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hans_castorp • today at 11:03 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

This reminds me of "Creators admit Unix, C hoax" (e.g. https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html)

> We stopped when we got a clean compile on the following syntax:

    for(;P("\n"),R--;P("|"))for(e=C;e--;P("_"+(*u++/8)%2))P("| "+(*u/4)%2);

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nathell • today at 11:30 AM

How Perl was created:

‘Larry, throw the cat at the keyboard!’

MEEEOW!

‘What did it type?’

‘&}Ak'>v=4%Qe}9;’

‘OK, so let’s make this a syntax for hello world.’

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akavel • today at 2:39 PM

Well, the prank is being refined for many years now, by the fine folks partying at:

https://www.ioccc.org

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DonHopkins • today at 2:59 PM

Unix is Dead! Wanna Fight?? (John C. Dvorak):

https://donhopkins.com/home/catalog/unix-haters/etc/unix-is-...