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Was the MLK_ thing a joke? If not, could you provide a reference?

• oh_sigh 5y ago
  Sorry, yes. The J_EDGAR_HOOVER guardian process is actually real, but the MLK_ thing is something I just made up, based on the very real J Edgar Hoover sending Martin Luther King Jr a letter encouraging him to commit suicide.
• tasty_freeze 5y ago
  Not a joke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_suicide_letter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_suicide_lette...
  • tptacek 5y ago
    They're pretty clearly asking if the email thing is a joke.
    • idlewords 5y ago
      Email is no joke
      • edgyquant 5y ago
        Then a source shouldn’t be hard to provide…
        • rosndo 5y ago
          It’s kind of a sensitive subject. Not worth getting sued over. https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-email-invention-20170227-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-email...
          • edgyquant 5y ago
            How is this article relevant?
            • fouc 5y ago
              "Email is no joke" -> "It’s kind of a sensitive subject." i.e. someone did sue about email. it's relevant.
• AnotherGoodName 5y ago
  In case you really did miss it the whole subthread is a joke based on Encom MCP being a fictional OS that tries to kill it's user.
  • retrocryptid 5y ago
    okay. if you can respond about a fictional OS that tries to kill it's user, i can respond with a real song featuring a fictional robot trying to destroy all operating systems https://youtu.be/1Lb3CNe6k4Q https://youtu.be/1Lb3CNe6k4Q
  • nograpes 5y ago
    I did miss it :). Thanks for letting me into the joke.