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Someone emailed Ken Thompson about the UNICS to UNIX namechange. Actually got a reply
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Ken Thompson is one of the most influential unix of all time.
*very angry upvote*
When she showed me this joke, I had to leave the room. She was so proud of how funny she is.
She is very funny. She should be proud.
I still don't get it. Am I whooshing or do I just not have enough details yet? I just woke up btw...
The word Unix sounds very close to the word for a castrated male.
Oh my god, of course. lol, thanks!
@auntieclokwise @victorz :-) What is the language on which you are thinking on?
If I'm reading English text, I think in English. Otherwise it varies between my native tongue and English.
@victorz They are not even similar on English.
Unix and eunuchs. They are very similar.
But yes they are.
Also I think you mean "in English". Is your native language perhaps Scandinavian or otherwise close to German?
eunuchs (a word used to describe testicle-less men working for various different rulers around the world)
Thanks 😄
@sbeak @victorz It is "unix car parts shop"