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I saw a presentation about Go and PenPoint in the early 90s, probably at a Usenix conference, and I was very impressed. I was sorry it never went anywhere. My

I saw a presentation about Go and PenPoint in the early 90s, probably at a Usenix conference, and I was very impressed. I was sorry it never went anywhere. My other PenPoint story comes from a business trip I took to Japan in 1994. One weekend, I went to a gay bar in Tokyo (GB, in Shinjuku) and met an American who was working for Go and was in Japan to work on Asian language input (which was an interesting problem). I mentioned that I had a friend who was working on Hobbit software and it turned out my friend and this guy had exchanged email the week before! Two American gay nerds meet in a bar in Tokyo and find they know another gay nerd in common. Crazy.

DonHopkins 7y ago
Love your user name. So your prompt is a pound sign? ;)
- rootbear 7y ago
  Yes, frequently it is. We were at UMCP at the same time, by the way.
  - DonHopkins 7y ago
    OMG! Do you know the dude in the Terrapin Tacos interview who said he is there five or six times a day, and sits up all night thinking about how good the food is? They pick the rocks out of your beans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz8xy61nBjY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz8xy61nBjY
    - rootbear 7y ago
      That's hilarious. They had the best beef and bean burritos...