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I can start my 1978 Ford Pinto in 4 secondsI can start my 1978 Ford Pinto in 4 secondsPosted Oct 6, 2008 18:32 UTC (Mon) by gumby (guest, #54545)Parent article: LPC: Booting Linux in five seconds
Providing its not to cold, I can turn ignition to start, fire up the cylinders put car in gear put foot on the gas, let clutch out in 4 seconds on a good day.
Why are computers so slow at starting, maybe it takes them a while to warm up and get those electrons flowing.
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I can start my 1978 Ford Pinto in 4 seconds Posted Oct 6, 2008 20:46 UTC (Mon) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Thank you for completing this discussion by providing the obligatory
Stupid Car Analogy(TM). (It is well known that all computing discussions must eventually include a stupid and inappropriate analogy to the automobile.)
I can start my 1978 Ford Pinto in 4 seconds Posted Oct 8, 2008 3:31 UTC (Wed) by pgan (guest, #54573) [Link]
Well, using analogies is like two eggs sunny-side-up, flying through space.
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