So, Tanenbaum is giving a lecture at my university tomorrow. What would be a good way to troll him? I was thinking of wearing a shirt stating: "GNU Hurd - The power of microkernels." It's also money savvy because I could use that to troll RMS if he ever comes here. Some other guy suggested printing the flamewar off Google News and asking him for an autograph.
Note that it can't be something that would take too long to prepare (I only have until tomorrow) or something stupid he's sick and tired of hearing all the time (ie: "LAWL LINUX TARBALLS OWNED YOUR FACE BACK WHEN I WAS 5").
Also, Mr. Tanenbaum, if you're reading this, could you please ask "If you post on /prog/@world4ch, stand up." tomorrow? If you do so, you'll become the second /prog/ god, right after The Sussman.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 8:25
>>1 printing the flamewar off Google News and asking him for an autograph.
Have it autographed by all participating parties, then when Open Source Software collapses in 2012 it will be worth shit-loads.
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ASTanenbaum!ANgIObcs5U2008-03-12 8:48
stand up.
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GJSussman!xpQSO2ECEY2008-03-12 8:53
Please get rid of the mischievous way of acting. It is unscientific and ultimately destructive.
So, Tanenbaum is giving a lecture at my university tomorrow. What would be a good way to troll him?
I think I lol'd.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 13:45
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Wie treu sind deine Blätter!
Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Wie treu sind deine Blätter!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Wie oft hat schon zur Winterszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren:
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Mut und Kraft zu jeder Zeit!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren!
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Anonymous2008-03-12 13:47
>>10
Saw that one coming from 1,609344 kilometres away.
Meh boring speaker tbh. RMS was better, unrelated entirely to the content of his talk btw.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 14:58
>>7
If I wanted to learn something from him, I'd read his books. Lectures and presentations are the CS equivalent of live shows, no one goes there to listen to music, it's just for the "Oh fuck, he's two meters away from me!" feeling.
Obviously, if I have something decent to ask him, I'll ask.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 15:09
>>= :: -> => \
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/.2008-03-12 15:37
O Tanenbaum, O Tanenbaum
Your microk3rn3l rul3z!
O Tanenbaum, O Tanenbaum
Those m0n0lithic foolz!
They build a kernel all-in-one,
Where all the bugs can have free run.
O Tanenbaum, O Tanenbaum
Those Linux guys just drool. ;)
ask him if he's butthurt about not being allowed on distrowatch.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 20:35
Ask when the fuck HURD will be done, because I am SO ready to ditch this linux shit.
For a gnu dawn, comrades!
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Anonymous2008-03-12 20:46
I have "Operating Systems, Design and Implementation" in .chm format, would anybody want me to upload it? >>1
What flamewar? On usenet? google groups link plz.
>>25
but its properly tail recursive, so YBLT, and SICP.
I'm not actually a programmer, I've just been here for a while picking stuff up. did I get that right?
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Anonymous2008-03-12 22:00
>>27 is a bean roll and we have constantly tolled beets.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 22:30
>>20
Device support is one of the last major obstacles for the Hurd. We need help porting the Linux 2.6 driver model to the Hurd.
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Anonymous2008-03-12 22:47
>>20
What the shit, Tanenbaum has nothing to do with Hurd. The joke is that Hurd is shit (the troll is that I'm implying Hurd is the best microkernel out there).
>>21
What the butt, get out. I didn't know people who don't know about the Tanenbaum vs Linus flamewar were allowed in /prog/.
>>26
If >>5 actually emailed him this thread, expect that link to break really soon. That reminds me I still need to buy his book, I could have sworn I had it.