Accelerating Returns

I recently made the switch for Linux, for the umpteenth time. I love the whole idea behind it, which, for those of you who may not know, is that it is a free operating system. You can legally install it without ever paying a cent. Not only that, but there is a ton of free software available for it. There is a Linux equivalent to just about every Windows program out there, and it's all a lot better than the 'freeware' idea for Windows. When I first read about Linux in some message forum or magazine or wherever, I thought it was a good idea, but I figured it would flop like communism. I installed it for the first time in '95, I'm guessing(God...10 years ago. Crazy), and I wasn't really all that impressed. It didn't have support for the high-end PC I was using back in those days...parts of which I am still using, sadly enough(Donations of computer parts will be accepted, btw. Email me =)! And in those days there wasn't a lot you could do with it. And it was a fucking bitch to configure. I never did the internet to work with my 33600 baud US Robotics Sportster modem. I gave up, and went back to DOS. Yes, ye ole Disk Operating System, so kindly stolen for us by the folks at Microsoft. If DOS had framebuffer support, I'd be using it now, though. On the other hand, no I wouldn't. It costs money, and I'm trying to avoid bad karma by kicking my warez addiction(as in pirated soft-warez...arrr) to the curb. Linux is awesome- The learning curve is high, compared to Windows, but it is worth the switch if you are up for the occasionally difficult installation. Right now I'm running Gentoo Linux on an 800mhz Duron processor, and it actually seems fast to me. Much faster than windows. And I can do everything with it that I was doing with Windows, only this time, I am doing it completely legally(as opposed to my collection of pirated goods of yestermonth). And did I mention it's free?

To sidetrack my incoherent ramblings, I checked the NYSE exchange today to see what Berkshire Hathaway(a holding company run by the stock market genuis Warren Buffet) stocks are trading at - $90,100 per share! Can you imagine if you were to have bought stock in Berkshire Hathaway 40 years ago, for fifty bucks a share? You could have bought a dozen shares for a few benjamins, and be a millionaire today. If there are any future Warren Buffets reading this, hook me up with a few tips! Please?

And on another totally unrelated note, I mentioned a while back that I was planning on buying a couple domains. Well, thanks to a generous offer from an old friend of mine(thanks again, Mark!), In a few days 'no one will read my blog's new home will he http://noonewillreadmyblog.blogspot.com. Expect a ton of changes in coming weeks. Also, since everyone lost interest in the collaborative story, I have decided to move it to a new medium. The whole idea sprouted from message forums, and thats where it's going to go. So look for http://noonesstory.com soon, too!