as a whole - so I have no way of telling what stems from Terry Pratchett. But it doesn't matter I guess - the book is nothing short of magnificiently grandiose so I probably should go and give Terry a try too 
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Oh, you should indeed!
Not for nothing was he "the most shoplifted author in Britain"!
An excellent writer, storyteller, thought provoker.
His books are extremely readable, funny, and all-round worth reading. Ignore the earliest ones to start with - he hadn't really settled into his style yet - and read some of the Discworld books - "Guards, Guards" or "Thief of Time" are good.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You should definitely give a try to Sir Terry - his have a splendid way to make you think about serious things, while he delivers those 'light' but well written stories of his...
But probably you should start with stories from his 'middle-age', start with the Diskworld[^] stories...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I happen to have been reading "A Blink of the Screen" when I heard the sad news of his passing. This is a great collection of his earlier works starting when he was a child. All short stories but showing the fantastic talent that he was to become. Recommended if you like thought provoking and/or funny short stories. His "Diskworld" novels are simply brilliant!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Thanks to both of you for your suggestions! I'll definitely take a look at his Diskworld stories.
I would recommend Neil Gaiman to you in return, if you haven't read his books already. Especially American Gods and Stardust.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: the Discworld stories
FTFY. 
Also, the hamsters ate your link. It should be:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Going through a recently deceased friends stuff. In box that I opened labeled Borland, I found manuals and 3.5 "floppy" disks for C, C++ and objective C along with a receipt for $70 bucks from local vendor that he bought stuff from.
My estimation is it's worthless and I should just toss it into the stove. But you never now, it could be like great great aunt Jemima's fry pan from the 1800's and worth a few bucks.
No one selling it on the inter-webs so I assume no value?
Rage against the narrative.
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First, my condolences for your loss.
There is a site, www.emsps.com[^]*, that buys and sells second-hand software. You might try there.
Don't expect riches beyond the dreams of avarice...
*I have no connection to this website
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Great! Thanks. They are local, fired off an email. Appreciate it.
Rage against the narrative.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: There are also abandon-ware sites that accept and provide such stuff
While I doubt that Borland/Inprise/Embracadero will sue anyone for pirating Turbo C or Turbo C++, any company that must maintain legacy software would see that as an unacceptable risk. Hence, sites that buy and sell licenses to abandonware.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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