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Seeking Computer Science Fokelore?

Posted by Cliff on from the stuff-you-might-want-to-bookmark dept.

Missing Bookmarks asks: "I accidentally deleted my bookmarks. I lost my 'Lore' folder, where I was collecting links to the classic folklore of the computer science subculture - things like Ken Thompson's Reflections on Trusting Trust, The Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate, Dijkstra's Go To Statement Considered Harmful, and The Alice and Bob after-dinner speech. I don't need anything from The Jargon File (like The Story of Mel), because that stuff is obviously easy to find. I've listed all the things I could remember; please help me find the ones I've forgotten."

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  1. The agony of delete by ChadN · · Score: 4, Funny

    You may want to include some 'lore' about important files that were lost without any backups.

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  2. This isn't exactly lore but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We did have a client that layed off their systems administrator without first getting the root password.

  3. how about this piece of obscure computer lore. by YaRness · · Score: 4, Funny

    rm -i bookmarks.html