Re: tlug: Auto Startup

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "Alan" == Alan B Stone <stoneab@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Alan> I think it's stupid to see the login prompt come up, then
>     Alan> wait 5-10 seconds for the xdm screen to come up.
> 
> This is why coffee was invented so as to be poisonous to the
> computer.  Thus is must be brewed in another room, and you must spend
> 5-10 seconds walking over there to get it.

This is also why faster CPUs were invented.  It's almost instantaneous on
a K6-200/233 with a fast video card.  Coffee is poisonous to people, too,
BTW, at least partially.

> 
> I think that the fact that xdm takes the same amount of time as
> getting coffee is NOT a coincidence.
> 

It's not.  Computers are out to poison us and take over the world.  I say,
let them.

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
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Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
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