Python get's a mention on University Challenge

Erik Max Francis max at alcyone.com
Tue Jun 3 23:23:30 EDT 2003


"Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de)" wrote:

> Should be simple enough:
> 
> def pray(text):
>    open("/dev/god", "w").write(text)
> 
> (Implementation of the /dev/god kernel module left as
> an exercise for the reader.)

God doesn't like being overwritten as another poster pointed out, and
additionally God doesn't particularly like the conditions under which
connections to him are closed left unspecified ... :-).

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