Added alternate instructions for how to ssh on a mac

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@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ Using Barnowl is recommended, as it is better supported and more documentation e
 
 === Using Barnowl ===
 
-You will need access to an Athena machine to run barnowl.  The easiest way to do this would be to SSH into linerva.mit.edu.  On a Debian-based linux distro, open up a terminal and type {{{ssh <username>@linerva.mit.edu}}}.  On Windows, download a SSH client (such as PuTTY, at http://chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html) and install it.  Once you've opened it, type {{{<username>@linerva.mit.edu}}} into the prompt and hit enter.  On a Mac, open Terminal from the Utilities Folder in Applications. Type {{{kinit <username>ATHENA.MIT.EDU && ssh -K <username>@linerva.mit.edu}}} (In all these cases, don't include the angle brackets, just replace <username> with your MIT username).  You will then be prompted for your password.  Enter it, and then carry on with running barnowl!
+You will need access to an Athena machine to run barnowl.  The easiest way to do this would be to SSH into linerva.mit.edu.  
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+On a Debian-based linux distro, open up a terminal and type {{{ssh <username>@linerva.mit.edu}}}.  
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+On Windows, download a SSH client (such as PuTTY, at http://chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html) and install it.  Once you've opened it, type {{{<username>@linerva.mit.edu}}} into the prompt and hit enter.  
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+On a Mac, open Terminal from the Utilities Folder in Applications. Type {{{kinit <username>@ATHENA.MIT.EDU && ssh -K <username>@linerva.mit.edu}}} If this command fails (saying -K is invalid), then just do {{{ssh <username>@linerva.mit.edu}}}
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+(In all these cases, don't include the angle brackets, just replace <username> with your MIT username).  You will then be prompted for your password.  Enter it, and then carry on with running barnowl!
 
 To start barnowl, run the command {{{add barnowl; barnowl}}} at the prompt on any Athena machine or dialup, such as linerva.mit.edu.
 
@@ -75,9 +83,6 @@ Some common classes include:
 '''Personal Classes'''::
  By convention, nearly every Zephyr user has a "personal" class that is the same as their username. How this class is used varies from person to person, but it's often a sort of mini-blog, a place to report what one is working on or up to, or ask friends questions, or just rant about something.
 
-'''"un" Classes'''::
- Many people use "un" classes in addition to their personal class, for example {{{johndoe}}} might use {{{-c unjohndoe}}}.  Sometimes there are nested un-classes as well, such as {{{-c ununjohndoe}}} or {{{-c unununjohndoe}}}.  It is extremely rare to see anything more than three "un"s.  Un-classes are generally used for snarking about a conversation going on in the next class up ({{{-c unjohndoe}}} snarking about {{{-c johndoe}}}), or for more intense ranting.  The more "un"s, the more intense the snarking/ranting generally becomes.
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 === Zephyr Slang ===
 
 If you spend enough time on Zephyr, you'll begin noticing some strange phrases and words being thrown around.  Some of these include: