err... losing ability of concious thought. that was supposed to read, "if i wanted an insanely murmuring penguin overheating penguin on my desk, i'd want it to be running linux"
At first, i was struck by the idea of getting linux on a furby. Then re-apholstering the furby into a penguin. If i had to choose an insanely mumuring stuffed penguin overheating on my desk, i know i'd want it to be a penguin. But then i thought that that might give penguins a bad name. Clearly no creature as invalid as the furby could sustain such a powerful operating system. The solution: empeg. somebody's got to get a stuffed penguin, and mount an empeg inside. Just imagine. A stuffed, linux-running penguin, sitting on your desk, belting out the hits of the 80's. Come on... you know you want it.:)
Doesn't Linus pronounce Linux Leenix? http://www.trigger.net/~aok/articles/LinusTorval ds.au Meh. I'm just recovering from the bad habit of Lyenix. I figure, pronounce it how you want, i can't hear you.:)
You're right... however... The real problem is these people who, without the basis of knowledge, proclaim themselves patron saints of technology. (not to say that dogbert isn't qualified...:) ) A prime example is my (former) high school computer programming teacher, who has said such remakably stupid comments as: (paraphrasing) "Windows is what the computer uses to load the hard drive", then goes on to "teach" students the single correct way to program. If a completed example didn't follow the exact format that she expected, down to the detail of comment style, the assignment would have to be repeated. In fact, the only way the students really interested in the computers were able to get by, was to create programs went over the teacher's head (not difficult), and watch the teacher nod, and hide any evidence of incompetence. bleh.
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err... losing ability of concious thought.
that was supposed to read, "if i wanted an insanely murmuring penguin overheating penguin on my desk, i'd want it to be running linux"
At first, i was struck by the idea of getting linux on a furby. Then re-apholstering the furby into a penguin. :)
If i had to choose an insanely mumuring stuffed penguin overheating on my desk, i know i'd want it to be a penguin.
But then i thought that that might give penguins a bad name. Clearly no creature as invalid as the furby could sustain such a powerful operating system.
The solution: empeg. somebody's got to get a stuffed penguin, and mount an empeg inside.
Just imagine. A stuffed, linux-running penguin, sitting on your desk, belting out the hits of the 80's.
Come on... you know you want it.
Doesn't Linus pronounce Linux Leenix?l ds.au :)
http://www.trigger.net/~aok/articles/LinusTorva
Meh. I'm just recovering from the bad habit of Lyenix.
I figure, pronounce it how you want, i can't hear you.
You're right... however... :) )
The real problem is these people who, without the basis of knowledge, proclaim themselves patron saints of technology. (not to say that dogbert isn't qualified...
A prime example is my (former) high school computer programming teacher, who has said such remakably stupid comments as: (paraphrasing)
"Windows is what the computer uses to load the hard drive", then goes on to "teach" students the single correct way to program. If a completed example didn't follow the exact format that she expected, down to the detail of comment style, the assignment would have to be repeated.
In fact, the only way the students really interested in the computers were able to get by, was to create programs went over the teacher's head (not difficult), and watch the teacher nod, and hide any evidence of incompetence.
bleh.