Doug McIlroy can get a 1 out of /dev/zero.Heh... More here Posted by DaveH at April 9, 2011 5:27 PM
Doug McIlroy can change file permissions using a magnet and a pin.
Doug McIlroy can read data from /dev/null.
Doug McIlroy dreams in binary.
Doug McIlroy eats serial ports for breakfast.
Doug McIlroy doesn't have an Erdos number; Erdos has a McIlroy number.
Doug McIlroy prototyped /dev/random with a toothpick and 4 cans of baked beans.
Doug McIlroy doesn't make system calls. System calls call Doug McIlroy.
Doug McIlroy doesn't use malloc to allocate memory. He uses his bare hands.
Doug McIlroy doesn't debug. He stares at tty0 until it fixes the problem.
Once, Doug McIlroy got mad at his terminal and smacked the keyboard. The result is called "Unix."
Alan Turing always wanted to win a McIlroy Award, but didn't qualify. No one has.