Big Boobs Hyper-V Signature

0xB16B00B5 2976579765 ("big boobs") was required by Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor to be used by Linux guests as their "guest signature".[5] One proposal suggested changing it to 0x0DEFACED ("defaced"),[6] but it was instead initially changed to decimal and then replaced entirely.[7] 0x0B00B135 184594741 ("boobies") was likewise required by Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor to be used by a user of XEN as their user id.[8] It was removed on January 22, 2010.[9]

A screenshot of a technical reference table shows hexadecimal values whose names encode “big boobs” and “boobies,” along with notes about Microsoft Hyper-V and Xen. The joke is the absurdly bawdy easter egg hidden in low-level virtualization identifiers, shared as a nerdy programming and technology reaction. EN: A screenshot of a technical reference table shows hexadecimal values whose names encode “big boobs” and “boobies,” along with notes about Microsoft Hyper-V and Xen. The joke is the absurdly bawdy easter egg hidden in low-level virtualization identifiers, shared as a nerdy programming and technology reaction.

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