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Re:What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing?... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:31PM (#31078063)
Interesting, only in the anecdotal sense, that in today's world of incessant "AI" hype, a top commenter on HN would not have encountered the SAIL acronym.
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Re:What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing?... by toponaut on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:08PM (#31078723)
I was at Stanford for nearly 10 years. Not formally in CS or AI, granted, but SAIL doesn't ring a bell for me. Maybe it's just not that well known.
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Re:What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing?... by queuebert on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:39PM (#31078533)
Maybe Stanford is not as important as it thinks.
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