Brian Kernighan

Despite being one of the most pre-eminent computer scientists of the 20th and 21st centuries he is so humble and genuine.
How?
It really puts people like Stephen Wolfram to shame.
The video that brought this thought to mind:
>youtube.com/watch?v=qTZJLJ3Gm6Q

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archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/47198762/
youtube.com/watch?v=de2Hsvxaf8M
twitter.com/NSFWRedditVideo

they didn't used to let low brow narcissists into princeton

What happened?

The cringe is real.

Back in his day the computer was still seen as complex practical machine. A complex mixture of logic gates and other switches that most people would need explained to them.

That is what he has a knack and perspective for doing. Explaining things so that people understand. That is why his books still stand up today.

He also seems like a genuinely nice person and not just 'nice' for the camera.

I saw Brian Kernighan at a grocery store near Princeton yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.

He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”

I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.

The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

Are you for real?

>being this fucking new
Stop posting until you learn more about Sup Forums culture. Lurk more you miserable, cancerous newfag

>This obscure joke proves you're a newfag.
For all you know, I could've been being ironic, you Reddit shilling newfag piece of shit.
Go home:

I see this copypasta quite ofter and always lose my shit. Name of the pasta template?

>being "ironic"

>MUH SPESHUL CLUB

>obscure
I have been seeing this on Sup Forums since like 2009

>No hits in the archive
Mhm...

archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/47198762/
the fake Sup Forums oldfag is so cute

that's because you are copying the whole thing. If you include the name and location you will not get it, as some posters change a few key things
>name of person
>location
>what he is buying
I didn't go back too far because the archive only lets me go back two pages at a time. >he takes pride in the fact that he has wasted years of his life on Sup Forums
I remember when I was underage.

>he thinks cancer can't assimilate quickly
I can't even remember back that far.

>I can't even remember back that far.
then sit the fuck down and don't comment on the age of copypastas or memes.

The only copypastas I can think of that I know for a fact are older than this are the
>My name is John and I hate every single one of you...
>What did you just say to me, you little bitch?....I have over 300 confirmed kills...

>my name is John
It was a simpler time.
Then shut the fuck up, faggot.

Which boards do you think has the most oldfags? For example. Sup Forums and /r9k/ and Sup Forums are almost entirely newfags.

> one person admits to being tricked by still delicious pasta
> Sup Forums immediately spergs out and gets in an autistic argument over copypasta and spells out the joke.

Never change.

Came here because of kernighan.
The thread is 80 percent about some stupid pasta.
Well done. You fucked up what could've been a pleasant conversation. Rate on Sup Forums to begin with.

It still can be. Bait and shitposting is integral to Sup Forums. The arguments keep threads bumped that would otherwise fall off with only a handful of replies, drawing in both more shitposters but also more people interested in discussing the actual topic

> He doesn't know how to get back on topic.

youtube.com/watch?v=de2Hsvxaf8M
Here. Have a video. Idiot.

Thank the Creator he wasn't talking about the internet if things. They even made an acronym? IoT?

What I meant about the phrase when I first spoke about it in like '08 was the abstract nature of the internet.

Jeez.


fbfounderNative

Richard

I hope I can meet this man before he dies.

I hope he never dies.

Same, user. Same.

But we must all die one day, sadly.

This got deep fast.

I hope you have a good day, user.

till next thread.

I usually find it under "Ryan Gosling at the grocery store"