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____/ 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.
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