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Linux on a Plane: What a Pain!

Posted by gsh on · 13 comments
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My wife and I recently came back from a business trip from Paris, and even though we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, it was a long week of living out of a suitcase, and when we boarded the plane after twelve security checks in the airport, we were both ready to try to relax and not think about the jetlag that would result from our long flight back home.

Thankfully, when we were walking to our confined torture seats, I noticed that every seat on the plane had a touch screen display that could be used to watch movies and television shows, play games, and listen to music, which was not the case on our flight out to Paris. Obviously, this was a welcome sight, but when I finally sat down in my seat, I knew that I was going to be in for an interesting flight.

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nikkels ·
What a sh** article. Do those people have nothing else to do. I re-write the 2 page article for you.

I went somewhere, they had a lot of screens, mine didn't work, then all didn't work, then they rebooted twice. That OS is sh**.

Can I become a writer ? How much do I get paid ? I guarantee that my articles will look a lot better than this, regardless if I write about Linux or Windows, which I use equally.

[Edited for language - this is a family-oriented site. Please review the ToS. Thanks - DCP]
theboomboomcars ·
This sounds like a hardware problems. Not software.
Quoting:Can’t identify FLASH, sorry, man 89..
techiem2 ·
Heh. Sounds more like a hardware problem than a linux problem to me. But yeah, not much of an article.
techiem2 ·
aww man. You musta hit post right while I was typing. pfft. :)
Aladdin_Sane ·
>This sounds like a hardware problems.

Beat me to it.

nominations for a new database

tuxchick ·
It is better to accentuate the positive, but sometimes i think it would be fun and useful to put together a Database of Guaranteed Trolls, Shills, Ignernt Dunces, and Just Plain Wastes of Time. OSNews, OSWeekly, MadPenguin, Matt Hartley, Rob Enderle, Rob Lyons, Maureen O'Gara.... why, in no time at all we'll have a Wall of Shame to be proud of.
jdixon ·
> MadPenguin

How the mighty have fallen. Sigh.

> Rob Lyons

Daniel Lyons?
Sander_Marechal ·
Don't forget Laura Dido!
jdixon ·
> Don't forget Laura Dido!

My only problem with remembering anything about Didio is the correct spelling of her last name. The obvious misspelling is just too appropriate.
Teron ·
> How the mighty have fallen. Sigh.

It's a real pity. I used to enjoy the site a lot during Doxtater's ownership. After that, well... It's just not good anymore.
swbrown ·
> It is better to accentuate the positive, but sometimes i think it would be fun and useful to put together a Database of Guaranteed Trolls, Shills, Ignernt Dunces, and Just Plain Wastes of Time.

Already done - check out sourcewatch. If a shill isn't listed, add them.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
number6x ·
A site called OS Weekly running articles that say things like "I didn't know what to do so I kept like touching that spot on the screen over and over. It was like gnarly, and my wife was like 'kewll', and I was like 'Oh My gosh!'"

Maybe it should change its name to 'OS clueless', or 'OS Weakly understood'.
swbrown ·
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rob_Enderle

Enderle's entry is way short, it should be modified to include at least him being banned from the New York Times.

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