Entering the Stone: On Caves and Feeling through the Dark.BARBARA HURD (operating system) Hurd - The GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar Claustrophobic claus·tro·pho·bic adj. 1. a. Relating to or suffering from claustrophobia. b. Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in. 2. readers may wince at Hurd's descriptions of spelunking, but they'll find the author's journeys a rare opportunity to explore the wild caves of the world. Hurd documents the life forms that thrive in this unusual ecosystem, from bats to blind cavefish cave·fish n. pl. cavefish or cave·fish·es Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Amblyopsidae, found in subterranean waters and having rudimentary nonfunctioning eyes. . Along the way, she meets many caved-welling and cave-visiting folk, who round out her account of the history and lore of these spaces decorated with stalactites Stal`ac`ti´tes n. 1. A stalactite. and stalagmites. Hurd also uses caves as a metaphor for the tight spots we people get ourselves into and the ways in which we cope with difficult situations. HM, 2003, 170 p., hardcover, $23.00. |
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