;scroll to "Rinald asks" at the bottom:
http://www.redhat.com/magazine/016feb06 ... shadowman/
;i like the implication that redhat users are more intelligent than slackware users.
EXT - DAY - A GHOSTTOWN
Winds blows. Sagebrush.
CUT TO:
A cowboy hat blows across the frame.
;treehead
Shadowman Tells you Why to Switch from Slackware to Redhat
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Shadowman Tells you Why to Switch from Slackware to Redhat
"It is a widely accepted notion among painters
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
Re: Shadowman Tells you Why to Switch from Slackware to Redh
And Red Hat users seem to respect their elders more, as well.treehead wrote: ;i like the implication that redhat users are more intelligent than slackware users.
Shadowman is usually more entertaining than this, but it's pretty much always dry and sarcastic.
The Quiz Show
;the following was posted to a mailing list i'm on. a fellow named scott wrote the first part, i wrote the second. it was pretty funny i thought....
Scott wrote: > "Shadowman is pretty certain that Team Red Hat would have dominated that quiz bowl"...
> Anybody know how the other teams answered? :-)
> Quiz Master: For 10 points, what's the capital of France?
> Team RedHat: <buzz> First can you ask me what the capital of Germany is?
> QM: erm.. ok, what's the capital of Germany?
> TRH: Before that can you ask me what the capital of Britain is?
> QM: I.. er.. see.. so what's the capital of Britain then?
> TRH: Um... could you ask me what the capital of France is before I answer that please?
> QM: I'm sorry I'll have to pass it over, Team Gentoo?
> TG: Uh.. what?..hang-on...
> [Team Gentoo hops over to a stack of nearby encyclopedias, picks up the first book (A-Aardvark) and starts reading from page one]
> TG: Okay, gimme a second or two here...
cRaig wrote:QM: I'm sorry the question will have to go to Team Mandrake.
[A Suit cuts in front of Team Mandrake's Captain, taking the mic]
SUIT: Excuse me, Team Mandrake should be referred to as
"Team Mandriva" please...
QM: Very sorry, Team /Mandriva/, do you have an answer?
TM: Eh... well, Team RedHat took ours...
QM: Team Lindows, then?
SUIT: Correction, that is "Team Linspire," please, "Linspire..."
QM: Pardon... Team Linspire?
TL: What was the question?
QM: 'For 10 points, what's the capital of France?'
TL: Do you have a subscription?
QM: Excuse me?
TL: Sorry, we can't answer... we'll have to refer you to our forums...
QM (Frustrated): Team SuSe, then...
SUIT: Are you referring to Team Suse Personal or Professional?
QM: What? Either, just give an answer.
SUIT: Did you say Professional?
QM: Yeah, ok fine, Team SuSe Professional...
SUIT: I'm sorry that's "Team Novell Linux Desktop..."
QM: *Sigh* Team Novell Linux Desktop, do YOU have an answer?
SUIT: Sorry, sorry, that's OPEN SuSe...
QM: Fine--OPEN SuSe--just somebody answer the question...
TSP/TNDL/TOS: We have an answer to that...
[Captain confers with teammates]
TSP/TNDL/TOS: ...we'll have an answer for that, just give us another year. Sorry.
QM: Team Ubuntu then... an answer?
TU: Of course! We're glad you asked!
QM: So...what's your answer?
TU: You don't really need to know that do you?
QM: Huh?
TU: Well what do you want to DO with that information? We'll help!
QM: Ok, your time is up... Team Debian Linux...
SUIT: *Ahem*
QM: Excuse me, Team Debian GNU/Linux...
TDGL: First, if we give you the answer, is going to be available to everyone?
QM: Sure anyone here...
TDGL: I'm afraid we can't answer unless our full and complete answer--along with the question--is guaranteed to be freely available to anyone and everyone...
QM: Ok, I'll bite, we can do that.
TDGL: ...and anyone must be able to redefine that answer as they see fit.
QM: It's the *capital of France,* you can't just change it!
TDGL: We forfeit.
QM: SOMEBODY ANSWER THIS QUESTION!!
Team Slackware: Paris.
QM: Thank you.
TS: Unless you're talking prior to the tenth century, then Tours--but that may be more than you wanted to know.
TRH: *Sigh* You guys have NO style.
"It is a widely accepted notion among painters
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
nice to meet you.
;great podcast, BTW, chess. i just finished your third episode and voted for you on PCA. keep up the good work.Chess wrote::lol:
good stuff!
;treehead
"It is a widely accepted notion among painters
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
that it does not matter what one paints, as long as
it is well painted. This is the essence of
academicism. There is no such thing as a good
painting about nothing." --Mark Rothko
Hey, treehead, thanks a lot -- I sure do appreciate the comment here and on PCA. That means a lot to me.
The response has been pretty overwhelming (in a positive way). I think there are lots of Windows users out that really are willing to give Linux a try. They just need some hand-holding. Hopefully my podcast can help a little in that regard.
The response has been pretty overwhelming (in a positive way). I think there are lots of Windows users out that really are willing to give Linux a try. They just need some hand-holding. Hopefully my podcast can help a little in that regard.
Chess Griffin