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Re: Upgrade motherboard & processor

K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Aragorn", thou legless lecherous. Like the toad, ugly and venomous. Ye
tehee'd:

> On Sunday 17 January 2010 07:59 in alt.os.linux, somebody identifying as
> Yousuf Khan wrote...
>
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:03:35 -0500, Yousuf Khan
>>> <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just purchased a new motherboard/chipset and processor for my
>>>> desktop. Haven't switched them out yet, waiting to see what
>>>> preparations I need to take on Ubuntu before going for it? I'll be
>>>> keeping the existing hard drives and video card, as is.
>>>
>>> ubuntu isn't a microsoft product; there's no code to disable the
>>> system after a hardware cange.

>>
>> More worried about drivers. The motherboard will be going from Nvidia
>> chipset to ATI chipset. Onboard video will change likewise, but
>> discrete graphics will remain Nvidia 8600GT.

>
> Stock distribution kernels are always built without processor- or
> chipset-specific optimizations. They contain generic code that will
> work on all processors or motherboard chipsets of that particular market
> segment. By this I mean the type of distribution you are installing,
> i.e. IA32 (alias x86, x86-32 or i586 (or perhaps i686)) or AMD64 (alias
> x86-64).
>
> The idea behind a binary GNU/Linux distribution is that it would be
> compatible with as much of the hardware as possible for that particular
> platform - e.g. AMD64 - without getting into any optimizations specific
> for Intel or AMD, or chipset optimizations. All chipsets and processors
> for the x86 platform processors understand generic x86 instructions, and
> in some cases the Linux kernel can pick a subset of (slightly) more
> optimized instructions specific to a given chipset by autodetecting what
> is there.
>
> Processor and chipset support is built into the kernel itself - i.e.
> statically linked - as well as some very common peripheral support -
> e.g. generic PATA and SATA support and ext3 filesystem support - but
> support for other peripherals (like videocards) is loaded via driver
> modules. These driver modules are usually all included in the /initrd/
> image, and for some, the kernel will autodetect which one to load, while
> others are being loaded with prejudice, regardless of whether the
> hardware supported by those modules is present or not.
>
> For instance, the stock PCLinuxOS kernel I'm using on this machine here
> loads many different types of network adapter modules, of which only two
> actually have the hardware present in the system - one being an on-board
> connector, the other being a PCI plug-in card.
>
> My advice however would be to disable your on-board video adapter in the
> BIOS, because nVidia drivers don't work well with two different types of
> video adapters in your system.
>
> The bottom line is that the only variable that seems to exist between
> both your old and your new system is that the motherboard and CPU are
> different, and those differences will be handled by the Linux kernel
> itself through its built-in generic support for just about every chipset
> and CPU with the exception of bleeding edge stuff[1] and by the /initrd/
> via all the driver modules it contains. The proprietary nVidia driver
> will be working with the same video adapter card, so that should not be
> a problem either. Things that require a proprietary driver module might
> not be supported, though. This depends on your distribution and whether
> it includes proprietary drivers or not.
>
>
> [1] If the chipset is too new for the kernel, then it'll still be
> supported for essential functionality, but then some optional things
> might not be correctly detected, e.g. certain hardware monitoring
> functions or the likes.


Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
run on it.
 
Z

Zootal

Flightless Bird

> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
> run on it.



I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically
compiled for that. You are most likely to find the default bloated kernels
compiled for a pentium, either classic or pro.

I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load
linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with it
after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list...
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
things at thee. Ye chided:

>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
>> run on it.

>
>
> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically
> compiled<BITCHSLAP>


Idiot.

> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load
> linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with
> it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list...


Thanks for sharing.
 
F

Fred Hall

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
wrote:

>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
>things at thee. Ye chided:
>
>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
>>> run on it.

>>
>>
>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically
>> compiled<BITCHSLAP>

>
>Idiot.
>
>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load
>> linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with
>> it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list...

>
>Thanks for sharing.


I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
rascal. Ye bickered:

> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>
>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
>>things at thee. Ye chided:
>>
>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed
>>>> to run on it.
>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>

>>
>>Idiot.
>>
>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>> list...

>>
>>Thanks for sharing.

>
> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal


Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo with
KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat. I only
need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.
 
F

Fred Hall

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
wrote:

>"Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
>rascal. Ye bickered:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>>
>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
>>>things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>
>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed
>>>>> to run on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>
>>>Idiot.
>>>
>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>>> list...
>>>
>>>Thanks for sharing.

>>
>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
>> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal

>
>Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo with
>KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat. I only
>need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
>Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.


lol...
 
Z

Zootal

Flightless Bird
Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote in news:7gj5sf$znu$5@shameless-loose-
bodied-woman.co.equatorial-guinea:

> "Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
> things at thee. Ye chided:
>
>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
>>> run on it.

>>
>>
>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically
>> compiled<BITCHSLAP>

>
> Idiot.
>
>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load
>> linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with
>> it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list...

>
> Thanks for sharing.


Ignoramus. What happens when you boot a 386 with a kernel compiled for a
Pentium? I'm betting you don't know because you never tried it. Guess what
happens when an attempt is made to execute a Pentium+ specific instruction
on a 386 (bswap, xadd, etc.)? If it doesn't go off on a wab (you do know
what a wab is, don't you?), and if the kernel doesn't stop the attempt to
execute, I'm guessing the instruction decoder would barf. Wab, kernel
panic, or lockup. Take your choice (I don't remember what the 386 does in
this case, but it's not good lol).

Anyone here actually tried a kernel compiled for a Pentium+ on a 386?
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Zootal", thou lewd ireful bastard. I had rather be a tick in a sheep
than such a valiant ignorance as thee. Ye deprecated:

> Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote in
> news:7gj5sf$znu$5@shameless-loose- bodied-woman.co.equatorial-guinea:
>
>> "Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear
>> hurling things at thee. Ye chided:
>>
>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed
>>>> to run on it.
>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>

>>
>> Idiot.
>>
>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>> list...

>>
>> Thanks for sharing.

>
> Ignoramus.


Ok, thanks for sharing, ignoramus.
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Fred Hall", thou bizarre base contagious cloud. Dissembling harlot, thou
are false in all. Ye sounded off:

> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>
>>"Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
>>rascal. Ye bickered:
>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear
>>>>hurling things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>>
>>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest
>>>>>> common denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is
>>>>>> guaranteed to run on it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>>
>>>>Idiot.
>>>>
>>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>>>> list...
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for sharing.
>>>
>>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
>>> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal

>>
>>Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo with
>>KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat. I only
>>need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
>>Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.

>
> lol...


Don't laugh, mate, or I shall be forced to show you my electricity bill.
You won't ever laugh so fucking hard again, assuming you do or do not die
laughing, at my expense.

Hey, I have to share this with some cunt and you're best cunt I know,
next to myself. I don't know if when we got together in Addison, Texas,
that you noticed I had hearing problems... brought about by working with
guided weapons and REEELLY FUCKING BIG BOMBE...

That's I-talian for bombs.

Over the last few years my hearing has got so bad that, unless I'm
wearing hearing aids, all I see is a fucking silent movie. It's been a
surreal experience at times. The funniest ever was watching an accountant
give a speech about, of all things, accounting. Off went the hearing aids
the instant he first opened his gob. Fucking hilarious it was. I couldn't
stop laughing. People were staring at me. Funnier still, he called me
aside after his talk and asked me was he really as funny as he had
intended to be.

BWAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA! Truly, he did.

On a thoroughly scientifically analysed whim I just bought this fucking
bone-conducting headset for a tiny fraction of the cost of a pair of
hearing aids. I can actually hear mice farting in the wall cavities. I
can even hear my fucking keys clicking as I type. And all through my jaw
bone. Fucking amazing, hey. It's like the sound is "there" inside my
head. Funnier still, the sound quality is greatly improved by, wait for
it, wait for it...

Wearing ear plugs.

Please note: Mice squeaks are not distinguishable from mice farts by the
good of hearing, except my 75yr old mother who also has eyes like a
shithouse rat.
 
C

chrisv

Flightless Bird
Zootal wrote:

>Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote


*plonk*
 
R

Roger Hunt

Flightless Bird
Zootal <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote
>Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote in news:7gj5sf$znu$5@shameless-loose-
>bodied-woman.co.equatorial-guinea:
>
>> "Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
>> things at thee. Ye chided:
>>
>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to
>>>> run on it.
>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically
>>> compiled<BITCHSLAP>

>>
>> Idiot.
>>
>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load
>>> linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with
>>> it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list...

>>
>> Thanks for sharing.

>
>Ignoramus. What happens when you boot a 386 with a kernel compiled for a
>Pentium? I'm betting you don't know because you never tried it. Guess what
>happens when an attempt is made to execute a Pentium+ specific instruction
>on a 386 (bswap, xadd, etc.)? If it doesn't go off on a wab (you do know
>what a wab is, don't you?), and if the kernel doesn't stop the attempt to
>execute, I'm guessing the instruction decoder would barf. Wab, kernel
>panic, or lockup. Take your choice (I don't remember what the 386 does in
>this case, but it's not good lol).
>
>Anyone here actually tried a kernel compiled for a Pentium+ on a 386?


I have roasted chestnuts on an overclocked 386 while running Win7
--
Roger Hunt
 
R

relic

Flightless Bird
"Kadaitcha Man" <anon@no.email> wrote in message
news:7gc04s$j35$l@glaring-fancy-woman.net.senegal...
> "Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
> rascal. Ye bickered:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>>
>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling
>>>things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>
>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common
>>>>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed
>>>>> to run on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>
>>>Idiot.
>>>
>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>>> list...
>>>
>>>Thanks for sharing.

>>
>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
>> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal

>
> Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo with
> KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat. I only
> need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
> Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.


Damn! I tossed a couple of those last summer.
 
F

Fred Hall

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:50 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
wrote:

>"Fred Hall", thou bizarre base contagious cloud. Dissembling harlot, thou
>are false in all. Ye sounded off:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>>
>>>"Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
>>>rascal. Ye bickered:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear
>>>>>hurling things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest
>>>>>>> common denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is
>>>>>>> guaranteed to run on it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>>>
>>>>>Idiot.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>>>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>>>>> list...
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for sharing.
>>>>
>>>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
>>>> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal
>>>
>>>Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo with
>>>KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat. I only
>>>need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
>>>Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.

>>
>> lol...

>
>Don't laugh, mate, or I shall be forced to show you my electricity bill.
>You won't ever laugh so fucking hard again, assuming you do or do not die
>laughing, at my expense.
>
>Hey, I have to share this with some cunt and you're best cunt I know,
>next to myself. I don't know if when we got together in Addison, Texas,
>that you noticed I had hearing problems... brought about by working with
>guided weapons and REEELLY FUCKING BIG BOMBE...


I did indeed notice, even before you pointed the fact out to me whilst
we dined. And why were you fucking with BIG BOMBE?

>
>That's I-talian for bombs.
>
>Over the last few years my hearing has got so bad that, unless I'm
>wearing hearing aids, all I see is a fucking silent movie. It's been a
>surreal experience at times. The funniest ever was watching an accountant
>give a speech about, of all things, accounting. Off went the hearing aids
>the instant he first opened his gob. Fucking hilarious it was. I couldn't
>stop laughing. People were staring at me. Funnier still, he called me
>aside after his talk and asked me was he really as funny as he had
>intended to be.
>
>BWAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA! Truly, he did.
>
>On a thoroughly scientifically analysed whim I just bought this fucking
>bone-conducting headset for a tiny fraction of the cost of a pair of
>hearing aids. I can actually hear mice farting in the wall cavities. I
>can even hear my fucking keys clicking as I type. And all through my jaw
>bone. Fucking amazing, hey. It's like the sound is "there" inside my
>head. Funnier still, the sound quality is greatly improved by, wait for
>it, wait for it...
>
>Wearing ear plugs.


That actually makes sense. (I should be frightened at this point)

Modern medical technology is truly amazing

>
>Please note: Mice squeaks are not distinguishable from mice farts by the
>good of hearing, except my 75yr old mother who also has eyes like a
>shithouse rat.


Good mothers are that way
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"relic", thou boil-brained dame. Thou art melancholy without cause. Ye
bootlicked:

> "Kadaitcha Man" <anon@no.email> wrote in message
> news:7gc04s$j35$l@glaring-fancy-woman.net.senegal...
>> "Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
>> rascal. Ye bickered:
>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear
>>>>hurling things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>>
>>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest
>>>>>> common denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is
>>>>>> guaranteed to run on it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>>
>>>>Idiot.
>>>>
>>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would
>>>>> do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do
>>>>> list...
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for sharing.
>>>
>>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find it,
>>> load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal

>>
>> Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo
>> with KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat.
>> I only need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National
>> Laboratory's Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.

>
> Damn! I tossed a couple of those last summer.


Bugger.
 
K

Kadaitcha Man

Flightless Bird
"Fred Hall", thou disgusting gorbellied knave. What shall I call thee
when thou art a man. Ye winced:

> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:50 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>
>>"Fred Hall", thou bizarre base contagious cloud. Dissembling harlot,
>>thou are false in all. Ye sounded off:
>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Fred Hall", thou idiotic wanton gambol. Thou damned tripe visaged
>>>>rascal. Ye bickered:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:53 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear
>>>>>>hurling things at thee. Ye chided:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest
>>>>>>>> common denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is
>>>>>>>> guaranteed to run on it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was
>>>>>>> specifically compiled<BITCHSLAP>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Idiot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to
>>>>>>> load linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I
>>>>>>> would do with it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on
>>>>>>> my to-do list...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for sharing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I had an AT that ran as fast as an XT. Maybe I'll, if I can find
>>>>> it, load Linux on it and donate it to Zootal
>>>>
>>>>Fuck that. I'll have it for my distcc network. I can compile Gentoo
>>>>with KDE, Gnome and 10G or so of other applications in 9 minutes flat.
>>>>I only need another 200,000 or so 386's to blow Oak Ridge National
>>>>Laboratory's Jaguar Cray XT5-HE into the weeds.
>>>
>>> lol...

>>
>>Don't laugh, mate, or I shall be forced to show you my electricity bill.
>>You won't ever laugh so fucking hard again, assuming you do or do not
>>die laughing, at my expense.
>>
>>Hey, I have to share this with some cunt and you're best cunt I know,
>>next to myself. I don't know if when we got together in Addison, Texas,
>>that you noticed I had hearing problems... brought about by working with
>>guided weapons and REEELLY FUCKING BIG BOMBE...

>
> I did indeed notice, even before you pointed the fact out to me whilst
> we dined. And why were you fucking with BIG BOMBE?


Not just BIG BOMBE, REEELLY FUCKING BIG BOMBE.

I worked in guided weapons. I will have to kill you if I tell you any
more.

>>That's I-talian for bombs.
>>
>>Over the last few years my hearing has got so bad that, unless I'm
>>wearing hearing aids, all I see is a fucking silent movie. It's been a
>>surreal experience at times. The funniest ever was watching an
>>accountant give a speech about, of all things, accounting. Off went the
>>hearing aids the instant he first opened his gob. Fucking hilarious it
>>was. I couldn't stop laughing. People were staring at me. Funnier still,
>>he called me aside after his talk and asked me was he really as funny as
>>he had intended to be.
>>
>>BWAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA! Truly, he did.
>>
>>On a thoroughly scientifically analysed whim I just bought this fucking
>>bone-conducting headset for a tiny fraction of the cost of a pair of
>>hearing aids. I can actually hear mice farting in the wall cavities. I
>>can even hear my fucking keys clicking as I type. And all through my jaw
>>bone. Fucking amazing, hey. It's like the sound is "there" inside my
>>head. Funnier still, the sound quality is greatly improved by, wait for
>>it, wait for it...
>>
>>Wearing ear plugs.

>
> That actually makes sense. (I should be frightened at this point)


Why be frightened?

> Modern medical technology is truly amazing


Indeed.

>>Please note: Mice squeaks are not distinguishable from mice farts by the
>>good of hearing, except my 75yr old mother who also has eyes like a
>>shithouse rat.

>
> Good mothers are that way


The mother in question knows the difference between a forward slash and a
backslash.

A forward slash is straight up the wall...
 
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