Linux Geeks To Take Over World

B'Trey writes "According to this story by Rob Enderle of TechNewsWorld, Linux geeks are one of the most powerful forces in the world and are set to become the next Mob. Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

You still won't get a date on Friday.

[grub]

Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?

If your stick-on Vulcan ears don't interfere with the hat and if there's ample room in the violin case for your fake lightsaber... why not?

Horray

[Anonymous Coward]

27 year olds living in their parent's basement rejoice!

Seriously... I am one.

Umm...

[Skye16]

"Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

Sure, but the jocks are still going to kick your ass.

Power to reproduce

[fembots]

While all these powers are good, if one cannot successfully reproduce offsprings, any geeky genes are likely to disappear.

Re:You still won't get a date on Friday.

[Anonymous Coward]

I for one welcome our new geeky overlords.
Oh wait, thats me! :)

Author

[atomic-penguin]

The author has a disturbing resemblance to Dr. Phil.

Mistranslated

[Anonymous Coward]

Apparently there was a mistake made translating the Bible. It originally said the "Geek shall inherit the earth". Makes more sense.

Re:Umm...

[Seumas]

You know, I kind of resent the constant insinuations that geeks and jocks can't be one-in-the-same. I was an accomplished wrestler for a decade, but still maintained great grades, enjoy reading and writing, play two instruments and work in the software world (as an engineer - not a sales or marketing dork).

I'm as geeky as they come, without really being into Star-Trek, Star-Wars, comic books and anime (I like them, I'm just not nuts about it all). I think it does a disservice to geeks to suggest they can't be athletic or brawny and to athetes for suggesting that they can't be introspective and intelligent.

Hell, in my life I've been a jock, geek and a goth. By all means, I should be shoving myself in a locker and blowing myself up with a match and a portable propane tank. :)

I know you were just being silly and I'm not picking on you. I just felt like ranting, is all. :)

Heh.

[NanoGator]

"Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

I guess, but I'd recommend replacing that condom in your wallet once a year.

It's kinda like Fight Club!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's kinda like Fight Club, a massive underground international club of people with all types of backgrounds and careers who can accomplish pretty much anything, including toppling large credit card company buildings. Except they're pastier, skinnier, hairier, and unemployed.

Re:Umm...

[evilad]

That accomplished and you still don't have anything better to do than this?

That settles it, I'm _definitely_ not growing up.

Re:Muhahaha!!

[kflash15]

AOL tried it. So far, it hasn't worked.

POWER

[CamilaAcolide]

This is power that Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and many governments could only dream of having.

Got root?

IT does not fit into unions

[nickgrieve]

As much as I'd like to be in an IT union... I don't think it fits. Collective payrates, strikes... rules... all that stuff.

Unions are for sheep, IT people are cats... we don't hurd well.

Re:IT does not fit into unions

[Spacejock]

There's a kernel of truth in what you say.

Re:IT does not fit into unions

[Wesley Felter]

Unions are for sheep, IT people are cats... we don't hurd well.

Yeah, I tried installing the Hurd once and it wasn't pretty.

Re:Umm...

[Black Art]

"Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora and carry my distro CDs in a violin case?"

Sure, but the jocks are still going to kick your ass.

Not when I have my high power, full auto CD disc gun! Let them laugh when they have old Knopix discs and Fedora test releases sticking out of bloody wounds.

"But pity stayed his hand. It is a pity my gnu has run out of bullocks." - Bilbo Stallman

Well, I for one...

[Anonymous Coward]

...welcome myself as Overlord.

Re:And in other news...

[st1d]

I don't think so. I'm sure his Mole-man army will keep him safe.

I'm not sure safety and diaper changing are in the same category...

Re:Depending on the distro...

[Punboy]

Does this mean that if I use SuSE, I have to duct tape a lizard to my forehead?

Re:You still won't get a date on Friday.

[Master of Transhuman]

He's NOT "off the mark" - it's FUCKING PROPAGANDA!

Propaganda is not "off the mark" - it's deliberately deceptive crap. He knows PRECISELY that he is completely full of shit and he spouts it anyway.

In that, he is EXACTLY like Bill Gates and George Bush.

He makes Larry Ellison look like Pinochio.

Re:You still won't get a date on Friday.

[domxl]

...the geek shall inherit the earth