Busy week, but lots to read.

• My brush with Oulipo.  Thinking far harder about language patterns than I thought possible.
• The awful thing about getting it right the first time is that nobody realizes how hard it was.  Follow the links, and feel disappointment.
• BASIC turns 50.  I like BASIC – specifically AppleBASIC – in a way only nostalgia can cause.  (via)
• More secure than telnetmallows.  (via)
• The Great Works of Software.  “…works of technology that transcend the upgrade cycle, adapting to changing rhythms and new ideas, often over decades.”  An accurate description.  UNIX is #4.   (via)
• GitHub monoculture.  Git is decentralized, GitHub is not.  (via)
• Novena’s hackable bezel.  A spiffy way to hold a keyboard.
• “Here’s my favorite operating systems war story, what’s yours?”  Some excellent, old-school war stories in the originating link.

Your unrelated link of the week: Doc Brown on My Proper Tea.  Language warning.