Sunday, September 7, 2008

Week 3 Muddiest Point

This week's Muddiest Point is brought to you by Muddy Waters. Chill, cats, chill.
I am struck this week by the eternal dilemma of good writing and technical expertise. It is such a great rairty to discover a writer who can both write compellingly and clearly while also writing with authority and great depth of subject. I felt this especially strongly in the Linux readings. I want to increase my technical knowledge through this class this semester, but I don't see that happening when I have to struggle to read the articles like I'm a preschooler trying to take on the Iliad!

So, just to reiterate, I need someone to explain well the what exactly a kernel is. Cuz these are the only two kernels I knowes:

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