Requested "the Llama" Learning Perl for review. Here is the "Description" below:


Popularly known as "the Llama," Learning Perl is the book most programmers rely on to get started with this versatile language. The bestselling Perl tutorial since it was first published in 1993, this sixth edition includes recent changes to the language up to Perl 5.14 as well as a major overhaul for Unicode. Reflecting years of classroom testing and experience, this edition is packed with exercises that let you practice the concepts while you follow the text.
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TECHNOLOGY

Robert Morris, Pioneer in Computer Security, Dies at 78

By JOHN MARKOFF

Published: June 29, 2011

Mr. Morris, once chief scientist of the National Security Agency’s computer security center, helped plan electronic attacks on Saddam Hussein’s government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/technology/30morris.html

Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition (free HTML version)

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

SORRELL v. IMS HEALTH INC.

"1 .Vermont’s statute, which imposes content- and speaker-based
burdens on protected expression, is subject to heightened judicial
scrutiny."

"2. Vermont’s justifications for §4631(d) do not withstand heightened scrutiny."



No. 10–779.  Argued April 26, 2011—Decided June 23, 201

Getting the word out . . .

I hope to use this blog to discuss these topics more in-depth and to educate others about the relationship between the law, data, stats, and tech.