On 2008-08-10, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>
> ____/ Kelsey Bjarnason on Sunday 10 August 2008 17:08 : \____
>
>> Took the car in for an oil change yesterday. As I'm waiting, I've got a
>> portable DVD player going and I'm watching "House".
>>
>> Good Sir Greasemonkey notices, comments "Oh, House. Cool show. I
>> haven't downloaded the latest season." I tell him that I don't download
>> 'em, I record 'em.
>>
>> "Tivo?"
>>
>> "No, MythTV."
>>
>> "Cool, what do you need for that?"
>>
>> "The software and a tuner/capture card. I think - not sure - that the
>> main part of the program, the back end, only runs in Linux, though."
>>
>> "No problem, I'm running Ubuntu."
>>
>> Hmm. This guy's early to mid 20's, working at Jiffy Lube, earning his
>> living by draining and refilling oil and checking tire pressure - not by
>> doing anything which would lead one to think he has particular technical
>> skills.
>>
>> Two things about this kinda make me chuckle. First is the whole "nobody
>> uses Linux" crap, which is so far off the mark even your oil change guy
>> may well be running it. Second is the likes of certain folks here who,
>> after endless repetitions, can't get event the simplest distros working -
>> yet here's Mr. Grease, happily running it and liking it. Apparently,
>> they're not as smart as someone who tops up your oil for a living.
>>
>> Anyway, just a nice little encounter showing it's neither as rare nor as
>> difficult as some of our resident boneheads would suggest.
>
> I passed by Maplin 4 hours ago and a miniBook was up for display at the front
> window (no Windows). Mainstream indeed.
I saw 3 boxes with Eee in them at Target yesterday. They were 2G, with
linux on them, as stated on the label on the boxes.
One was pink. They were either expecting a Windummie or a girl (not
both since Windummie girls are usually more masculine than average
Windummie bois) to buy that one. Probably Moshefish or Rhonda. Maybe
even a Clogged Wog.
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