Can't find the Artist name. If you knew him, post below.
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I remember thinking it was cool when Doom loaded with R_Init: Init DOOM refresh daemon
That message has been forever seared into my brain and comes up when seeing the word "daemon".
crontab is actually neutral evil
the artist, i think, is owen cyclops
Cron is absolutely lawful, not neutral. If there's any deamon that defines lawfulness it's sendmail, but after it, it's cron.
Cunningham's Law ftw
Yes! Log it... Strongly!
You mean in all caps? Isn’t that a bit much?
Not enough. Needs some \u001b[1m
I've never heard of daemons outside a programming context
They were divine beings above humans and below gods, they're probably the main inspiration for both angels and demons in Christianity
They were demons but with a funny æ
They appear in Warhammer a fair bit.
What game is that?
WarCraft 1, very fun.
Cool. Looks fun. Thanks.
Warcraft
So why are they called daemons and not demons?
Many people equate the word "daemon" with the word "demon", implying some kind of satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. "Daemon" is actually a much older form of "demon"; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a "personal daemon" was similar to the modern concept of a "guardian angel"—eudaemonia is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons.
They're equated because Christians label all heathenry as demonic.
Tl;Dr It's the same word but with an æ