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I think that the devs are celebrating a notable figure in computer science circles; add a trivia note describing similarities |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Q Girl's relationship to quetzals and is similar to computer scientist Alexia Massalin's relationship to koalas.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Massalin</ref> A Wired profile of Massalin noted her tendency to exclaim "Qua!", an invented onomatopoeia for koalas.<ref>https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffmassalin/</ref> Her landmark PhD thesis on computer operating system design involves "quajects", a "Quamachine", and a drawing of a koala saying "Qua!".<ref>https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=1467a614509e49995a213a138f86c81b43f4cd56</ref> | * Q Girl's relationship to quetzals and is similar to computer scientist Alexia Massalin's relationship to koalas.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Massalin</ref> A Wired profile of Massalin noted her tendency to exclaim "Qua!", an invented onomatopoeia for koalas.<ref>https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffmassalin/</ref> Her landmark PhD thesis on computer operating system design involves "quajects", a self-built "Quamachine" computer, and a drawing of a koala saying "Qua!".<ref>https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=1467a614509e49995a213a138f86c81b43f4cd56</ref> | ||
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