Aussieputing
Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 10:32 amA slightly exadurated article on computing in australia. (edited)
(02:21:55) X11: i live in a third world country
(02:22:13) The Grinch: canada is the place for broadband i need to move there
(02:22:30) X11: my electricity comes from a set of extension leads going towards a set of desiel based generators
(02:22:40) X11: and we use gas for lights
(02:22:43) The Grinch: yzz
(02:23:21) The Grinch: oh yeah? where we live the road isnt paved and there's no water so we had to drill a hole in the ground, and my internet connection is 24 k
(02:23:50) X11: oh yea, we have to use cb radios wired to bell 101's
(02:24:16) X11: My computer is a complex of gears and mice in wheels
(02:25:04) X11: that run and grab my messeges, convert them to tcp/ip packets, and then carrier pigieons carry them to a computer in sydney where they are shipped via canoo to the sua
(02:25:07) X11: usa*
(02:25:23) The Grinch: wow
(02:25:27) The Grinch: that must be laggy
(02:25:30) X11: then they get typed in a modern computer connected to the internet and you get them
(02:25:40) X11: yes cs requires overclocking the mice
(02:25:48) X11: just five them some speed and there right
(02:25:52) X11: give*
(02:25:54) The Grinch: it must smell
(02:26:07) X11: yes, there is mice and pigeon poop everywhere
(02:26:23) The Grinch: and your cd rom is a phonograph?
(02:26:36) X11: CD ROM, whats that?
(02:26:45) The Grinch: how did you install linux
(02:26:48) X11: paper tape is a great new optical method of storage though
(02:26:58) The Grinch: did you etch the bits by hand in the hard drive
(02:27:17) X11: I had to compile it in my head, poking the binarys into punch cards
(02:27:29) X11: linus mailed me a source printout
(02:27:39) X11: and so did the other developers
(02:27:49) The Grinch: do you live near kangaroos
(02:28:13) X11: yes, they carry my email to and from my ccomputer every day
(02:28:26) X11: but dogs (packet sniffers) keep reading them
(02:28:37) The Grinch: gargamel
(02:28:44) X11: and cats (packet loss) keep eating pigeons
(02:29:35) The Grinch: have you ever
(02:29:39) The Grinch: been outside of australia
(02:29:54) X11: no
(02:21:55) X11: i live in a third world country
(02:22:13) The Grinch: canada is the place for broadband i need to move there
(02:22:30) X11: my electricity comes from a set of extension leads going towards a set of desiel based generators
(02:22:40) X11: and we use gas for lights
(02:22:43) The Grinch: yzz
(02:23:21) The Grinch: oh yeah? where we live the road isnt paved and there's no water so we had to drill a hole in the ground, and my internet connection is 24 k
(02:23:50) X11: oh yea, we have to use cb radios wired to bell 101's
(02:24:16) X11: My computer is a complex of gears and mice in wheels
(02:25:04) X11: that run and grab my messeges, convert them to tcp/ip packets, and then carrier pigieons carry them to a computer in sydney where they are shipped via canoo to the sua
(02:25:07) X11: usa*
(02:25:23) The Grinch: wow
(02:25:27) The Grinch: that must be laggy
(02:25:30) X11: then they get typed in a modern computer connected to the internet and you get them
(02:25:40) X11: yes cs requires overclocking the mice
(02:25:48) X11: just five them some speed and there right
(02:25:52) X11: give*
(02:25:54) The Grinch: it must smell
(02:26:07) X11: yes, there is mice and pigeon poop everywhere
(02:26:23) The Grinch: and your cd rom is a phonograph?
(02:26:36) X11: CD ROM, whats that?
(02:26:45) The Grinch: how did you install linux
(02:26:48) X11: paper tape is a great new optical method of storage though
(02:26:58) The Grinch: did you etch the bits by hand in the hard drive
(02:27:17) X11: I had to compile it in my head, poking the binarys into punch cards
(02:27:29) X11: linus mailed me a source printout
(02:27:39) X11: and so did the other developers
(02:27:49) The Grinch: do you live near kangaroos
(02:28:13) X11: yes, they carry my email to and from my ccomputer every day
(02:28:26) X11: but dogs (packet sniffers) keep reading them
(02:28:37) The Grinch: gargamel
(02:28:44) X11: and cats (packet loss) keep eating pigeons
(02:29:35) The Grinch: have you ever
(02:29:39) The Grinch: been outside of australia
(02:29:54) X11: no
