What to Do With a $99 Wall Wart Linux Server 346
Guanine writes in with a follow-up to our discussion a few months back on the SheevaPlug: 1.2-GHz ARM-compliant processor, 512 MB DDR2, 512 MB flash, USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet, in a package the size of a wall wart, for $99. Saul Hansell's Bits Blog in the NY Times talks about a few applications for such a device, whose price point Hansell claims will drop to $40 before too long. "The first plausible use for the plug computer is to attach one of these gizmos to a USB hard drive. Voila, you've got a network server. Cloud Engines, a startup, has in fact built a $99 plug computer called Pogoplug, that will let you share the files on your hard drive, not only in your home but also anywhere on the Internet. ... [Marvell's CEO said] 'Eventually you won't see the plug. We want this device to be in your TV, your stereo system, your DVD player.'"
Am I the only one... (Score:5, Funny)
that thought Wal Mart was selling linux servers?
Bad Case of Wall Warts? (Score:4, Funny)
What to Do With a $99 Wall Wart
Wall warts are usually nothing to be concerned about unless they grow or spread rapidly. Usually you can just freeze 'em off--just be sure to get all the abnormal growth cells. It's a common wall growth caused by HPV (Hewlett Packard Virus).
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Your warts are functioning as Linux servers? You may need to see a specialist ... and until you get that checked I would refrain from any prolonged exposure to GPL software.
... not something you want on your resume.
... the name is a bit of an obstacle. "Wall Hugger" or "Plug Pal" or even "Linux Lump" might have been more prudent for coining.
Count yourself lucky, it could be worse. My friend once had a case of $10,000 Server Room Herpes Microsoft Servers that kept him up all night
I applaud anyone who successfully markets this product
Looks like pogoplug... (Score:4, Funny)
free food (Score:5, Funny)
I've been trying to come up with a way to install a webcam somewhere in the department lounge so I can be the first to know when free food shows up...
they do make USB Hubs (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:5, Funny)
Nope. I was also very confused when I read that one server could fit into a package the size of a Wal-Mart.
Re:Wall wart, not WalMart (Score:4, Funny)
That's what I think every time I see a mention to GM food [wikipedia.org]
Re:Bad Case of Wall Warts? (Score:4, Funny)
...even "Linux Lump" might have been more prudent for coining.
Yeah... then when you create your Beowulf cluster of these you can sing all about your lumps, your "lovely linux lumps".
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:1, Funny)
Nope...I was rushing to Wall Wart to buy one until I realized there are none WallWart here were I live.
Re:Wall wart, not WalMart (Score:3, Funny)
Would that be Chevrolet corn, or Pontiac beef?
I'd worry about the Oldsmobile green. It's made from old people.
Re:Automatic FRIST POST generator? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Could this save power? (Score:3, Funny)
Does your wife know about these "years' worth of photos that we wouldn't keep on the individual laptops"?
Re:Bad Case of Wall Warts? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm afraid to look online to see if Plug Pal is already trademarked.
Re:Wall wart, not WalMart (Score:3, Funny)
Same here. I was already thinking that a computer the size of a Wallmart might be a bit too large for my house...
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:2, Funny)
Dyslexics of the world Untie!!!!
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:These things are largely useless (Score:1, Funny)
AC writes: I'd rather OpenBSD.
I've found it to be better for me personally, as well as others, to not be a sanctimonious, supercilious asshole. Give it a try!
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:3, Funny)
No, walmart promo items always end with 88 cents. Unless they are clearance, in which case it will be 50 or 00.