tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882821950355432699.post5054523697593574123..comments2022-12-07T21:25:53.386+11:00Comments on Paul Batum: More adventures in the land of free operating systemsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224234643439645641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882821950355432699.post-13812798424787217342008-02-28T20:41:00.000+11:002008-02-28T20:41:00.000+11:00Hi Bran,Your comment gave me a good chuckle becaus...Hi Bran,<BR/><BR/>Your comment gave me a good chuckle because I have a somewhat unhealthy appreciation for nastyness. You and I both find this stereotype amusing as there are undoubtedly some people out there like that, but lets be honest. It would be pretty easy to write an equally nasty description of windows developers that rings with about the same amount of truth.<BR/><BR/>My goal isn't to switch teams and "grow a pony tail". I see Linux and Windows as tools in the developer toolbox - I might aswell get familiar with both of them.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224234643439645641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882821950355432699.post-87421575774469794882008-02-28T15:30:00.000+11:002008-02-28T15:30:00.000+11:00Hi Paul,I can really relate to the issues your hav...Hi Paul,<BR/>I can really relate to the issues your having with Ubuntu. I experienced the same sort of things, until I got some advice from a forum on Slashdot.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, you need to put on about 30kgs. This can be accomplished relatively easily by ensuring your diet consists entirely of Mountain Dew, pizza and kettle chips. Secondly, grow your hair beyond shoulder lengh, never wash it and, most importantly <I>never</I> leave the house unless it is tied back in a thin greasy pony-tail.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, ensure you spend at least four to five hours a day browsing the Slashdot forums. What you're looking for here is anyone with the gall to suggest some sort of equivalence in language, platform or OS. Once you've identified this 'moron', post multiple replies questioning their intellectual capacity always assuming the high-ground. If they post back a reasoned, well considered reply, don't panic just go to another forum and start gain. This will obviously take some time and it may appear at first that it could compromise your social life - don't worry, you'll be surprised how little social life you now have as an overweight, pony-tailed linux programmer.<BR/><BR/>Finally, always remember that anyone who uses Windows is somehow intellectually inferior to you and make sure you never, ever take a job that will expose you to .Net technologies. You can expect to make a lot less money this way which will of course detract from your general wellbeing in a myriad of ways, but you can always smile that smug smile while reading Slashdot knowing that your much, much better than just about everyone else.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com