Semi-retired linguist and self-taught geek. Pro-EU, pro-open source. Undocumented naturalised Bristolian. Unapologetic left-winger and republican.
Steve Woods
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
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"Since the fast-food establishment is not known for Linux distributions, and since nobody wants a deep-fried penguin, we can only assume that Wilson witnessed what appears to be Ubuntu coquettishly flashing a desktop rather than confirming the customer's desires.
Unless, of course, you can list those desires in a command line terminal window, and the drive-through operator is actually a secret Linux whizz, who has seen an opportunity to punch a keyboard randomly to do "cyber." "
#Bork #Ubuntu
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/bork_jack_in_the_box/
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
I AM a Luddite. There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Believer in the Politics of Care. Married to a wonderful wife w/ 2 adult sons in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) w/ purpose on something not destructive. Ph.D. in physics & nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
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@johnefrancis@cosocial.ca @evan@cosocial.ca I'm thinking it is borked. I'm only following a few of its tags and cannot recall seeing any boosts, but more importantly any tags I use are ignored by it.
#bork #tags #tagspub
Steve Woods
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
Semi-retired linguist and self-taught geek. Pro-EU, pro-open source. Undocumented naturalised Bristolian. Unapologetic left-winger and republican.
mastodonapp.uk
"It's always good to see Linux being more than capable of having a day just as bad as Windows when it comes to digital signage."
#Bork
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/15/swiss_railway_bork/
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