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A.k.a "the dush", du -sh prints stats about a directory of folders and files to give you the real size recursively.

It's on my list of top ten most runned commands as I have nam flashbacks to 1971, which trigger my paranoia about disk space.

BTW, I use Alpine, BTW.
bad-c-dev@bad-c-pc:~$ du -sh ~/*
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Desktop
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Documents
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Downloads
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Music
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Pictures
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Public
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Templates
4.0K /home/bad-c-dev/Videos
du -sh by Bad C dev February 5, 2022
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DU 

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DU(Drunks united) was started on October 15, 2006 by Thomas G from Smithtown High School. Immediately members flocked to DU marking the start of DU as we know it today. Later, three unusually slutty women(ranging from 130-450 lbs), joined followed by a junior at the time. Two months later these ladies were dropped from the group. DU has a total penis length of 250 feet, and is ethnically 83% white and 17% nazi. A negligible percent are asian.
"Wow that one kid in DU is fucking retarded."
DU by Roger Shankar December 6, 2006

du 

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A contracted form of the word dude. In the same way foo is the shortened version of fool.
What's up du?

Oh...come on du, hurry up!
du by Aberwyvern June 10, 2006

Du 

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Do and you combined
Du have any chocolate?
Du want a hand?
Du like ice-cream?
Du by Nix AKA the almighty June 16, 2014

DU 

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Code for the Democratic Underground web site. Used on other web sites that don't want to be found by DU residents searching for people talking about the DU. Sometimes used as DUh.
"Man those whacked out liberals over at DU banned me on my second posting challenging them to actually think about a conservative point of view"
DU by Paul@ARFCOM June 11, 2006

Du 

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Depleted Uranium. Is used in the penetrators of anti-tank ammunition.
The A-10 fires 30mm DU rounds with it's GAU-8 main cannon.
Du by SpaceMarine June 11, 2006

DU 

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Commonly-used, abbreviated form of Delta Upsilon, the first non-secret fraternity, currently the world's only international non-secret, non-hazing fraternity. North America's fifth oldest fraternity, it was founded at Williams College, Mass in 1834.

It is also currently Canada's largest fraternity with 5 chapters. Commited to Building Better Men, Delta Upsilon's non-secrecy allows it to be held accountable to its four founding principles, the development of character, the promotion of friendship, the diffusion of liberal culture, and the advancement of justice.

Dikaia Upotheke, Justice our Foundation
I rushed DU, because I don't see the point of keeping a fraternity's values and rituals a secret.
DU by D_$ October 7, 2007
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Striver 

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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
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SkyPesos 

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Hate Draft

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1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
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jalopy 

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"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
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Utility beer 

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Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
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