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Linderman" References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3693.20.0.1.32) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - dallas136.arvixeshared.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - minnie.tuhs.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - humeweb.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 99.98.248.85 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1n7Pq3-0010jP-9M X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: 99-98-248-85.lightspeed.irvnca.sbcglobal.net (smtpclient.apple) [99.98.248.85]:61900 X-Source-Auth: andrew@humeweb.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: YWh1bWU7YWh1bWU7ZGFsbGFzMTM2LmFydml4ZXNoYXJlZC5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes Subject: Re: [TUHS] Coastal cultures, collaboration, creativity and Sun vs DEC. 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" --Apple-Mail=_0C7D1ECF-442B-408B-88AE-6DADED78573A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 i would add the general atmosphere of the Unix room, especially the very = heavy mobile hung from the ceiling for a while (until someone noticed the cable supporting it = was visibly stretching). also the bowling alley (the corridor that rob, ken, denis, doug and my = offices were on) =E2=80=94 the pins were under the printer table at the end. i also recall the time the = bowling ball got away from the Unix room rolling down the main corridor towards a group of visitors led = by peter weinberger. luckily, dave presotto grabbed the ball before anyone got hurt (but it = was close). i would also mention labscam; its not often we see a prank involving rob = pike, Penn and a Noble Prize winner. > On Jan 11, 2022, at 2:17 PM, John P. Linderman = wrote: >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 3:45 PM Rob Pike > wrote: >=20 > Similar. Everyone at Bell Labs was so proper. (Except Ken, of course. = Ken is sui generis, and a Californian). >=20 > Perhaps (probably maybe) I misunderstand. There was nothing "proper" = about the Peter face on the water tower, or lock-picking a boot to move = it to a patrol car, of Scott Knaur wandering the halls in a Darth Vader = costume, or Jellicat wearing a Cats costume, or a thousand other = examples. There was a lot of playfulness in the Labs (at least in the = early days), and I think it was wonderful.=20 --Apple-Mail=_0C7D1ECF-442B-408B-88AE-6DADED78573A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 i = would add the general atmosphere of the Unix room, especially the very = heavy mobile hung from
the ceiling for a while (until = someone noticed the cable supporting it was visibly = stretching).

also the bowling alley (the corridor that rob, ken, denis, = doug and my offices were on) =E2=80=94 the pins
were = under the printer table at the end. i also recall the time the bowling = ball got away from the
Unix room rolling down the = main corridor towards a group of visitors led by peter = weinberger.
luckily, dave presotto grabbed the ball = before anyone got hurt (but it was close).

i would also mention labscam; its not = often we see a prank involving rob pike, Penn and a Noble Prize = winner.

On Jan 11, 2022, at 2:17 PM, John P. = Linderman <jpl.jpl@gmail.com> wrote:



On Tue, Jan = 11, 2022 at 3:45 PM Rob Pike <robpike@gmail.com> wrote:

Similar. Everyone at Bell Labs was so proper.  (Except Ken, of course. Ken is sui generis, and a Californian).

Perhaps (probably maybe) I misunderstand. = There was nothing "proper" about the Peter face on the water tower, or = lock-picking a boot to move it to a patrol car, of Scott Knaur wandering = the halls in a Darth Vader costume, or Jellicat wearing a Cats = costume, or a thousand other examples. There was a lot of playfulness in = the Labs (at least in the early days), and I think it was = wonderful. 

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