partially rewritten... but Larry Welles did the ASCII tranning. :)

[scottobear]

Microsoft Windows's secret:

Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. As we were talking I mentioned having recently installed Windows on my PC and that I am very happy with this operating system. I also showed him the Windows CD, to my surprise he threw it into my micro-wave oven and turned on the oven. Instantly I got very upset, because the CD had become precious to me, but he said: 'Do not worry, it is unharmed.'
After a few minutes he took the CD out, gave it to me and said: 'Take a close look at it.' To my surprise the CD was quite cold to hold and it seemed to be heavier than before. At first I could not see anything, but then on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an inscription; an inscription finer than anything I have ever seen before. The inscription shone piercingly bright, and yet remote, as if out of a great depth:

4F6E65204F5320746F2072756C65207468656D20616C6C2C204F6E65204F5320746
F2066696E64207468656D2CDA4F6E65204F5320746F206272696E67207468656D20
616C6C20616E6420696E20746865206461726B6E6573732062696E64207468656D

'I cannot understand the fiery letters,' I said.
'No,' he said 'but I can. The letters are Hex, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Microsoft, which I shall not utter here. But in common English this is what it says:

One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them,
One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

Comments

haha

[papoose.livejournal.com]

good one :-)

Re: haha

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yeah, it's an old chestnut... regarding windows 95, but it holds true. :)

DEATH TO MS.

[ex-foom23660.livejournal.com]

Tee hee...


LONG LIVE APPLE OS!!!!!!!


I just HAD to scream it at the top of my lungs! He he! LOL!

Re: DEATH TO MS.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

you're welcome to! (especially with os/x out and about. :) )

[missv.livejournal.com]

When you stick your finger in the middle of the CD....does it make you invisible??

no...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

but it does make it nearly impossible to remove explorer. :)

[drownedinink.livejournal.com]

Don't tell me you now have to go on a sacred quest to Washington to throw the CD into Mt. Saint Helen...?

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's not worth losing a finger over. :)

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

hehehe that's a good one..

does the "OS" stand for "old soul" by any chance, as in the old hex?

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

*giggles

Nope.. OS is "operading system" like DOS... ;)

Re:

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

AH! that's kinda cute when you think abuot it.. hehe