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  ;D

[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]

x86] link=topic=3955.msg41702#msg41702 date=1133413631]
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?? :P

[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.  :P

[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?? :P

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 ;)