At the latest conference, , one of the creators of and , was asked what operating system he uses today. He said that he’s used MacOS for the longest time, but because he’s becoming unhappy with Apple’s direction, he is now switching to .

But the surprising part is that he’s using the distro , the distro bundled with the , based on .

Learn more about Raspbian:
raspbian.org/

Or read the article:
theregister.com/2023/03/17/ken

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What Operating System Does Co-Creator Of UNIX, Ken Thompson Now Prefer?

Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) :raspberrypi:

theregister.com/2023/03/17/ken

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Follow the journey of legendary computer scientist Ken Thompson and his quest for the ultimate jukebox in this blog post!
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"FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular. "

web.archive.org/web/2008112618

10 Apr 2001 - 9 Aug 2021
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American insurers charge reckless rich drivers less than safe poor drivers consumerfed.org/pdfs/PR.AutoIn

What ’s seminal (terrifying!) “” tells us about the and bugs community.cadence.com/cadence_

Analysis of North America’s weeds reveal the crops, trade, and cuisine of early indigenous people sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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@malkz

Yes, very. We use these tools every day without giving them a second thought, but the stories behind them are really great. was and is is brilliant. Worth looking out his interview with from a few years back. Hilarious. These guys invented the we know today.

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