dear linux geeks

[FalseTodd]

i don't want to talk about it, ok? i know i'm the IT guy at work, but I seriously can't give a shit about the new Linux distro you're trying out, or what user interface package you're using. I can't even fake an interest to keep up polite conversation, take a hint.

 

[xfer]

sam posted this WHILE the guy was standing right there talking to him.

"umm hmm. hmm hrmm. yup. uh huh."

 

[avi]

I thought Sam wanted to nerd out ITT, but I was wrong

 

[FalseTodd]

actually posted this 10 seconds after he wandered off, which was 5 minutes after he should have.

avi: dead wrong

 

[FalseTodd]

ALSO Here's a couple pointers if you're coming to me for computer help:

1) DO NOT talk to me like I'm five years old. I can't believe this is an issue.

2) Be concise, but thorough. "My computer is broken" with no further info is unnacceptable, but "Word won't display this picture of a monkey that I am working with for this book about animal science, and the author is being a total pain and not delivering all the chapters on time and I don't know how we're going to make the Tuesday deadline" is TMI.

3) If I'm in the middle of explaining pertinent information to you, DO NOT INTERRUPT ME.

 

[avi]

ITT Sam is a snarky bitch

 

[FalseTodd]

ITT:Sam vents, everyone else goes on about their day

 

[FalseTodd]

ahaha i swear that was a simul-post i didn't see avi's in advance

 

[TheNewChupe]

yeah, people here get all passionately geeked out and actually take an interest in what they do. they buy $50 books that are useless in 3 months, set up their computers at home to have Visual Studio .Net and Linux ("on same the machine! WHOA!") and all so they can ?????? and all i can muster is a bewildered shrug.

 

[FalseTodd]

i mean that's cool if that's your hobby, fine, but don't assume i care! it's boring!

 

[BodyRemover]

I installed suse 9.2 (or so) a few weeks ago and it's ok so far.

had some trouble with dvds but my brother came over and fixed the shit.

only... photo editing program is pretty bad, is there a better one, is it free and where I can get it?

 

[FalseTodd]

yeah man i heard The GIMP has been a workable alternative since the last few revs - but make sure you recompile your gnome kernel to take the latest enhancements from the daily builds and reconfigure your dickface to comply with the recent changes to @(UFHK


ironically i am considering a linux install of some type to better learn UNIX admin

 

[avi]

I have an older mandrake box at home. it was kind of fun to set up and play around with.

 

[FalseTodd]

sigh. Yeah d00dz I need distro suggestions. I'm not kidding fuck.

turn for the worse

 

[Draft Dodging Scarecrow]

ur masterful.

 

[mindspell]

I feel your pain Sam, that's why I don't talk to users anymore. I have enough problems dealing with the server guys always putting the blame on the network when it clearly isn't.

As for distro suggestions, I would go for an OpenBSD. It is tougher to setup and you have to do everything yourself but you'll learn the shit. Plus it is the safest OS on the market, everything is shut down by default, you just configure what you want.

 

[FalseTodd]

man that's a really good idea, since BSD is actually what lives in the murky depths below OSX's pearlylike buttons, right?

 

[mindspell]

Yes, OSX is a derivative of BSD. Actually it is a derivative of NextOS/NextStep that itself is a BSD clone. Proof that Steve Jobs' failure with Next was actually reusable...

I am thinking of buying one of the Mac Minis when they come out actually...

 

[Nut Butter]

I love the "coup de théâtre" in this thread.