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Annotated Unix Magic Poster

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213 points kaycebasques | 2 comments | 05 Apr 25 00:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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grandiego ◴[05 Apr 25 03:02 UTC] No.43590284[source]▶
The #38 is controversial as noted. To me it represents the branching of Unix flavors, mostly derived from the AT&T and BSD versions (represented by the glasses.)
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k3vinw ◴[05 Apr 25 13:31 UTC] No.43593343[source]▶
Interesting. When I look at this I see printed circuitry like you would find on a PCB. In which case it could represent the electrons flowing downwards into the processor which powers the shell. And the power source might be the wizard himself or his beard.
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1. righthand ◴[05 Apr 25 15:31 UTC] No.43594222[source]▶
The power source is the fire underneath the shell.
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2. k3vinw ◴[05 Apr 25 20:09 UTC] No.43596436[source]▶
Ahh. Good point! Perhaps a better analogy would be that the brain processing power is represented by the circuitry. I’d be curious to other interpretations for why it appears where it does.