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Linux (Car) Crashes At Indy 500

Posted by kdawson on from the tux-and-rolls dept.

thanksforthecrabs writes to let us know that the Linux-sponsored Indy 500 car had a rough day at the track this weekend: it was the first car to crash on the track and finished dead last. Joost sponsored a car that came in a respectable seventh.

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  1. Of course it crashed.. by Goalie_Ca · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oblig: Of course it crashed because of a bad driver.

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    1. Re:Of course it crashed.. by vmxeo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Turns out the driver crashed due to a race condition, which as most programmers know, should be avoided for the obvious reasons.

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    2. Re:Of course it crashed.. by BosstonesOwn · · Score: 5, Funny

      That my friend was a horrible joke.

      In other news the Windows Vista car was slow off the line, but the car looked good and the driver was heard screaming "accept" as the car lurched forward and stopped every time he used the accelerator.

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    3. Re:Of course it crashed.. by toleraen · · Score: 5, Funny

      "You are trying to brake to avoid a deadly accident. Cancel or al..."

      One horrible joke deserves another!

    4. Re:Of course it crashed.. by jd · · Score: 5, Funny

      I believe it was also in relation to a problem with a Barrier.

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    5. Re:Of course it crashed.. by cafucu · · Score: 5, Funny

      The car was destined to crash...it was caught in a loop...

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  2. The reason was obvious by Billosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

    The penguin couldn't see over the dashboard.

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  3. I blame Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously he couldn't see through his.

  4. Let a bot moderate this one by Sciros · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone here's gonna post some smartass comment about it all so just have a bot go through and give everyone +5 Funny to save time as well as valuable mod points.

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  5. A driver problem, for sure by Stringer+Bell · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've said it before, and I'll say it again: it's hard to find drivers for Linux.

  6. ouch by nuzak · · Score: 5, Funny

    That reminds me when Sun Microsystems fielded the only yacht to have ever sunk in the Americas Cup. Sun had this tongue-in-cheek orientation video with a "thrill of victory / agony of defeat" section that showed the video clip of their yacht, with the Sun logo prominently emblazoned on the side, going to Davey Jones' Locker.

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  7. Oblig pengion joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A penguin walks into an auto repair shop. "There's oil all over the motor and I have to add oil every day," she says. The mechanic says it will take an hour to check out so the penguin leaves.

    It's a hot day, and not being an African penguin doesn't like the heat and decides to get an ice cream cone to cool off.

    Of course, hot as it is it drips all over her chest. An hour later she goes to check on her car.

    "Looks like you blew a seal," the machanic says.

    "Oh, no," laughs the penguin, "That's just ice cream."

  8. Drinking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I blame the WINE.

  9. Who's panicking? by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    People are panicking? Why are they panicking, is something wrong? And why say "TRY not to," is it so bad that panic is almost a certainty? FOR GOD'S SAKE, WHAT AREN'T YOU TELLING US?

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  10. Re:Visual data? by canUbeleiveIT · · Score: 5, Informative

    Video of crash

  11. I guess 2007... by MLS100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is not the year of Linux on the Racetrack.

  12. I don't get it by Nebu · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure I understand exactly what this story is about. Can someone maybe post a car analogy for me?

    1. Re:I don't get it by SeekerDarksteel · · Score: 5, Funny

      Imagine a car driving at towards a ramp with a person standing just beyond it. The car flying over that person's head is like the GPP's post flying over yours.

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  13. Re:Visual data? by bl8n8r · · Score: 5, Funny

    looks to me like the SCO car shoved him.

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  14. Dear Driver by dvdinslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next time try: /etc/init.d/brakes restart and paste results here. Thanx