Bird Computers

[iago]

At my University, they named our Linux systems after birds (Unix are precious metals, Windows are unstable elements, etc).  Here are a few, for example:

Host falcon.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.112) appears to be up.
Host gull.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.114) appears to be up.
Host hawk.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.115) appears to be up.
Host loon.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.116) appears to be up.
Host owl.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.117) appears to be up.
Host robin.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.118) appears to be up.
Host sparrow.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.119) appears to be up.
Host swan.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.120) appears to be up.
Host cormorant.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.121) appears to be up.
Host finch.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.122) appears to be up.
Host killdeer.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.123) appears to be up.
Host oriole.cs.umanitoba.ca (130.179.28.124) appears to be up.

Today, I noticed something funny -- they named Linux computers after every bird I can imagine, except for one: the Penguin.  How silly is that?

[Towelie]

haha, they need to name one ofter that :-). Talk to them about it, Im sure they can name one penguin 

[Sidoh]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

[iago]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

[Sidoh]

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

Lmao, that's great!

[Towelie]

I picked up on it, but I didnt feel like posting on it

[Ergot]

I picked up on it, but I didnt feel like posting on it

[Sidoh]

Laziness never did anything for

( Yes, I purposefully ended the message abruptly! )

[Blaze]

Hah, thats great...our schools computers are all windows with the exception of a suse server.... and the one I put slackware on last year in hardware engineering...

[Sidoh]

Hah, thats great...our schools computers are all windows with the exception of a suse server.... and the one I put slackware on last year in hardware engineering...

Yep, we're almost entirely windows as well.  We have two NAS servers that are *NIX, though.  I'm pretty sure it's a custom distribution, though.

[Hitmen]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

mmmkay... and this is a university??

[deadly7]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

So Windows emits lot of nuclear waste.

[Blaze]

/compounds

[Sidoh]

So Windows emits lot of nuclear waste.

Na, it's just really unstable. 

[iago]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

mmmkay... and this is a university??

I had originally said "Metals", because it was gold, silver, platinum.  Then I wanted to add others, so I changed it to elements without thinking.  I should have said "resources". 

And btw, way to make the comma bold, moron

[Hitmen]

Windows are unstable elements, etc

ROFL!

I was hoping somebody would pick up on that

(add .cs.umanitoba.ca to any of these)
Linux = birds (robin, hawk, dove, etc.)
Unix = precious elements (gold, silver, iron, platinum, granite, marble, etc.)
Windows = unstable elements (plutonium, uranium, neptunium, curium, protactinium, etc.)

mmmkay... and this is a university??

I had originally said "Metals", because it was gold, silver, platinum.  Then I wanted to add others, so I changed it to elements without thinking.  I should have said "resources". 

And btw, way to make the comma bold, moron

I did that on purpose, was too lazy to seperately bold the words, so since they were right next to each other, what the hell, why not.

[ZeroX]

Today, I noticed something funny -- they named Linux computers after every bird I can imagine, except for one: the Penguin.  How silly is that?

You would think that be the frist one they do.

[GameSnake]

TECHNICAL BULLSHIT BLAH BLAH BLAH.

[iago]

TECHNICAL BULLSHIT BLAH BLAH BLAH.

There's nothing technical about this, loser. 

They named computers after funny things, that's pretty nontechnical

[Ergot]

Birds aren't funny Neither are unstable elements... they are serious business!

[iago]

{Linux Birds} - Penguin

is funny

[GameSnake]

TECHNICAL BULLSHIT BLAH BLAH BLAH.

There's nothing technical about this, loser. 

They named computers after funny things, that's pretty nontechnical

Wait your going to fast!

[iago]

TECHNICAL BULLSHIT BLAH BLAH BLAH.

There's nothing technical about this, loser. 

They named computers after funny things, that's pretty nontechnical

Wait your going to fast!

They're going to open you up and tinker with your ticker

[wires]

Is there a flamingo?  They're so cool, almost as cool as penguins. :/

[GameSnake]

A stork for dork.