tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post1267184824022405364..comments2023-12-25T03:15:00.044-08:00Comments on Rants From The Rookery: Gun Nuts, Car Crashes, and Radiation--Fun For Everyone!ellroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-22504120291476088412013-11-25T21:36:07.736-08:002013-11-25T21:36:07.736-08:00Three cheers for Linux! Having retired and no long...Three cheers for Linux! Having retired and no longer having to use Windows for consulting jobs, I have utterly abandoned it for Linux. I am never going back!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-16051295448852168302013-11-18T02:55:38.621-08:002013-11-18T02:55:38.621-08:00The ISS laptops have recently been moved from XP t...The ISS laptops have recently been moved from XP to Linux, to avoid virus hassles.<br /><br />You'd think there had been a procedure to ensure USB sticks taken to the ISS were virus free BEFORE takeoff!!!Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-11332207238241853142013-11-14T12:30:45.654-08:002013-11-14T12:30:45.654-08:00I accept your invitation... in advance! :-)I accept your invitation... in advance! :-)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-40317462079481230882013-11-13T16:06:25.441-08:002013-11-13T16:06:25.441-08:00We'll have a party down there, all the cool pe...We'll have a party down there, all the cool people will come!ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-5876659699850613102013-11-13T14:01:48.827-08:002013-11-13T14:01:48.827-08:00Most of those books I keep reading (despite their ...Most of those books I keep reading (despite their being a sure pathway to Hell) say the universe... at least the one we live in... is about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_universe" rel="nofollow">13.7 or 13.8 billion years old</a>. So the Earth really is comparatively young, but only compared to the universe.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com