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Whenever the lawnmower thing comes up, I try to also mention dtrace. As far as things to be remembered for, they make some strange bedfellows... although it's better than anything I've managed so I guess congrats.
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DTrace was absolutely a product of pre-Oracle Sun, not Oracle.
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Hey friend, check the user name of the person I'm responding to (and perhaps check out the people responsible for dtrace and larry ellison lawnmower comparisons). I might appear more coherent afterwards.
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Yeah, I see what you mean now. Sorry.
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It's not like Sun wasn't also lawyer heavy.
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Outside of 90s television, this might be the most universal reference I have in my life.
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Hey, at least it's better than your other one.

https://landley.net/history/mirror/linux/kissedagirl.html

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For whatever it's worth (perhaps not much?), I was actually asked about this three-decade-old post (!) recently on the Peterman Pod[0], which allowed for a slightly more nuanced discussion.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSL-5GtmQM&t=3757s

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I forgot how much I hated the mixture of top and bottom quoting
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