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Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS
Tonetheman writes "Walmart is now shipping low cost PC's with Lindows pre-installed. And yes I know there was a review earlier on Slashdot about installing Linux on one of these bad boys. This is different and much more exciting. To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows..." There's a Newsforge story too. Hopefully Lindows makes a good impression.
Your Karma can't go above 50. Interestingly, it took a year to get to 25 and just one month more to get to 50. [Shrug]
Ya know, it really disturbs me that this kind of blatant stereotyping is going in a "enlightened group discussion" on /.. I myself shop at Wal-mart and have been on occasion referred to as a redneck. Yes, I'm from the south, yes, I consider myself a "good ole boy". But ya know what, I work on computers all day long, use only Linux/Unix systems and I'm damn good at it. why don't we just start insulting other groups of people in our posts, like say yankees, foreigners, black, hispanics.... no? Then lets try and avoid insulting a group of people who you think you're better than.
--Keeping the flame wars alive, one post at a time
Oh, and before I forget. I choose dueling. Pistols at dawn assholes. You're fucking stupid, because YOU ARE CRACKERS/PECKERWOODS/WHITEYS/ANDHONKIES TOO. If you're white, then this is what you are to the most blacks out there stupid ass.
would your point be something to do with pots, kettles and soot? :)
Bill - aka taniwha
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Leave others their otherness. -- Aratak
Actually, the most redneckian person I know was into building computers and stuff. I guess he thought it wasn't much different than working on cars. He even kept it on the front yard with the case open, sitting on a cinder block. Looked kinda artistic with the yellow grass neatly outlining it.
"Derp de derp."
To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows
Could you be more condescending?
How about this?
To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows. Oh wait. What am I saying? Rednecks don't know how to use computers, much less actually buying them. They might buy them if you convinced them that buying a computer would be more fun than driving their pickup truck. But even then it'd probably end up as a door stop after some redneck gets the BSOD and shoots the monitor out with his shotgun.
Better?
Jake
Dating: while( 1 ){ call_girl(); get_rejected(); drink_40(); } return 0;
Replying to my own post. Yeah. I know there's no BSOD in Lindows (probably? they might include it for full compatability), but the same could be said for the first kernel panic or ext2 fsck problem. The point is, computer + redneck = doorstop (or mini beer table, or foot rest, etc).
Jake
Dating: while( 1 ){ call_girl(); get_rejected(); drink_40(); } return 0;
Please take a moment to back up your statement that XP Home is "shitty" compared to XP Pro. What exactly makes it "shitty" and what makes Pro decent?
do you get asked to metamod every day? If not, you've been $rtbl'd. No mod points for you...ever.
No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?
i have never even once had mod points or been asked to metamod. and i have been around for a long time too. karma at 50, not a troll... i don't get it. Oh well. karma not at 50 anymore in a few minutes.
Or, if your wife is Japanese like mine, Rindows.
"Piter, too, is dead."