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Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1637
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 5, 2004 - 11:14 pm: |     |
This Saturday! http://www1.bell-labs.com/user/cbm/unixgig/
Tom Reingold
There is nothing
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ML1
Citizen
Username: Ml1
Post Number: 1448
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 5, 2004 - 11:42 pm: | |
I'm feeling all tingly with anticipation! |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6052
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 12:19 am: | |
/usr/bin/party -Rf |
monster
Citizen
Username: Monster
Post Number: 72
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 1:45 am: | |
can find a countdown clock here,
http://www.electromagnetic.net/detach.php |
Duncan
Citizen
Username: Duncanrogers
Post Number: 1397
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 8:42 am: | |
What is amazing to me, is that
I HAVE NO BLOODY IDEA WHAT ANY OF IT MEANS
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
Wayne Gretzky |
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1638
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 8:46 am: | |
The UNIX operating system, which runs on so many computers you rely on but are unaware of, such as transaction systems and web servers, was invented at Bell Labs. Ken Thompson, the inventor, decided UNIX would keep track of time by counting the seconds since around the time of the invention, Jan 1, 1970. This means it has until the year 2038 until some other scheme is put in place, because at that point, the counter will wrap back around to zero, since the number is only big enough to go up to two gigaseconds. So the one gigasecond mark means we're halfway there.
It's just something for us geeks to ponder with a bit of awe and a bit of humor.
My very mathematical friend points out that pi seconds is approximately a nanocentury. Who else would have noticed?
Tom Reingold
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ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 239
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 10:10 am: | |
Tom, I was just thinking exactly the same thing! Fascinating stuff! |
kevin
Citizen
Username: Kevin
Post Number: 150
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 10:42 am: | |
Tom - you should also give some props to Dennis Ritchie. He work closely with Thompson on both the development of Unix and the C programming language.
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Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1640
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 10:46 am: | |
I should and could, but I wouldn't know when to stop. Sorry for namedropping, but I met all of them, as I was in the department that did their computer support. I could tell you about their personalities as well as their accomplishments. But suffice it to say that it was an honor to work for them. I also worked for Bob Wilson, one of the two Nobelaureate physicists who confirmed the big bang theory of the universe. He was the consummate gentleman and scholar.
Tom Reingold
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Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6053
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 10:51 am: | |
Rumors abound that Thompson makes a great cappuccino. Can you confirm it? |
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1641
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 10:56 am: | |
Yeah, the coffee room was right across from his seat in the unix room. We had an industrial grade espresso machine there and Peets coffee delivered. We all learned to make great cappuccino.
Tom Reingold
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