LINUX BLOG SAFARI On Slashdot’s Lost Taco and Apple’s Big Turnover

There may not be enough tequila in this world to see the tech community all the way through to the end of August 2011.We’ve had Googlerola; we’ve had the ever-escalating software patent storm. We’ve had HP’s lily-livered maneuvers regarding webOS and PCs.Did we need more than that? No, we did not. Yet more is just what we got last week in the form of a one-two punch: First Steve Jobs’s resignation as Apple CEO, then similar news from Slashdot’s Rob Malda, or CmdrTaco. Now, longtime readers of the Linux Blog Safari column may remember that Malda contributed more than a few insightful comments over the years.Linux Girl, in fact, still considers him a good personal friend, and understands completely that he’s been too busy to comment for the past (*cough*) three years.She’ll never forget, though, a few of his wittier gems. When asked if Linux geeks tend to need help with the romantic side of life, for instance, Malda replied, “I hate to make broad generalizations about hundreds of thousands of people, but yes. Yes we do. Please help me.”Of the compatibility between Linux and women? “I’d ask my wife if she’d let me out of my box,” Malda said.Malda’s… Read full this story

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