funnygeek

So it’s been awhile since I’ve posted but this device:

http://plugcomputer.org/

Has got me to post again. It’s amazing, a little plug computer that runs linux for $99. Quick rundown of specs:

• 1.2GHz Marvell Kirkwood 6281 ARM-compatible CPU
• Ubuntu Linux 9.04 ARM build
• External hard drive/SDIO card/flash disk port
• Power consumption of 2.3w idle no attached devices, 7.0w running at 100% CPU utilization
• 512MB SDRAM, 512MB Flash
• USB 2.0
• Gigabit Network
• JTAG mini USB
• OSGI/JVM Plug-in

So here’s what I’m thinking: could this be the future of data centers? I mean, this would just murder the cost of a datacenter electric bill. For websites, which are typically friendly for distributed computing, one can have a massive storage device and 1000s of these little guys to run a very powerful website. I mean, this thing runs at 1.2 GHz. It would be fun to try.

I uploaded a photo of a monkey to my flickr account. Within 8 hour, 14 views. I’ve had photos of myself up for a year that only have 3 views. So I unfortunately said aloud, right when my boss came in this morning:

“I’m obsessed – I have to beat the monkey!”

So wrong, so easily out of context.

When I beat on my computer, I look like this:

A bitch machine doesn’t listen, just give it a backhand. Why does this disturb my friends?

“What’s wrong with you? The computer didn’t do anything wrong!”

Who are my friends to judge me? When my non-tech friends have problems here are their reactions compared to a white trash man:

My computer – especially ANY machine that runs fucking Windows – does NOT do what it’s supposed to do. As a software developer I will tell ANYONE that every operating system is riddled with bugs and will, from time to time, NOT do what you ask it to – even if it should.

I feel like I’m the only son-of-a-bitch that understands that my computer is NOT human. It’s a fucking soulless toaster. It’s “Where’s my money bitch?” until it looks like this:

CC License – Cylon pic

Morale of the story: don’t be a white trash bitch to your computer – beat on him from time to time. It’s fun and legal.

I tip my hat to the following soldiers:

Computer Name	Image	Miscellaneous notes
Timex Sinclair 1000		16K Memory expander and tape recorder
Commodore Vic 20		5K programmable memory baby
Commodore 16		16K Memory
Commodore 64		64K Memory LOAD "*",8,1
Amiga 500		whopping 4 MB of memory with a 19200 kbps modem
Amiga 600		whopping 8 MB of memory with a 19200 kbps modem
POS Laptop 486 SX DX2	no image taken	8 MB Ram running Windows 95 and Slackware Linux (with X Windows!!)
Compaq Presario – 90 Mhz Pentium I	no image taken	8 MB Ram running Slackware Linux (with X Windows!!) and Windows NT Workstation 3.51
eMachine	no image taken	64 MB Ram!! Running Windows 98. Pentium III I think
After this, I discovered newegg and built my machines	no image taken	Who knows now. I’ve made and thrown out at least 10 machines since.
Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch		My work forced me to get a laptop that can display word documents like a champ. I fucking hate Microsoft so I got a Mac.

There you have it. I’ve never sat down before this and thought about this. Just keep in mind that I beat and abused every one of these machines.

This site will get better, and you will respect it.