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I wonder if someone techy can turn the Sworn Book of Honorius into a software program that actually summons spirits and grants powers.
Fun fact though, Trithemius (an influential Renaissance occultist) authored the Steganographia, which provided the basis upon which modern cryptography was built.
That IS a fun fact. Super cool!
Hah, reading the introduction to this book out of curiosity...
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Is that real? Holy shit. Linux is based on a grimoire!
Lol! Source is like the second to last paragraph of "Prologue."
A ton of Linux usage involves the direct or indirect management and commanding of daemons, too. <_<
I think we cracked it: Linux is free and open sourcery. XD
Lol I'm really curious about the etymology behind all these computing terms now!
I wouldn't be surprised to find out something like "kernels and shells" was a historically common analogy though.
How does one seek initiation into the Order of Torvalds? Asking for a friend...