Hey Kay!

Nothing to get excighted about ... yet ... only teesting the new bash release out before committing it to all things linux-gnu in this god forsaken part of this crazy (crazier?) part of the world.

Looks good so far. Definetly more confirmation that the original bash scripting for fidonet connectivity/communications is and was an excellent idea. Keeping it simple proves itself yet again.

Please consider this as an "in your face!!!" dealie to all the Debian/Android/MS crowd with their substandard python crap. :::evil grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

-o -o -o o- -o o- -o -o o- -o o- -o -o o- o- o-
(\ (\ (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
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Re: And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
By: Maurice Kinal to Kay Kaiser on Sat Jul 19 2025 20:39:38

Nothing to get excighted about...

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Hey Mortar!

Nothing to get excighted about...

~~~~~~~~~
excited

Stop it or you'll go blind.


Life is good,
Maurice

-o o- o- -o -o -o -o o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o
(\ /) /) (\ (\ (\ (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\ (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
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Hey Mortar!

Stop it or you'll go blind.

Life is good,
Maurice

-o o- o- -o -o -o -o o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o
(\ /) /) (\ (\ (\ (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\
(\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
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Hi Maurice,
today your Tagline about penguines let me realize what all of those crazy marks at the ending of some messages from you are actualy sixteen penguines (all I count are 15 here though).
Ed
p.s. thanks for enlightening me!
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Hej Ed!

all of those crazy marks at the ending of some messages from you are
actualy sixteen penguines (all I count are 15 here though).

I knew I was skirting the edge with 16, especially when they get quoted back. So far all the terminals here have no issue with 16 as far as displaying the originals are concerned. I am betting the 4 below you shouldn't have problems with. Same with 8 or even 12. 16 is a tad too close to call but they are legitmate and just fit into an 80 character line. The bash script calls 'nproc' to determine the correct amount of penguins to display.

thanks for enlightening me!

You're welcome.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Hwilum æfter medo menn mæst geþyrsteð.
Sometimes men are thirstiest after drinking mead.
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Hey Maurice!

On Mon, Jul 21 2025 16:14:57 -0500, you wrote:

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Does nproc also see problems with your processors? If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

Is one penguin being shunned? Or is the one penguin trying to ditch the other three? ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Hej Nick!

Does nproc also see problems with your processors?

No. It only prints the number of processors.

If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

That is because the penguin routine randomizes the direction for each penguin. Note that in this particular post there are 2 facing right and 2 facing left.

Or is the one penguin trying to ditch the other three? ;)

Maybe. I definetly have no insight into the goings on in ASCII penguins minds. The 4 below look like they are pairing off.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

o- -o o- -o
/) (\ /) (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Bilwitne monn ne forsioh [þu]; oft stille wæter staðu breceð.
Don't scorn a gentle person; often still water breaks at the shore.
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Hi Maurice,

On 2025-07-21 23:24:01, you wrote to Nick Boel:

If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

That is because the penguin routine randomizes the direction for each penguin.
Note that in this particular post there are 2 facing right and 2 facing left.

So it's not a secret binary code, communicating your status to your overlords? Or is it?

Maybe. I definetly have no insight into the goings on in ASCII
penguins minds. The 4 below look like they are pairing off.

o- -o o- -o
/) (\ /) (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Bye, Wilfred.

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Hey Wilfred!

So it's not a secret binary code,

Not anymore.

communicating your status to your overlords?

No overlords, but instead "The Mother of All ASCII Penguins".

Дуже груви,
Maurice

-o -o o- o-
(\ (\ /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Bliþe sceal bealoleas heorte.
Happy is the guiltless heart.
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Hej Ed!

I knew I was skirting the edge with 16, especially when they get quoted back. So far all the terminals here have no issue with 16 as far as displaying the originals are concerned. I am betting the 4 below you shouldn't have problems with. Same with 8 or even 12. 16 is a tad too close to call but they are legitmate and just fit into an 80 character line. The bash script calls 'nproc' to determine the correct amount of penguins to display.

You're welcome.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Hwilum after medo menn mast ge?yrste?.
Sometimes men are thirstiest after drinking mead.
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This phone screen oesn't have any problem with the whole 16 Linux Penguins. When I wrote you about seeing 15 after saving the post I read it and saw the 16th Penguin appear on the next line below the 15 that I saw originally.

Computers Are Wonderful. <Raspberry>
Ed
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Hey Ed!

This phone screen oesn't have any problem with the whole 16 Linux
Penguins.

Excellent. Thank you for the confirmation as it just might have been the salvation of "Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse".

Life is good,
Maurice

o- -o o- -o -o -o o- o- -o o- -o o- -o -o -o o- /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse.
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