Top Ten Side Effects of Switching to Linux by Michael J. Jordan, Managing
Editor
September 28, 2007
Studies done by a prestigious think tank in Silicon Valley have identified
the most common behavioral changes in people who have switched to Linux. They
were nice enough to share their information with us. According to them, these
are the ten most frequent side effects of Linux use with us.
Number 10: You start talking about 'killing' programs instead of forcing them
to quit
Number 9: You keep reminding yourself that you don't have to save your work
every five minutes
Number 8: You start substituting C for K in your normal writing (Did you know
that Pizarro konquered the Inkas?)
Number 7: You talk your grandmother into open-sourcing her secret cookie
recipe
Number 6: People give you strange looks when you brag about your uptime
Number 5: You cause Bill Gates' fortune to decrease by 0.0000001 percent
Number 4: The only viruses that bother you are the ones that cause the flu
Number 3: The blue screen of death only appears to you in nightmares
Number 2: You actually get some serious work done
And the number 1 side effect of switching to Linux is:
Your problems meeting members of the opposite sex disappear
Michael J. Jordan is Managing Editor of Linux Online. He enjoys making lists.
He can be reached at Michael.Jordan**AT**linux.org
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