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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by oh_sigh on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:27PM (#30506035)
Not surprising, considering the "guardian" process is called J_EDGAR_HOOVER. Rumor has it it will even drop fake emails in your inbox urging you to kill yourself if your username starts with MLK_
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by nograpes on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:16PM (#30506552)
Was the MLK_ thing a joke? If not, could you provide a reference?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by oh_sigh on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:18PM (#30508965)
Sorry, yes. The J_EDGAR_HOOVER guardian process is actually real, but the MLK_ thing is something I just made up, based on the very real J Edgar Hoover sending Martin Luther King Jr a letter encouraging him to commit suicide.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by AnotherGoodName on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:35PM (#30507425)
In case you really did miss it the whole subthread is a joke based on Encom MCP being a fictional OS that tries to kill it's user.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by nograpes on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:40PM (#30508088)
I did miss it :). Thanks for letting me into the joke.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by retrocryptid on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:17PM (#30507853)
okay. if you can respond about a fictional OS that tries to kill it's user, i can respond with a real song featuring a fictional robot trying to destroy all operating systems

https://youtu.be/1Lb3CNe6k4Q

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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by tasty_freeze on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:31PM (#30506710)
Not a joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_suicide_lette...

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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by tptacek on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:46PM (#30506881)
They're pretty clearly asking if the email thing is a joke.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by idlewords on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:06PM (#30507100)
Email is no joke
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by edgyquant on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:18PM (#30507220)
Then a source shouldn’t be hard to provide…
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by rosndo on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:53PM (#30507613)
It’s kind of a sensitive subject. Not worth getting sued over.

https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-email...

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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by edgyquant on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:28PM (#30508549)
How is this article relevant?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the oldest, still supported OS? by fouc on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:40PM (#30509149)
"Email is no joke" -> "It’s kind of a sensitive subject."

i.e. someone did sue about email. it's relevant.

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