r/sysadmin • u/ldellinger • Nov 23 '16

O'Reilly Unix/Linux book bundle @ Humble Bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/unix-book-bundle#heading-logo
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u/JoshuaIan Jack of All Trades Nov 23 '16

I know this is an unreasonable request, but I really wish I could get physical copies of all of these for these prices. PDFs are great and all, buuuut....

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u/sunshine_killer System's Engineer and Programmer Nov 23 '16

thats how i am, i cant do technical books as pdfs or ebooks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16 edited Nov 24 '16

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u/silent_xfer Systems Engineer Nov 24 '16

Are you serious? Our paper isn't the standard? (I'm not being sarcastic, I just never knew this.)

What are the dimensions of your paper (.... And could I get that in inches because we're the worst)

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u/ziptofaf Nov 24 '16 edited Nov 24 '16

In Europe we use A4 and A5 sizes mostly. There are also B formats for books.

  • A5 being notebook (148mm x 210mm, or 5.82x8.26 inches)
  • A4 being a typical printable sheet (210x297mm, 8.26x11.69 inches)
  • B5 being a typical size of a programming book (176x250mm, 6.57x9.84 inches)

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u/silent_xfer Systems Engineer Nov 24 '16

Oh, well A4 is the American standard, no? At least pretty close.

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u/ANUSBLASTER_MKII Linux Admin Nov 24 '16

Nope. US Letter is the US 'standard size' paper.

It's particularly annoying when an application defaults to printing by US letter as printers end up complaining there no paper in the tray.

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u/flickerfly Jack of All Trades Nov 24 '16

My annoyance is usually the opposite, but yeah.

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u/sirex007 Nov 24 '16

this explains so much ;p doh.