- the reaper in the background may represent the duty of PID 1, which must reap dead processes. He stands between the workshop (user space?) and the rest of the

- the reaper in the background may represent the duty of PID 1, which must reap dead processes. He stands between the workshop (user space?) and the rest of the kingdom & streams (kernel space?) - The strand from his hat appears to have initials on it: DMR (Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie), KT (Ken Thompson), BWK (Brian Wilson Kernighan) - SCM branches appear to rise from the ting - B has a "chip" in it - The "diff" vessel seems to have a special purpose -- not sure if that's intentional.