Dammit! That asshole picture site is down. And the mirror I knew of is gone. That was as awesome trolling site, too...:-(
Fellow trolls, I'll make my own mirror on a Geocities page in a few days. Check my user info page for the link. The ass picture from http://goatse.cx/ will not die!
I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. I hate to feed the conspiracy theorists, but we all know that MS and much of the PC industry is helping feed Intel with the MHz-hype. X (as in X windowing) is proof that a 300MHz CPU is still plenty fast for most PC users.
I honestly have no idea how MS managed to create software so bloated and slow that a 300MHz seems too slow. The source of the problem IMHO is Windows' poor reclamation of memory. So the damn thing starts paging every two seconds, and IDE just can't keep up. So we throw more and more MHz at it, which appears to solve the problem, but it's just hiding it, really. And Intel gets rich off of Microsoft's poor OS design. We've all seen the situation when Windows runs out of resources, and you close all of your applications, and it *still* says it's low. What's up with that? How could they have released such buggy SHIT?
Windows users: you don't need a 1GHz CPU. What you need is more RAM (128MB minimum) and some UltraSCSI disks. (Actually, what you *really* need is to switch to a a different OS. If you're not ready to try a free UNIX, try a Mac.)
The one good side of the MHz-hype is that the so called "obsolete" chips are SOOOOOO cheap. You can slap together a 350MHz Linux box for a song. And 350MHz runs it just fine.
...are incorrect. That would only be true if there was a maximum of five posts.
You posted at #29. So at the time when you made your stupid comment, he was only off by ~3.4%.
Judging by the subject matter and day of the week, I predict that this story will receive at least 150 posts before it is moved off the main page. If my prediction proves correct, than said troll will be less than 1% off his mark.
Any statistician would commend an error rate so low, when applied to such an erratic and unpredictable subject as Slashdot Post-number Trolling. Let us have a round of cheers for our heroic AC, who showed remarkable courage in continuing to post in the face of such amazing odds. Huzzah! Huzzah! Long live the AC! Huzzah!
This is an interesting question. If the new "rated at 1GHz" chips have a "better" design, than they can be pushed even farther by O/Cers. But there is the lurking possibility that the chip is the exact same as the 800MHz rated chip, just with an upped multiplier. Wow, what a sneaky way to make extra cash... why didn't Intel think of that?
Wow, these are some high-quality comments. Not a troll in sight... until now. I have decided to die on the karma cross for your sins. Here goes:
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O} I want some of that!!
Moderators: I think that this is "offtopic". Not "flamebait", you fucking morons. Oops, now I guess it could be either one. Just moderate me down and get it over with.
I knew it was an acronym, but I stand corrected on the pronunciation. Quoting from the SuSE "About Us" page, it's "pronounced "SUE-zuh," like John Phillip Sousa." Thanks for pointing that out.
When I was younger (and I mean like 10) I had a pocket protector. I filled it up with pens (just like that guy in "Revenge of the Nerds") and actually wore it to school for a while. (Coupled with my red suspenders covered with Super Mario pins, I was bad off.:-) I'd love to get one with SuSE on it, and I use FreeBSD! Cool idea.
p.s. I have a beanie baby named Munchie that looks much more like the Suse chameleon logo then their 'plush toy'. Although the Beanie people had already named it 'Rainbow', which is a stupid name for a chameleon.
I have that same one, and you're right on both counts: the name "rainbow" is dumb, but it looks exactly like SuSE (I will not call it "Geeko"!) It's too bad SuSE can't get a licensing deal, like the Toronto Blue Jays did. Alas, that would cost megabucks, which I'm not sure SuSE has.
Geeko fits better with the Open Source roots of Linux.
No. There are non-Open-Source geeks. Contary to what Rob would have you think.;-)
Also, Open Source "roots"?!? Linux is still Open Source, is it not? So not just its roots but its branches and leaves are OSS? And hopefully GPL with keep it that way?
Karma fits better with the chameleon . ..
Finally, we agree on something. "Karma" is my second choice (behind "Suse") because of the nice alliteration, and because it would endear the mascot to the millions of children of the eighties (like me). "Karma" is also reminiscent of good times, when it became a buzzword associated with the Eastern religions which grew in popularity in Europe and the US in the 1960s and 70s. I think "Karma" would have given it a nice vibe. "Peace! Love! Linux!"
Obviously "karma" also has connotations as am actual religious term, but it doesn't have to be a positive thing (especially on Slashdot), so we won't go there.
I don't get it. They stress how it's a chameleon, and not a gecko or iguana or turtle or dinosaur, and now they do this?
Blah. I think they should have just called it "SuSE" (pronounced "sooz", not "susie"). Heck, they even said that that "Suse" or "Suze" is a German female name! I think it would have been perfect, and would be appropriate because of SuSE's country-of-origin and strong following among European Linuxers. "Geeko" is just a horrible pun (and an incorrect one because it's not a freakin' gecko!).
They may regret this. Now it will be known as "Gecko Linux". SuSE had better add "gecko" to the meta-keywords on their homepage, or they're going to lose customers to other companies -- like Red Hat, whose mascot is... a red hat! See, simple is good!
Heh, there's a SuSE banner ad at the top of my page. The poor little chameleon... damned to a life of having a bad name, because of some dumb contest!:-(
Now I have a 'good' excuse to get a dual processor box!
Two words: Abit BP6! (Is BP6 a word?:-) It's a dual socket 370 (celeron) mainboard with Ultra ATA/66 support and so much more. Check out the "explicit freebsd support for abit bp6" story from a few days ago.
Remember Celerons are generally very overclockable, and this board is great for that. I have two 400s running [stable] at 500MHz, and I could push it to 550 if heat weren't a problem. $150 for the board plus $90 for two processors is not bad at all.;-)
Just beware the heat problems. Read my post in the previously mentioned FreeBSD/Abit BP6 story.
If Celerons aren't your bag, maybe try to find an SMP Pentium Pro board. Either way, I think you'll be pleasantly suprised -- SMP BSD is a lot of fun.
Seeing as how only like 5 of us in all of the Slashdot readership will see this . ..
Yeah, it really is amusing... as much traffic as the stories on the main page get, you'd really expect there to be more than 30 posts in the average BSD-section story. Oh well... maybe it's for the best.
Torvalds begins work on Linux 2.3.48.9.2.7.43, possibly Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 27, @10:36AM from the rob-sucks-tarballs dept Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, accidentally hit his keyboard with his elbow today. We have yet to receive confirmation that the resulting code will be be included in the next development kernel, but we can never be too sure. Here is the code in full:
kjnlkmf,m58u45knm,9804 8v793oy5n9*(&V(*N&
This won't compile under GCC, so we can only assume the code is pretty experimental. Look for the tarballs to be released this evening.
Torvalds comments, "What? Oh, yeah, I accidentally hit my keyboard with my elbow when I reached to get my tea. What? Is it part of the new kernel? You're kidding, right?"
We'll update the article as soon as we get more information. The Linux world hasn't been in such frenzied anticipation since the release of kernel 2.3.48.9.2.7.42, which was about ten minutes ago.
Interview: Alan Cox farted Posted by Hemos on Sunday February 27, @10:34AM from the whats-that-smell dept Linux guru and hacker-extrodinaire Alan Cox farted earlier today. What do you think this says about the future of Linux development? Alan's ass will respond to the highest moderated posts later this week.
ESR and JonKatz to participate in "Zealot Deathmatch" Posted by Roblimo on Sunday February 27, @10:33AM from the die-bitch-die dept Open source proponent Eric S. Raymond and Slashdot nutcase JonKatz are reportedly organizing a "Zealot Arena Deathmatch" to raise money for the Apache Software Foundation. The fight is expected to be a tough one, because while Katz is genuinely insane, ESR has the power of girly, elfish looks. A spokesman from Apache says that, "while we don't encourage violence, we'll do anything for money."
VA Linux aquired by Klingons, Rob bows down to new alien masters Posted by emmett on Sunday February 27, @10:32AM from the star-shit-enterprise dept VA Linux Systems, owner of Andover.net, owner of Slashdot.org, owner of Rob's ass, was officially aquired by the Klingon Empire earlier this morning. The Klingons, who have recently taken over Kellogs, GM, and Disney, are looking forward to absorbing more major corporations in the near future. The US Government is discussing investigating the Klingons for holding a monopoly over "every aspect of our lives", to which the Klingons responded, "Puny human scum! I will crush you like a bug and feast upon your steaming entrails." Finally, some competition for Microsoft!
Red Hat and VA stock at all time high! Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 27, @10:31AM from the i-am-so-rich dept Dude, have you heard the market reports today? I am so fucking rich! If this keeps up, I'll be able to stop doing this Slashdot crap! Hell yeah!
Slashdot Mirror
I'll be six feet deep in the cold, cold ground before I will give up my /bin/bash.
And what then? zsh? (zombie shell)
I am the Lord.
Fellow trolls, I'll make my own mirror on a Geocities page in a few days. Check my user info page for the link. The ass picture from http://goatse.cx/ will not die!
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
I honestly have no idea how MS managed to create software so bloated and slow that a 300MHz seems too slow. The source of the problem IMHO is Windows' poor reclamation of memory. So the damn thing starts paging every two seconds, and IDE just can't keep up. So we throw more and more MHz at it, which appears to solve the problem, but it's just hiding it, really. And Intel gets rich off of Microsoft's poor OS design. We've all seen the situation when Windows runs out of resources, and you close all of your applications, and it *still* says it's low. What's up with that? How could they have released such buggy SHIT?
Windows users: you don't need a 1GHz CPU. What you need is more RAM (128MB minimum) and some UltraSCSI disks. (Actually, what you *really* need is to switch to a a different OS. If you're not ready to try a free UNIX, try a Mac.)
The one good side of the MHz-hype is that the so called "obsolete" chips are SOOOOOO cheap. You can slap together a 350MHz Linux box for a song. And 350MHz runs it just fine.
I am the Lord.
You posted at #29. So at the time when you made your stupid comment, he was only off by ~3.4%.
Judging by the subject matter and day of the week, I predict that this story will receive at least 150 posts before it is moved off the main page. If my prediction proves correct, than said troll will be less than 1% off his mark.
Any statistician would commend an error rate so low, when applied to such an erratic and unpredictable subject as Slashdot Post-number Trolling. Let us have a round of cheers for our heroic AC, who showed remarkable courage in continuing to post in the face of such amazing odds. Huzzah! Huzzah! Long live the AC! Huzzah!
I am the Lord.
Oh... wait... nevermind.
I am the Lord.
oh, Jesus .. not satin! Nooooooo, not satin!
Don't worry, I'll protect you... (fucking pussy...)
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
You are supposed to be a virgin, you cannot like pussy. Also, aren't you gay?
A common misperception. Check out this post of mine from a few days ago, in which I deal with that issue.
I am the Lord.
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
Check out this ASCII PUSSY: {O}
I want some of that!!
Moderators: I think that this is "offtopic". Not "flamebait", you fucking morons. Oops, now I guess it could be either one. Just moderate me down and get it over with.
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
I have a beanie baby named Munchie that looks much more like the Suse chameleon logo then their 'plush toy'.
Check out a picture of the SuSE doll at this link:
http://www.suse.de /en/news/news/newproduct/chamaeleon/index.html
It really does look horrid.
I am the Lord.
It's actually "Shadowman", who wears a red hat.
To be even more accurate, it's Shadowman's disembodied head. ("Larry Augustin sleeps with the fishes!")
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
I was almost too disgusted to laugh... almost... :-)
I am the Lord.
p.s. I have a beanie baby named Munchie that looks much more like the Suse chameleon logo then their 'plush toy'. Although the Beanie people had already named it 'Rainbow', which is a stupid name for a chameleon.
I have that same one, and you're right on both counts: the name "rainbow" is dumb, but it looks exactly like SuSE (I will not call it "Geeko"!) It's too bad SuSE can't get a licensing deal, like the Toronto Blue Jays did. Alas, that would cost megabucks, which I'm not sure SuSE has.
Munchie is a nice name though. :-)
I am the Lord.
No. There are non-Open-Source geeks. Contary to what Rob would have you think. ;-)
Also, Open Source "roots"?!? Linux is still Open Source, is it not? So not just its roots but its branches and leaves are OSS? And hopefully GPL with keep it that way?
Finally, we agree on something. "Karma" is my second choice (behind "Suse") because of the nice alliteration, and because it would endear the mascot to the millions of children of the eighties (like me). "Karma" is also reminiscent of good times, when it became a buzzword associated with the Eastern religions which grew in popularity in Europe and the US in the 1960s and 70s. I think "Karma" would have given it a nice vibe. "Peace! Love! Linux!"
Obviously "karma" also has connotations as am actual religious term, but it doesn't have to be a positive thing (especially on Slashdot), so we won't go there.
I am the Lord.
Blah. I think they should have just called it "SuSE" (pronounced "sooz", not "susie"). Heck, they even said that that "Suse" or "Suze" is a German female name! I think it would have been perfect, and would be appropriate because of SuSE's country-of-origin and strong following among European Linuxers. "Geeko" is just a horrible pun (and an incorrect one because it's not a freakin' gecko!).
They may regret this. Now it will be known as "Gecko Linux". SuSE had better add "gecko" to the meta-keywords on their homepage, or they're going to lose customers to other companies -- like Red Hat, whose mascot is... a red hat! See, simple is good!
Heh, there's a SuSE banner ad at the top of my page. The poor little chameleon... damned to a life of having a bad name, because of some dumb contest! :-(
I am the Lord.
Two words: Abit BP6! (Is BP6 a word? :-) It's a dual socket 370 (celeron) mainboard with Ultra ATA/66 support and so much more. Check out the "explicit freebsd support for abit bp6" story from a few days ago.
Remember Celerons are generally very overclockable, and this board is great for that. I have two 400s running [stable] at 500MHz, and I could push it to 550 if heat weren't a problem. $150 for the board plus $90 for two processors is not bad at all. ;-)
Just beware the heat problems. Read my post in the previously mentioned FreeBSD/Abit BP6 story.
If Celerons aren't your bag, maybe try to find an SMP Pentium Pro board. Either way, I think you'll be pleasantly suprised -- SMP BSD is a lot of fun.
Yeah, it really is amusing... as much traffic as the stories on the main page get, you'd really expect there to be more than 30 posts in the average BSD-section story. Oh well... maybe it's for the best.
I am the Lord.
I am the Lord.
You fucking scum
I did not want to see that
die.
Not quite haiku,
But at least you tried.
Thank you.
I am the Lord.
I mean, I fucking DIED for you people! I died on the cross, AND I repost funny comments! When will it be enough? Won't you ever be satisfied? *sob!*
Now you made Jesus cry. You're going to burn in Hell, mister! I'll see to it personally!
*sob...*
I am the Lord.
Linus is an Ego maniac for naming an Entire OS after himself.
What's wrong with being a "Lego Maniac?"
Oh... nevermind...
I am the Lord.
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 27, @10:36AM
from the rob-sucks-tarballs dept
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, accidentally hit his keyboard with his elbow today. We have yet to receive confirmation that the resulting code will be be included in the next development kernel, but we can never be too sure. Here is the code in full:
This won't compile under GCC, so we can only assume the code is pretty experimental. Look for the tarballs to be released this evening.
Torvalds comments, "What? Oh, yeah, I accidentally hit my keyboard with my elbow when I reached to get my tea. What? Is it part of the new kernel? You're kidding, right?"
We'll update the article as soon as we get more information. The Linux world hasn't been in such frenzied anticipation since the release of kernel 2.3.48.9.2.7.42, which was about ten minutes ago.
Interview: Alan Cox farted
Posted by Hemos on Sunday February 27, @10:34AM
from the whats-that-smell dept
Linux guru and hacker-extrodinaire Alan Cox farted earlier today. What do you think this says about the future of Linux development? Alan's ass will respond to the highest moderated posts later this week.
ESR and JonKatz to participate in "Zealot Deathmatch"
Posted by Roblimo on Sunday February 27, @10:33AM
from the die-bitch-die dept
Open source proponent Eric S. Raymond and Slashdot nutcase JonKatz are reportedly organizing a "Zealot Arena Deathmatch" to raise money for the Apache Software Foundation. The fight is expected to be a tough one, because while Katz is genuinely insane, ESR has the power of girly, elfish looks. A spokesman from Apache says that, "while we don't encourage violence, we'll do anything for money."
VA Linux aquired by Klingons, Rob bows down to new alien masters
Posted by emmett on Sunday February 27, @10:32AM
from the star-shit-enterprise dept
VA Linux Systems, owner of Andover.net, owner of Slashdot.org, owner of Rob's ass, was officially aquired by the Klingon Empire earlier this morning. The Klingons, who have recently taken over Kellogs, GM, and Disney, are looking forward to absorbing more major corporations in the near future. The US Government is discussing investigating the Klingons for holding a monopoly over "every aspect of our lives", to which the Klingons responded, "Puny human scum! I will crush you like a bug and feast upon your steaming entrails." Finally, some competition for Microsoft!
Red Hat and VA stock at all time high!
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 27, @10:31AM
from the i-am-so-rich dept
Dude, have you heard the market reports today? I am so fucking rich! If this keeps up, I'll be able to stop doing this Slashdot crap! Hell yeah!
I am the Lord.