Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Linux Geeks To Take Over World

Posted by samzenpus on from the mountain-dew-for-everyone dept.

B'Trey writes "According to this story by Rob Enderle of TechNewsWorld, Linux geeks are one of the most powerful forces in the world and are set to become the next Mob. Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

22 of 511 comments (clear)

  1. You still won't get a date on Friday. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?

    If your stick-on Vulcan ears don't interfere with the hat and if there's ample room in the violin case for your fake lightsaber... why not?

    --
    Trolling is a art,
    1. Re:You still won't get a date on Friday. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I for one welcome our new geeky overlords.
      Oh wait, thats me! :)

    2. Re:You still won't get a date on Friday. by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny


      He's NOT "off the mark" - it's FUCKING PROPAGANDA!

      Propaganda is not "off the mark" - it's deliberately deceptive crap. He knows PRECISELY that he is completely full of shit and he spouts it anyway.

      In that, he is EXACTLY like Bill Gates and George Bush.

      He makes Larry Ellison look like Pinochio.

      --
      Richard Steven Hack - This sig is TOO GODDAMN SHORT TO DO ANYTHING USEFUL WITH! MORONS!
    3. Re:You still won't get a date on Friday. by domxl · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...the geek shall inherit the earth

  2. Horray by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    27 year olds living in their parent's basement rejoice!

    Seriously... I am one.

  3. Umm... by Skye16 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

    Sure, but the jocks are still going to kick your ass.

    1. Re:Umm... by Seumas · · Score: 2, Funny

      You know, I kind of resent the constant insinuations that geeks and jocks can't be one-in-the-same. I was an accomplished wrestler for a decade, but still maintained great grades, enjoy reading and writing, play two instruments and work in the software world (as an engineer - not a sales or marketing dork).

      I'm as geeky as they come, without really being into Star-Trek, Star-Wars, comic books and anime (I like them, I'm just not nuts about it all). I think it does a disservice to geeks to suggest they can't be athletic or brawny and to athetes for suggesting that they can't be introspective and intelligent.

      Hell, in my life I've been a jock, geek and a goth. By all means, I should be shoving myself in a locker and blowing myself up with a match and a portable propane tank. :)

      I know you were just being silly and I'm not picking on you. I just felt like ranting, is all. :)

    2. Re:Umm... by evilad · · Score: 4, Funny

      That accomplished and you still don't have anything better to do than this?

      That settles it, I'm _definitely_ not growing up.

    3. Re:Umm... by Black+Art · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

      Sure, but the jocks are still going to kick your ass.

      Not when I have my high power, full auto CD disc gun! Let them laugh when they have old Knopix discs and Fedora test releases sticking out of bloody wounds.

      "But pity stayed his hand. It is a pity my gnu has run out of bullocks." - Bilbo Stallman

      --
      "Trademarks are the heraldry of the new feudalism."
  4. Power to reproduce by fembots · · Score: 3, Funny

    While all these powers are good, if one cannot successfully reproduce offsprings, any geeky genes are likely to disappear.

    --
    Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
  5. Author by atomic-penguin · · Score: 4, Funny

    The author has a disturbing resemblance to Dr. Phil.

    --
    /^([Ss]ame [Bb]at (time, |channel.)){2}$/
  6. Mistranslated by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Apparently there was a mistake made translating the Bible. It originally said the "Geek shall inherit the earth". Makes more sense.

  7. Heh. by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

    I guess, but I'd recommend replacing that condom in your wallet once a year.

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  8. It's kinda like Fight Club! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's kinda like Fight Club, a massive underground international club of people with all types of backgrounds and careers who can accomplish pretty much anything, including toppling large credit card company buildings. Except they're pastier, skinnier, hairier, and unemployed.

  9. Re:Muhahaha!! by kflash15 · · Score: 2, Funny

    AOL tried it. So far, it hasn't worked.

  10. POWER by CamilaAcolide · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is power that Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and many governments could only dream of having.

    Got root?

  11. IT does not fit into unions by nickgrieve · · Score: 3, Funny

    As much as I'd like to be in an IT union... I don't think it fits. Collective payrates, strikes... rules... all that stuff.

    Unions are for sheep, IT people are cats... we don't hurd well.

    1. Re:IT does not fit into unions by Spacejock · · Score: 2, Funny

      There's a kernel of truth in what you say.

      --
      Hal Spacejock: Science Fiction with Nuts
    2. Re:IT does not fit into unions by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 2, Funny

      Unions are for sheep, IT people are cats... we don't hurd well.

      Yeah, I tried installing the Hurd once and it wasn't pretty.

  12. Well, I for one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...welcome myself as Overlord.

  13. Re:And in other news... by st1d · · Score: 2, Funny
    I don't think so. I'm sure his Mole-man army will keep him safe.

    I'm not sure safety and diaper changing are in the same category...
    --
    Microsoft has just released their much anticipated hands-free cordless mouse. Warning, it may hurt a little at first.
  14. Re:Depending on the distro... by Punboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this mean that if I use SuSE, I have to duct tape a lizard to my forehead?

    --
    If you like what I've said here, and want to read more, go to http://www.krillrblog.com