[nylug-talk] Is anyone arguing with XEN and using Slackware Linux?

[Chris Knadle]

On Thursday 02 August 2007, wdg3rd at comcast.net wrote:
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Chris Knadle <Chris.Knadle at coredump.us>
>
> >    Thankfully geek humor is spread in several places through man pages,
> > HOWTOs, READMEs, etc, so this may not be unique to Slackware.  [Hard to
> > say.] Maybe it's that geeks have "playful cleverness" as RMS speaks of.
>
> I know that ESR has pointed out geek humor repeatedly, in print and in
> person.  I've found RMS generally lacking much of a sense of humor.  Seems
> to take himself and everything else much too seriously.  Perhaps I've only
> met him on bad days.

   Well, taking things too seriously can also end up making humor, too.  He's 
known for making those kinds of situations.

   I wasn't trying to say that RMS generally had the best sense of humor -- I 
was quoting him from his part in "RevolutionOS":

      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409


On Thursday 02 August 2007, H. G. wrote:
> Since the katana thing has been done, I recommend nunchucks.
> The ones with the rubber grip.  Can't have them flying from your grasp
> as you're in the midst of beating some clue into someone.

   My favorite that I've heard is a "ClueX4" or "ClueBy4".  It was heard of 
from someone in the SCA [Society for Creative Anachronism].


   -- Chris

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Chris Knadle
Chris.Knadle at coredump.us