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Perhaps he's also implying aliens use OLPC? {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.45}}
 
Perhaps he's also implying aliens use OLPC? {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.45}}
  
I think the Xandros/EEE PC vulnerability "gives access if asked in a stern voice" is a reference to comic [[413: New Pet]], where Cueball and Megan made a pet out of a EEE PC on wheels inside a hamster ball. Pets sometimes need to be talked to sternly if they're unwilling to obey commands; in this case, a EEE PC needs to be talked to sternly in order to give the commander root access.[[User:Codefreak5|Codefreak5]] ([[User talk:Codefreak5|talk]]) 21:36, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
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I think the Xandros/EEE PC vulnerability "gives access if asked in a stern voice" is a reference to comic [[413: New Pet]], where Cueball and Megan made a pet out of a EEE PC on wheels inside a hamster ball. Pets sometimes need to be talked to sternly if they're unwilling to obey commands; in this case, a EEE PC needs to be talked to sternly in order to give the commander root access. [[User:Codefreak5|Codefreak5]] ([[User talk:Codefreak5|talk]]) 21:36, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
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The Gentoo explanation does not make sense. Gentoos succumbing to flattery should mean the users use flattery on the Gentoo, not the other way around. --[[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 16:43, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

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Could the Slackware one imply that harder nerds/geeks are more fond of this specific Linux distro? 108.162.212.196 01:00, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps he's also implying aliens use OLPC? 108.162.216.45 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I think the Xandros/EEE PC vulnerability "gives access if asked in a stern voice" is a reference to comic 413: New Pet, where Cueball and Megan made a pet out of a EEE PC on wheels inside a hamster ball. Pets sometimes need to be talked to sternly if they're unwilling to obey commands; in this case, a EEE PC needs to be talked to sternly in order to give the commander root access. Codefreak5 (talk) 21:36, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

The Gentoo explanation does not make sense. Gentoos succumbing to flattery should mean the users use flattery on the Gentoo, not the other way around. --flewk (talk) 16:43, 28 December 2015 (UTC)