[fiction] Writing an Operating System Before Breakfast
Obviously this is not intended for anyone who take offense at it; it's not about you; it is just a persistent experience. A random bully joined a computer mailing list full of people who could write an operating system before breakfast. "Hi peeps! It is so cool that you can write an entire operating system before breakfast! How do you keep all those system details in your heads? Your minds must be so huge!" "Uhh.. What's an operating system? I do a little exercise before breakfast." "... this is the list of people who write operating systems before breakfast, isn't it?" "Yes, definitely, that's us!" "So, do you write an operating system before breakfast?" "Sometimes. On my good days. All the time, really." "Great. I have some trouble with my operating system. Do you know what a kernel panic is?" "Sounds like when you need to buy more precut corn?" "No ... a kernel panic is an operating system thing! You like operating systems, right?" "I love to write them before breakfast. I have a notebook for it and everything." "Okay, so, computers are made of assembly language and posix signals." "Foreign languages and secret messages?" "Something like that. _assembly_ language and _posix_ signals." "Assembly and posix." "Yes! Now, say that more, please." "I was speaking assembly language before breakfast but didn't write my posix signals well enough." "Great! You've got it! I'm happy to be part of your list."
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Karl