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ChromeFoundry

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1. When I flew Linux Air...
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 02:15 PM
Apr 2013

and all I got was this crappy... flight(1) man page.

The in flight snack was peanuts, still in the shell, served from a /usr/bin.
I needed to use the restroom before we took off. I opened the door.. which led to another door.. and another.. and so on.
The flight attendant, apparently NOT named "Suzie", said that there was a recursive symbolic link, and assured that I could just dump everything out on the floor of the other door labeled /dev/nul. It looked like a dark closet, so I just decided to hold it.
Did I mention that I got to fly the plane, by myself? The 900 different pilots were really helpful on the message board - not sure if I could have landed the plane in one piece without them. I don't think any of them have ever shaved their beards or washed their hair.
The in-flight movie was Star Wars (well, kind of) on the big (monochrome) screen, via: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
The plane got upgraded three time during the duration of the flight(1) and I heard that they even upgraded the library!
I almost when into a panic when I heard someone mention killing someone named gimp with a weapon called a grep. and then there were cats and strange echos - I don't know what the hell was going on back there!
I also asked the flight attendant which baggage claim my luggage would be delivered to, but she just told me to ask someone named Sudo over and over. Quite rude!

I decided to travel on Linux Air because Windows XP Air is always making the news due to fatal crashes, and OSX Air tickets cost 700 times as much as Windows XP Air, and all the people on board looked and acted like douche bags. Still cannot figure out why all the passengers felt the need to wear the airline's logo on their clothing and felt it was necessary to bother the people at every other ticket counters by showing them their OSX Air ticket. I would have considered CICS Air, but I heard that all flights were delayed due to a problem with the queue... one of the planes actually rusted on the tarmac.

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If Operating Systems Ran The Airlines... [View all] Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 OP
When I flew Linux Air... ChromeFoundry Apr 2013 #1
hee hee heeee.. awesome comeback! Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #2
I love it! RoccoR5955 May 2013 #3
it's required internet reading, imho. \n Phillip McCleod May 2013 #4
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