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The final joke refers to the command line interface being called a {{w|Shell (computing)|shell}}, and to a particular type of shell called {{w|zshell}} (<code>/bin/zsh</code> in the final panel), making a [[wikt:ze#Etymology 1|pun]] with the expression "{{w|Ghost in the Shell}}", which is the title of a popular manga series, originally derived from the expression "{{w|ghost in the machine}}", used by philosopher {{w|Gilbert Ryle}} to describe Descartes' theory of mind-body dualism. | The final joke refers to the command line interface being called a {{w|Shell (computing)|shell}}, and to a particular type of shell called {{w|zshell}} (<code>/bin/zsh</code> in the final panel), making a [[wikt:ze#Etymology 1|pun]] with the expression "{{w|Ghost in the Shell}}", which is the title of a popular manga series, originally derived from the expression "{{w|ghost in the machine}}", used by philosopher {{w|Gilbert Ryle}} to describe Descartes' theory of mind-body dualism. | ||
| − | The phrase "su to the user" refers to the ability of a system administrator — i.e. the superuser, | + | The phrase "su to the user" refers to the ability of a system administrator — i.e. the superuser, a/k/a root — to switch to another user account (using the {{w|su (Unix)|<code>su</code> command}}, which stands for '''s'''ubstitute '''u'''ser) without needing the target user's password, as would normally be necessary, which in this case would give the impression that sam's ghost were using the account. |
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