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 (DIR) Post #AVKjMUGHzbhyBFwA6a by isntitvacant@hachyderm.io
       2023-05-05T03:58:39Z
       
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       wow, apparently "unsigned" was added to C as part of the UNIX portability effortbefore "unsigned" existed, folks would just type-pun "char*" pointers to get unsigned int behavior, because the two things had the same properties on the pdp-11
       
 (DIR) Post #AVKjMUsvfwcI7611Ki by isntitvacant@hachyderm.io
       2023-05-05T04:17:08Z
       
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       oh hell YES, this one whitepaper from 1978 just confirmed the thesis statement I have been batting around in that damnable draft blog post for weeksI'm *not* so far off the mark. WHEW