Dr Wingnut

Day: January 13, 2009

  • Today

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    I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.Henry Moore

  • Creators admit UNIX, C Hoax

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    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…