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New quotes for Fri Feb 17
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Feb 17 01:37:19 1989
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 89 01:37:16 EST
From: Initializer.SysDaemon <root@CHARON.MIT.EDU>
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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capsalad (Dave Schulman):
Ordinarily, nobody was permitted to do anything THAT stupid without a
license and appropriate safety precautions, but an exception was made in
his case. He could try anything once. It was allowed. It was okay.
And now he was master of the world, and he was not quite sure what he
should do next.
But he wouldn't think of anything.
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csm (Cameron S Miner):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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hlgerber (Howard L Gerber):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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jik (Jonathan I. Kamens):
dream(1l)
NAME
dream - suspend execution for an interval while executing
random code in memory
SYNTAX
dream [-d][[-nrRsw] [time]]
DESCRIPTION
Dream suspends execution of the current proces for time
seconds, while simulating a dream sequence by executing random
segments of code in memory. All devices are paralyzed (blocked)
to prevent dangerous side-effects. The options are as follows:
-d daydream. code seems to be more related to the actual
suspended process, and suspension will be for a limited
amount of time. Attention can be restored by snapping
fingers next to keyboard.
-n nightmare. Repeated references to the system error logs
are made during execution.
-r recurring. The code of a previous execution will be
re-selected for this dream.
-R REM (Rapid Eye Movement). The current value of the PC is
is flashed on the screen for every instruction.
-s sleepwalking. Tape drives will be sent many alternating
fast-forward and rewind requests and/or line printers sent
many alternating carraige-return and tab codes to promote
movement of machine(s) across floor. Stopping these
devices may confuse the program.
-w wet dream. The code is selected from the sex(1l) program.
Dream will invoke automatically with the -d option when the
system proves extremely slow.
The relation of the randomly-executed code to the subconcious
(background tasks) of the current processes is suspected but has
not been proven.
WARNING
do not select the -w option without covering the keyboard.
SEE ALSO
sleep(1), sex(1l), dream(3l), alarm(3C)
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jon (Jon A. Rochlis):
The FORTRAN IV compiler for the SDS/XDS Sigma 7 would, when presented
a legal program containing:
ASSIGN 700 TO JAIL
...
GO TO JAIL
...
700 CONTINUE
would emit the following diagnostic for the GO TO statement:
WARNING: DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200
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kabergen (Kenneth A. Bergenthal):
Well you've found me! Want to play some tennis???
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needle (Zanzibar B. McFate):
Look! Skeletons,
In their best holiday clothes,
Viewing flowers.
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ppwang (Paul P Wang):
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