Command line / history is I guess the mini-theme.

• ELIZA Effect, something important to remember about AI.  From a dinosaur blog of all places.
• The Art and History of Lettering Comics.  Authoritative work from a master in the field.  You have seen his work even if you do not realize it.  (via)
• State of the Terminal.  (via)
• The Life and Death of the Bulbdial Clock.  Links to interesting sources.
• Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way.  (via)
• Regular Expression Matching Can Be Simple And Fast.  (via)
• Related: Structural Regular Expressions (PDF).  You may not be surprised to see it’s by the author of sam.  (via)
• Followup: video is up for the most recent NYCBUG event, “NetBSD for the Advanced Minimalist“.
• Editing long commands in your shell.  (via)