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Absurd Patent Claim Leads to Worldwide Boycott on Trend Micro

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March 28th, 2008 Posted by em8chel << a gentle introduction to Linux for non-geeks, geek pride >> Discuss

The Simpsons Episode g33k: LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield Part II

Previously on LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield (Part I)

3 days later. The Simpsons are having breakfast when the door bell rings. Homer goes to get the door. It’s the mailman.

Homer: What do you want.

Mailman: What does it look like?

Homer: You selling insurance?

Mailman: I got a registered letter for Lisa Simpson.

Homer: Registered letter. Must be important.

Mailman: Whatever.

Homer: Can I read it before giving it to her?

Mailman: Like I care.

Homer: Do you have a registered letter for me?

Mailman: No.

Homer: Why not.

Mailman: Dunno.

Homer: Why are you so snappish.

Mailman: You’re annoying the hell outta me!

Homer: (shocked and offended) I never want to see you again! (slams the door and cries all the way back to the kitchen)

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June 15th, 2007 Posted by em8chel << geek pride, my pet penguin, rejected episodes from The Simpsons >> Discuss

The Simpsons Episode g33k: LinuxTag Comes to Springsfield Part I

At the Springfield Elementary.

Krabappel: OK class, can someone tell me what Linux is? Yes Ralph.

Ralph: You use it to blow yellow liquid out of your nose and block red liquid from coming out of your nose.

Bart: Don’t you mean “Kleenix”, Ms. “Rabappel”?

Class giggles.

Krabappel: Shut up Bart. Yes, Milhouse?

Milhouse: I saw it on the laptop of my dad’s divorce lawyer once: it’s some sorta penguin that likes to eat kernels of the Debian plant.

Krabappel: Milhouse! Why didn’t you tell me your dad’s getting a divorce! I want your father to call me after 10 o’clock tonight so we can discuss your academic dishonesty problem. As for the rest of the class, watch and learn!

Krabappel dims the room and puts a VHS in the VCR.

McClure: Hi! I’m Troy McClure, you may remember me from educational films such as Amoeba: What You Don’t Know Might Not Kill You and memorable blockbusters such as Snakes on the Rollercoaster. In the next 20 minutes we’ll be learning about this revolutionary operating system called Linux.

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June 1st, 2007 Posted by em8chel << geek pride, my pet penguin, rejected episodes from The Simpsons >> Discuss