DarMontou

Thanks. I didn't realize this was a subsequent lecture.

Agreed. I'm not sure where the AP got their last statement either...

"Tech companies say software patents have played a critical role in keeping the U.S. at the cutting edge by giving people control over their inventions for nearly 20 years."

My team created this application for the 48 hour Clojure Cup hackathon. It's targeted at hackers looking for a fun way to sharpen their skills. It provides an interactive REPL, code editor (Ace), practice problems, and a game status / chat window for testing the practice problems and collaborating with other players.

Please try it out and vote for us if you like it. Comments and feedback are also appreciated, especially about any particular features you would like to see added next.

If you look at the grep output that gizmo686 posted to pastebin (see below), you can search for penguin. There are a lot of web addresses, email addresses, maintainer roles (chief penguin), and logo references. There are a few instances of variable names containing penguin as well.

http://pastebin.com/MNZF1Vz0

I'm curious about the motivations for coding profanity. I've occasionally included comments like "don't f* with this unless you understand x, y, and z" in an attempt to protect fragile sections of code from careless collaborators. Nearly identical comments without profanity seemed ineffective. Within common conversations I know that profanity often carries an implication of violence, usually for the purpose of intimidation. I also find that profanity is frequently used for comedic relief.

Hopefully these counts don't indicate increasing fragility or violent disagreements within the kernel. Does anyone with kernel experience have any insight into common purposes for kernel profanity?