The forces of good leave their message where ever possible.
This scanning electron microscope image is of part of an INTEL Pentium processor
integrated circuit.
The statement, "bill sux" was inserted into the photoreduction
masks by a couple of engineers who once worked for Motorola, the company
that manufactures the processors for the Macintosh.
When this little bit of microcosmic commentary was discovered, the two engineers
were fired by INTEL.
It's comforting to know that a lot of Pentium computers now carry this Basic
Truth, engraved in their heart.
Well Done, gentlemen, Well Done!
ALAS!
Turns out this was a hoax, created with Photoshop, by a creative trickster.
However, it seems that there are genuine examples of micron-scale graffiti on the surface of silicon chips. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/
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