Category: Computer
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Creators admit UNIX, C Hoax
In an announcement that has stunned the computer industry, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan admitted that the Unix operating system and C programming language created by them is an elaborate prank kept alive for over 20 years. Speaking at the recent UnixWorld Software Development Forum, Thompson revealed the following:“In 1969, AT&T had just…
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Goofus International and Gallant Microsystems
Hostile or charming: Which kind of software company are you?Do you remember reading Highlights for Children as a kid—or having it read to you? Your mom would recite the magazine’s preschooler-friendly lumps of moral and intellectual fiber, which were all done up in simple line drawings and noun-verb sentences.I was deeply affected by one Highlights…
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Who’s calling the help desk?
Beware the 10 most dangerous species of help desk callersDuring my years working in IT support, I have become more and more interested in the many types of people who call IT help desks. Like a biologist, I have found that having a classification system is critical in understanding the users that I help on…
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I bet Nigel is unhappy…
If you don’t grok, see the movie, This Is Spinal Tap
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Curious
Apple released an OS X patch today, 10.5.6…. And the following item seemed somewhat like an oxymoron to me, given the usual succinctness one associates with the Swiss and German peoples:Addresses inaccuracies with Calculator when the Mac OS X language is set to German or Swiss German.