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@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ n. In the late 1980s, researchers at Bell Labs (especially Rob Pike of
Kernighan Pike fame) got bored with the limitations of UNIX and decided to
reimplement the entire system. The result was called Plan 9 in the Bell Labs
tradition of selecting names that make marketeers wince. The developers also
wished to pay homage to the famous film, Plan 9 From Outer Space ,
wished to pay homage to the famous film, Plan 9 From Outer Space,
considered by some to be the worst movie ever made. The source is available
for download under open-source terms. The developers and a small fan base
hang out at comp.os.

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model m
A type of mechanical keyboard originally made by IBM for the early generation
of PCs in the 1980s. These keyboards are known for their novel use of buckling
springs rather than microswitches and metal backplate which gives them a
distinctive typing sound. The design was sold to a company named Unicomp in
the 1990s and these keyboards are still manufactured.
The model M keyboard (either original or Unicomp versions) are popular with
hackers who enjoy the historical connection to early personal computers,
the build quality and the ease of key removal and cleaning. Since a
hacker's main tool is their keyboard it's worth investing in something
durable and ergonomic.
On some older model M keyboards the plastic rivets holding the metal
backplate on become brittle and fall off. These can be replaced using
standard tools in a procedure known as a "bolt job". Such repairability
is rare for a modern keyboard.

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@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ pessimal
/pesiml/ , adj. [Latin-based antonym for optimal ] Maximally bad. This is a
pessimal situation. Also pessimize vt. To make as bad as possible. These
words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for optimal and optimize , but
words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for optimal and optimize, but
for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although
pessimize is listed in the OED.