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Kernighan Pike fame) got bored with the limitations of UNIX and decided to
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Kernighan Pike fame) got bored with the limitations of UNIX and decided to
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reimplement the entire system. The result was called Plan 9 in the Bell Labs
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reimplement the entire system. The result was called Plan 9 in the Bell Labs
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tradition of selecting names that make marketeers wince. The developers also
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tradition of selecting names that make marketeers wince. The developers also
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wished to pay homage to the famous film, Plan 9 From Outer Space ,
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wished to pay homage to the famous film, Plan 9 From Outer Space,
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considered by some to be the worst movie ever made. The source is available
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considered by some to be the worst movie ever made. The source is available
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for download under open-source terms. The developers and a small fan base
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for download under open-source terms. The developers and a small fan base
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hang out at comp.os.
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hang out at comp.os.
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model m
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A type of mechanical keyboard originally made by IBM for the early generation
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of PCs in the 1980s. These keyboards are known for their novel use of buckling
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springs rather than microswitches and metal backplate which gives them a
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distinctive typing sound. The design was sold to a company named Unicomp in
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the 1990s and these keyboards are still manufactured.
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The model M keyboard (either original or Unicomp versions) are popular with
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hackers who enjoy the historical connection to early personal computers,
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the build quality and the ease of key removal and cleaning. Since a
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hacker's main tool is their keyboard it's worth investing in something
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durable and ergonomic.
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On some older model M keyboards the plastic rivets holding the metal
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backplate on become brittle and fall off. These can be replaced using
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standard tools in a procedure known as a "bolt job". Such repairability
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is rare for a modern keyboard.
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/pesiml/ , adj. [Latin-based antonym for optimal ] Maximally bad. This is a
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/pesiml/ , adj. [Latin-based antonym for optimal ] Maximally bad. This is a
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pessimal situation. Also pessimize vt. To make as bad as possible. These
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pessimal situation. Also pessimize vt. To make as bad as possible. These
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words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for optimal and optimize , but
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words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for optimal and optimize, but
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for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although
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for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although
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pessimize is listed in the OED.
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pessimize is listed in the OED.
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