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The Ultimate Linux Box 2001

savaget points to this Linux Journal article which covers building a superior personal computer for general usage. See if you agree with the choices that Rick Moen, Daryll Strauss and Eric Raymond made in building their dream box.

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  1. Here's some news you nerds can use!! by egg+troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    THE ULTIMATE GIF VIEWING ACCESSORY!


    The other day I found an amusing and informative text file on
    some BBS or other, explaining how to make a lifelike, artificial
    vagina "out of common household products."
    Hey, I thought, I've tried that. (Bet you have, too. Be honest.)
    I was intrigued.
    The guy who wrote it calls his device Porta-Pussy. It involves a
    mailing tube, a string, and a balloon. Basically, you lower the
    balloon into the tube, stretch the neck of the balloon to overlap
    the outer edge of the tube, then use the string to stretch the
    balloon down the length of the tube.
    He suggests taping the tube to the edge of a table, kneeling down
    and licking it for a while, then standing up and fucking it.


    I just tried fucking it. It wasn't bad. I decided not to try the
    advanced applications, though, which include sticking a dildo up
    your ass and drinking the cum as it leaks out of the tube. Another
    time, maybe.
    But I did admire his imaginative design; simple to make, reasonable
    facsimile, easy cleanup (throw away the balloon). His description
    made fun reading, too; "How I Spell Relief." I encourage others to
    download his file (called IWACK1.ZIP).


    So, in a spirit of sharing, here's my technique. It doesn't look
    as authentic as his, and it takes more preparation, but I think
    it feels MUCH closer to the real thing. Close your eyes and the
    PseudoCunt (this name just occurred to me; snappy, huh?) feels
    just EXACTLY like a warm, wet, tight pussy.
    You think I'm kidding, right? Nope. Read on, if you're so inclined.



    CONTENTS:


    1- Registration


    2- Materials & Ingredients


    3- Construction


    4- How to Use


    5- Hints & Techniques


    6- Troubleshooting


    7- Why I Created PseudoCunt


    REGISTRATION:


    Ha, ha. Get it? It's software. Real soft. If you figure
    out who I am, send me some money. PseudoCunt is not
    shareware, by the way. It's recommended for use alone.



    MATERIALS & INGREDIENTS:


    * Cylindrical container (see below)


    * Large pot (3-4 quart capacity)


    * Butter or margarine (2-3 tablespoons)


    * Vegetable oil (just a drop or two)


    * Saran Wrap or equivalent


    * Spaghetti or fettucini (lots; two boxes)


    * Sturdy rubber band


    * Several big, firm sofa cushions (optional)


    * Your favorite masturbation fantasies in magazine, video,
    gif, or virtual form



    CONSTRUCTION:


    1- Find a suitable container. This is the tough part. The
    best one I've found is an overlarge Mason-type jar (about
    11" tall), though these are hard to find. Second choice
    would be a length of PVC pipe sealed at one end, or a
    mailing tube, but it should be at least five inches in
    diameter. A half-gallon cardboard milk carton might work,
    with clever modifications.


    2- In a large pot, bring two or three quarts of water to
    full boil. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and a pinch of
    salt. Boil spaghetti to aldente texture (about 8 minutes).
    Any pasta will do, but I find spaghetti and fettucini most
    satisfactory.


    3- Drain spaghetti, but do not rinse. Mix in A FEW DROPS of
    vegetable oil (be CAREFUL not to use too much; use just
    enough to keep the spaghetti from sticking together) and
    stir well. Set aside in colander until cool enough to handle.


    4- While spaghetti is cooling, melt some butter (not much; about
    1/3 of one of those little butter pats you get with toast in
    a diner is enough). Don't let it boil; 15-30 seconds in the
    microwave should do it.


    5- Stuff spaghetti into the container described in Step 1.
    Really pack it in tightly; as tight as you can cram it in.
    This is crucial to success. I use wooden cooking implements
    to tamp it down. When the jar is about 3/4 full, bore a hole
    down the center with something long and moderately thin (I
    use the long handle of a wooden stirring spoon) and continue
    packing spaghetti around it, up the brim. Remember to pack
    tightly; spaghetti will compress a lot more than you'd think.


    6- At this point, remove the rod or dowel or whatever, and
    pour a SMALL amount of melted butter down into the little
    hole to lubricate it. (By the way, I've found that butter or
    margarine feels much more like the creamy inside of an
    aroused cunt than any kind of oil; and I've tried quite a
    few). Stick your finger in and work the lubrication down
    into the little hole. Feels interesting, doesn't it? Close
    your eyes and probe, slowly; does that feel just EXACTLY
    like a wet pussy hole, or what?


    7- Now, use something wider and slightly tapered to widen the
    mouth of the surrogate vagina (I use the neck of a wine or
    beer bottle). Do this gently, and don't widen it to your
    full dick diameter; you want it to be nice and tight.


    8- Cut a generous length of Saran Wrap and stretch it tightly
    over the mouth of the jar. Fasten it tightly with the
    rubber band. Now punch a hole in the Saran Wrap in the
    obvious place. (Use a pencil, or a spoon handle, not a
    knife; a sharp cut will make the Saran Wrap tear.)



    HOW TO USE:


    1- Pile two or more big, thick sofa cushions on top of each
    other. Make an identical pile next to the first, leaving a
    12-inch space between the two piles.


    2- In the space between the cushions, spread a towel (or
    newspaper) on the floor. If properly constructed, your
    PseudoCunt should not make a mess unless you really get
    carried away, but it's a good idea to protect against this
    possibility.


    3- Position the PseudoCunt jar on the floor between the two
    cushion piles.


    4- Lie across the cushion piles, chest on one, thighs on the
    other, dick dangling in the space between. Now, gaze lovingly
    at whatever fantasy object you prefer, tease the head of your
    dick against the warm, slick mouth and begin fucking.



    HINTS AND TECHNIQUES:


    * Before you get started, check with your finger to make
    sure your PseudoCunt has cooled to the proper temperature.
    You don't want to burn yourself. Optimum temperature should
    be obvious if you're a reasonably sexually active person.
    Push your finger in as deeply as you can; the bottom of the
    jar may be too hot even though the mouth is a nice, warm,
    cuntlike temperature.


    * The PseudoCunt is not recommended for quickies. Choose a
    time when you're absolutely certain you'll be alone and
    undisturbed. PseudoCunt takes some time to prepare, and a
    fair amount of what's called in cinema and theater circles
    'suspension of disbelief.' It can't be fully enjoyed if
    you're worried about your wife or girlfriend walking in and
    finding you fucking a jar of spaghetti.


    * Size of the container is important. Make sure it is at
    least two inches deeper than your dick is long, and wide
    enough so that your dick is surrounded by a generous cushion
    of pseudo cuntflesh. You don't want to bang up against the
    hard sides or bottom of the thing at a crucial moment.


    * Shape of the container is important, too. I like the jumbo
    jar configuration because the "shoulders" of the jar where
    the neck narrows help to keep the spaghetti in place when
    you withdraw on the out-strokes.


    * Don't use too much butter. A very small amount should suffice.
    Remember that your own secretions will increase the lubricating
    effect. It's not generally recognized that grease and oils
    actually DE-sensitize erectile tissue. A thin coat of oil on
    your dick is like wearing a condom. I find that the absolutely
    perfect effect is achieved by adding just a *tiny* amount of
    butter, then slathering saliva all over my dick just before
    first penetration. The combination of butter, saliva and natural
    lubrication that leaks from your dick feels closer to authentic
    vagina arousal than any oil I've ever tried.


    * Make adequate preparations. Arrange your favorite magazines
    on the floor in front of you, or display a particularly
    fascinating GIF, or make sure the VCR is cued up and the
    remote is handy. One of the real joys of using PseudoCunt is
    that it leaves both hands free to work the VCR remote or
    languidly browse through magazines, savoring the tight cunt
    sucking wetly at your dick with each slight movement of your
    hips. With careful preparation it's a damned comfortable
    position, and you can just lie there for as long as you please,
    indulging as many fantasies as your self-control will allow.


    * For best results, fuck slowly and gently on first
    penetration. This allows the PseudoCunt hole to adjust to
    the proper diameter.


    * Don't ram your dick in to the bottom at first. Go slowly,
    and try to restrain yourself as long as possible, fucking a
    just a little deeper at a time. Each time you stroke a
    little deeper, the PseudoCunt is a little tighter, and
    incrementally warmer. The sensation is fabulous if prolonged.
    I like to keep the last inch or so unpenetrated until I'm
    just at the point of cumming, then grunt and howl and plunge
    to the bottom and blast my sperm into the tight warmth deep
    down inside.


    * Sound effects, if authentic, can really heighten the effect.
    Porn videos just don't do it for me. Too contrived. I have a
    few audio tapes that do, though, and once in a while I'll put
    on the headphones while fucking my Pseudocunt. One is a tape
    I made by concealing the microphone in the headboard of the
    bed before fucking my wife doggy-style (you should consider
    trying this; it's incredibly arousing to hear the rutting
    grunts and screams of a woman you know). The rest are
    recordings of phone-sex conversations with two former
    girlfriends -- one in particular, whose panting and gasping
    and whimpering as she masturbates is truly phenomenal.


    * Shed all inhibitions. Admit to yourself that, while this may
    seem truly bizarre behavior, it feels incredibly good. Get
    hedonistic. Get totally naked. Or wear leather, or panties
    and a bra, or clothespins on your scrotum, whatever makes your
    dick throb and ooze.



    TROUBLESHOOTING


    If you experience problems with your PseudoCunt, the fault most
    likely lies in your choice of materials, or lack of attention to
    proper construction techniques.


    Commonly experienced problems usually have simple solutions:



    Too hot for comfort


    If too hot, allow to cool at room temperature. Don't get
    impatient and put it in the freezer, or outside in a
    snowbank. If it cools unevenly, you're in for a very
    unpleasant surprise.



    Not warm enough


    If too cool, place jar in a pan of water on the stove and
    simmer for at least 30 minutes. To spread heat more evenly,
    make sure the water covers at least 2/3 of the jar, and
    place a wire rack beneath the jar to raise it off the bottom
    of the pan. If a glass jar is used, you can heat it in a
    microwave oven for a minute or so. [This procedure is not
    recommended if using a waxed cardboard milk carton.]


    These heating techniques, by the way, are handy for repeated
    use of your PseudoCunt between washings, unless you're too
    squeamish for sloppy seconds.


    It's also occurred to me that a hair dryer might be a quick
    alternative, but I haven't tried this. I'm not sure I could
    maintain a hardon or a straight face kneeling there naked
    and blow-drying a jar of spaghetti.



    Bits of greasy spaghetti cling to your dick on withdrawal


    This is normal. While the problem cannot be eliminated
    entirely, the effect can be minimized by several means:


    1- Make sure spaghetti is packed in VERY tightly.


    2- Use a high-shouldered jar (see above) to help keep
    the spaghetti in place on the out strokes.


    3- Make sure hole in Saran Wrap is not too large.
    Punch, do not cut, this hole to prevent tearing.



    PseudoCunt makes distracting slurping noises


    You used too much butter, or oil, or both. Or you've gang-
    banged your PseudoCunt one too many times and you need to
    clean it out and start over again at Step 2.


    Of course, if you want to fantasize about oral sex, this
    could be regarded as a design feature rather than a problem.



    Greasy stains on sofa cushions


    My wife responds to greasy stains on upholstery by
    immediately dumping a big pile of talcum powder on the
    spill, letting it sit for a while, vacuuming it off later,
    then calling in a professional furniture cleaner to finish
    the job.
    I try to avoid stains by making sure the Saran Wrap is
    tightly secured with the rubber band, and by spreading a
    towel over the leading edge of the sofa cushion pile. I'd
    rather not have to explain PseudoCunt stains to my wife.



    Fetid stench



    Throw away the spaghetti and wash the damn thing. Unless
    mold and bacteria growth play an essential role in your
    sexual fantasies, repeated use of the PseudoCunt is not
    recommended beyond, say, 24 hours. Refrigerate after use.



    WHY I CREATED PSEUDOCUNT


    No, I'm not a social outcast or a phobic recluse. I have a
    normal sex life (pretty fabulous, actually) so I should
    explain why I continued to experiment with masturbation
    techniques in adulthood, long after abandoning the clumsy
    remedies most teens invent to draw off excess spunk.
    One reason is simply that I'm a very sensuous person with a
    vivid imagination. I've found that I can occasionally attain
    amazing heights of sexual arousal when I masturbate. At the
    risk of sounding immodest, I've induced some of the best
    orgasms I've ever had.
    Another reason is that I am aware of absolutely no physical
    or psychological reasons not to masturbate, and can't help
    wondering if the world might not be a better place if more
    people did. Whether they use fists or balloons or spaghetti.


    Finally, it provides a fabulous way to indulge certain sexual
    fantasies that just can't be shared no matter how skilled and
    understanding one's lover may be. Know what I mean?
    If you're inclined to give this thing a try, I hope it
    enhances your own secret fantasies as much as it does mine.
    If you have a technique of your own, write it up and post it
    for others to share. If you find the whole concept disgusting,
    why did you read this far?

    --

    C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
    1. Re:Here's some news you nerds can use!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Osama, is that you? Are you trolling in the land of the infidels again? Hahaha, you're so funny! Cut it out now.

  2. f0rth p05t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t!

  3. Nope by egg+troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry, but you're too slow. Everyone knows that the FP is the domain of the trolls. As a consolation prize I'll let you feltch Jon Katz! I believe he has hoarded several quarts of semen in his anus, much the way a squirrel will fill its cheeks with nuts (Jon Katz also fills his cheeks with nuts, but a different kind.)

    --

    C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
  4. all this cunt stuff is disgusting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what ever happened to good old-fashioned ass?

  5. Goooo trolls! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ( Read More... | 0 of 7 comments )

    Hooray!

  6. Cheap linux box. by dsb3 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dell has a relatively interesting cheap box on sale at the moment.

    $599 for a P-4 1.6GHz with 256M ram (after rebates, etc).

    --

    Slashdot? Oh, I just read it for the articles.
  7. Linux just keeps getting better. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    These days, Linux is hardly "just an OS." By 1997, Free Software Foundation was calling it the most widely distributed operating system in the United States. And Linux's reach is global; the
    foundation claims that it appears in 1,700 computers worldwide, in seventeen languages and fifty-one countries. The publisher of The
    Linux Future says that every day "Linux is currently run by more than 150 million users."

    Linuxization has just begun. With Linux hardcovers in the million-seller range, plenty more are on the horizon; in early 1997, Entertainment Weekly magazine reported that "HarperBusiness will publish four more hardcover books in the next five years, and Andrews & McMeel hopes to roll out calendars and softcover collections of systems for the next seven." Meanwhile, across the planet, Linux cartoons are appearing on calendars, coffee mugs, cards, clothes and scads of other products.

    Perhaps most significantly in the long run, Linux has become a mass-marketed attitude a public way of coping. While we encounter the tightening vise of corporatization. The Linux phenomenon is part
    of a process making people more accustomed to a stance of ironic passivity.

    To say that the proliferation of Linux lacks social importance or impact is to claim that mass culture doesn't matter much -- that it doesn't affect how we perceive or act on our perceptions -- that it doesn't influence how we talk and think and live. In fact, how we use words is a marker and pointer for our outlooks. As George Orwell observed, everyday language "becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts."

    Certainly no advertising exec can afford to underrate the consequences of words, images and marketed attitudes. The ad industry deals in hard
    numbers and empirical results. Billions of dollars get spent every season in the USA on the well-tested assumption that what keeps
    flashing before our eyes and ears has major effects on what we buy. And buy into.

    Mega-marketing requires, more than ever, a capital-intensive blitz. To saturate the grassroots, mass-mediated "popular culture" needs a nod from a big-money suite somewhere. In the nationwide amphitheater, would-be creators are to remain in their seats unless summoned to the
    stage bysomeone with appreciable monetary clout. The audience does not create. The audience consumes.

    As Thomas Frank puts it: "No longer can any serious executive regard TV, movies, magazines, and radio as simple 'entertainment,' as
    frivolous leisure-time fun: writing, music, and art are no longer conceivable as free expressions arising from the daily experience of a people. These are the economic dynamos of the new age, the economically crucial tools by which the public is informed of the latest offerings, enchanted by packaged bliss, instructed in the arcane pleasures of the new, taught to be good citizens, and brought warmly into the consuming fold."

    1. Re:Linux just keeps getting better. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What the fuck??

  8. Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a huge penis jizzing in your mouth?

    Thank you.

    Patrick Bateman, Esq.

    (You thought I was going to say something about Beowulf Clusters, right? You were wrong!)

    1. Re:Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      lol

  9. date says November 2000 by bwhalen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Looking at the top of the referred article text, it states it is also in the November 2000 LJ issue. I assume this is an example of poor proofreading and not a truth?

    --
    Where do you want to be, What are you doing to get there.
    1. Re:date says November 2000 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      How is pointing out the outdated nature of the article offtopic? Stupid troll ass moderators

  10. How do they cram all that semen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    into Jon Katz's anus?

    PS: you misspelled 'felch'

  11. Ultimate Linux Box young man... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    My ultimate fantasy has become one of a seemingly impossible hope. As a young gay male, my ultimate fantasy is to get fucked by Rusty of Geekizoid dot com.

    Why this person? Because he seems so excellent at trolling, he is obviously a disgruntled, frustrated person -- one similar in emotion to myself. I think that a lot of trolls out there are really self-denying homosexuals; they don't know how to come to terms with their true desires and need a way to take out their frustrated aggressions.

    I really think it could work between us. Rusty, if you are hearing me, please give me some way to contact you. I am going to divulge some of the fantasy context further.

    First, we shower together, myself taking care to clean us both meticulously. Next, we move to the bed, and I take your cock in my mouth. You move my head with your hands and begin a constant motion. After a few minutes or so, I get on all fours which is met with you ramming your cock into me. You begin a steady flow of movement, occassionally stopping to hug my back with your chest and whisper dirty sentences in my ear. I tighten my inner muscles. You have never felt a sensation like this before and marvel at it's intenseness. The fact that it is being given by someone who truly adores and appreciates you is even more encouraging. I start moving my behind to meet your thrusts. You finally come, crying out, lashing my insides even further. When you have finally pulled out, I stroke your hair, kiss your chest and compliment you on your performance. "I want to be yours, forever."

    If anyone knows Rusty's email address, or if he himself wants to surrendor it, I would be ever so greatful.

  12. Candy hard DAMMIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I told you already. SUCK THE CANDY HARD COCK.

    1. Re:Candy hard DAMMIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      PLEASE TELL ME how to talk to Rusty in realtime

    2. Re:Candy hard DAMMIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Talk to the penis . Become the penis . And he will come to you .

  13. Re:Ars Technica by Magumbo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I get the impression that the AT guys update this thing once a year.

  14. Re:SCSI: why? why not firewire? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can you please show us a revised version of your comment where you don't come off like a fucking asshole?

    Maybe something like, "Unfortunately, you can't boot off of a firewire device".

  15. Re:SCSI: why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other words:

    "You are wrong and you are stupid. If you were so dang smart, you'd tell me how to take this stick out of my ass".

    Unless you want to say something constructive...

    ... and yes, I consider flaming you a constructive activity ;-)

  16. Re:X-Box by SilentChris · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    "X-Box is gonna go for $600 or $700 now, which'll make it flop."

    Huh? You can get an X-Box (just the system, not a system + games bundle) for $300. See here.