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MIT Gnome Invasion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gnome-man's-land dept.

J. Arthur Random writes "On Wednesday, April 23, hundreds of gnomes invaded the main public computer cluster at MIT. There were big gnomes, little gnomes, even naked gnomes. A gnome army carried the GNOME banner. Fortunately, the ACME Gnome Exterminators took care of the infestation within a few days."

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  1. This is Slashdot worthy? by clbyjack81 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is there really no news at all? Wow, astonishing!

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    1. Re:This is Slashdot worthy? by Emperor+Cezar · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Karma burn time.

      With all due respect, screw you buddy. This is funny, it's geek AND tech AND linux related. If you don't like it, pack your bags, stop your b1tching and leave. I'm so tired of it.

    2. Re:This is Slashdot worthy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Really though, for people at MIT, you would expect something a bit more creative than this.

      I'm not bashing the geek/Linuxivity/etc aspect.

      Surely this cannot be the pinnacle of MIT's collective ingenuity.

    3. Re:This is Slashdot worthy? by Bonker · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This is news for nerds. This is stuff that matters.

      This was a truly beautiful hack, and it looks like the perpetrators, may they be snickering to themselves in their dormrooms, put a hell of a lot of effort into it.

      It had class, beauty, and best of all, didn't hurt anybody.

      As a nerd, I am truly glad that Slashdot brought this to my attention. /salute the anonymous Gnomesters.

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  2. You Forgot... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Smelly Trolls!

    And the worst trolls of all...moderators too stupid to post an intelligent reply thus they mod down a post!

    You may mod us down but you will never get rid of us...We kinda like Howard Stern you just can't wait to hear what shit we submit next!

  3. Re:MIT???? by Bearded+Pear+Shaped · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What's funniest is that you were sitting here with one hand holding a stopwatch and one on cmd. R for ten minutes.

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  4. Re:MIT???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I'll have you know that it was F5, and it was only for two minutes at a crack.

    I wander from post to post relaying my own useless drivel and threatening people with claw hammers.

    The end-all-be-all-funny thing is that you're replying to an AC.

  5. Re:Slashdot troll invasion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    i'd think the trolls would carry this as their banner...