From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 17441 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2020 00:46:31 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 2 Aug 2020 00:46:31 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 383049CB52; Sun, 2 Aug 2020 10:46:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 253199C9E3; Sun, 2 Aug 2020 10:45:33 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="VfM/o1VM"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2CF229C9E3; Sun, 2 Aug 2020 10:45:30 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vk1-f181.google.com (mail-vk1-f181.google.com [209.85.221.181]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8ED0793DFC for ; Sun, 2 Aug 2020 10:45:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vk1-f181.google.com with SMTP id g22so7689398vke.9 for ; Sat, 01 Aug 2020 17:45:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=SMqhOsWZZn4MdzRMT/EeNZxvzBIme7saoInI9uTceBY=; b=VfM/o1VM7zr8C3gPipI/ovGl7pxM6aDvuX1PlE81scBqpIsOoN8gwZSusPB0LJzX/5 Zrs7wRvbbMcX90Wxcn801jlmFNeaDnXB3Eb5Dp0TGHLqF0YWZ5MSI48KxQzmXlrejaGZ I6v8QtQKH9yIKkuo1pFQL+d6VO5eBnJmYIGDLml9KBggppQOatQ44ShFiO9rdDraTTBR 9rkOJoXiXsi+BRtxxTb9AWi08VYGMtbTq1bzewsCpBl33b95ygx+CpXEmqWrED8QvUTY 9D8HOhbTOUr5MptC2nAbeRQxTQaGBW47QKhUy+wk4O6JuQNlVTaQvNcswA87Ed2IjBuG ycPw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=SMqhOsWZZn4MdzRMT/EeNZxvzBIme7saoInI9uTceBY=; b=WwR/M1BMjt+g5govfzKXAST1DmMPBqUZz6pGmDVXlXdWF0BBeslr69ExNaTfD+/9wy kRHr2OBwZl0wNy6CDClPJKnmOPN/64FFR8Akz+hXq/K34LKbFAJa+LsVG6ARZRO2eaX2 qVFKO/xrYtrogXpzFjyFwJ1NCck2UtGgr1PtCLimc+U8TBWczSTOmCvyiSQSuUq1AShC teF/0naL15kxfHtOC63qhqFDGOasm131COPk+w6TSESC4lU3wXOiwmq5+Uw38a2wSyJb EO63Ud1Qr/y228LsVOm8VlJT94unIJphc2midBpvIDtsfeL34DrLW4c5cRTwsG/TK5zx X1yg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533K2OLOcRFZgtqWUGNLTd5MmFb9mkQItGSdYYZkX45haR+Fv9g1 jQnkw7qwwQmwwKSfxbQYmACs5fwRvCv9j3O9nfg= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwz2Gsk5ux3kIsbr9B/2Fc6bUBP1bBCZb1SjxlcUq1BSsacrgAQYF7bAYLu/+/MMYpQAQ3vIxS1Oc+21+fmpx0= X-Received: by 2002:a1f:4fc6:: with SMTP id d189mr7154064vkb.62.1596329128566; Sat, 01 Aug 2020 17:45:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <6e9ca056-dfb0-376d-effd-e41c9ed3ef2a@gmail.com> <88FBBEDA-3D60-4782-9C4B-43C64691BC35@humeweb.com> In-Reply-To: <88FBBEDA-3D60-4782-9C4B-43C64691BC35@humeweb.com> From: Christopher Browne Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2020 20:45:12 -0400 Message-ID: To: Andrew Hume Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a726fb05abda5655" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Regular Expressions X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000a726fb05abda5655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 at 02:38, Andrew Hume wrote: > > during the mid 80s, i was preparing one of the first invited talks for > USENIX on the subject of regular expressions. > i had concocted a massive RE that matched all the known spellings of > saddam hussein. (it was complicated, > and there were many different romanizations active at the time.) > > dennis ritchie wandered into the unix room and asked what it was and then > immediately applied it to our > somewhat newish AP news wire feed. it matched two new spellings!! > I recalled that one being about Khadaffi, of Libya, and there being a punchline involving one of the names being "squid-breath." -- When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?" --000000000000a726fb05abda5655 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 at 02:38, Andrew Hume = <andrew@humeweb.com> wrote:=

during the mid 80s, i was preparing one of the first invited talks for USEN= IX on the subject of regular expressions.
i had concocted a massive RE that matched all the known spellings of saddam= hussein. (it was complicated,
and there were many different romanizations active at the time.)

dennis ritchie wandered into the unix room and asked what it was and then i= mmediately applied it to our
somewhat newish AP news wire feed. it matched two new spellings!!

I recalled that one being about Khadaffi, of Lib= ya, and there=C2=A0being a punchline involving one of the names being
=
"squid-breath."
--
When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reduci= ng it to the
question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"= ;
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