[kwlug-disc] Ken Thompson dumps macOS for Linux (Raspbian)

[R. Brent Clements]

I stumbled on that site, and found the 3A+ was available at pishop.ca

On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 15:38, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've only managed to collect eight Pi's over the years, including an
> original model.  But I refuse to pay the outrageous prices they're asking
> these days.
>
> However, if you're determined to get a Pi in these dark days, start your
> search at https://rpilocator.com/ , where you can check inventory levels
> around the world...
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 1:15 PM Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> LOL - also, in retrospect, Ken Thompson having 50+ Raspberry Pis is
>> perhaps the nerd equivalent of gangsta.
>> Instead of snapping a pic smoking a joint with arms crossed in front of a
>> massive table of cash and booze, Ken could instead just snap a pic of him
>> holding a bluetooth keyboard in front of his 4x Raspberry Pi stacks to
>> elicit the same reaction from the tech community.
>>
>> On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 13:06, R. Brent Clements <rbclemen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I just assumed that autocorrect was the first attempt by the AI at
>>> socially engineering human behaviour.  The AI can just DUCK OFF!
>>>
>>> Brent
>>>
>>> On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 12:58, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just noticed that autocorrect corrected "Socal" (southern california)
>>>> with "Social" in my original message LOL
>>>> This shouldn't be an issue when autocorrect functionality is merged
>>>> with AI because the algorithm will know that social and Linux aren't often
>>>> used together.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 12:40, R. Brent Clements <rbclemen at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Over 50?  I haven't even been able to buy 1!  Just got myself a Pi 3
>>>>> A+ this week.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brent
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 09:26, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This past week at the Social Linux Expo (SCALE) in California, Ken
>>>>>> Thompson did the ending keynote - and during the Q&A, he mentioned that he
>>>>>> switched from macOS to Raspbian (he has over 50 Raspberry Pi 4s):
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/live/kaandEt_pKw?feature=share&t=3472
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