Oh, but who doesn't really? ----- Original message ----- > I do love hoppy beer, and peripherals! > > -Bobby > On May 13, 2012 9:16 PM, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <roz...@geekspace.com> > wrote: > > > David Hardy <belovedbold...@gmail.com> writes: > > > > > > Well, what was the *other* qualification you and your colleague came > > > up > > with > > > the other day? Enquiring potential nerds wanna know. > > > > "Appreciates hoppy beers". > > > > > > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen < > > roz...@geekspace.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Ben Scott <dragonh...@gmail.com> writes: > > > > > > If the laptop doesn't have an RS-232 port, one can obtain > > > USB<->RS232 adapters for small money. The later are a > > > well-established product with a universal interface (USB serial > > > communications class. They shouldn't need vendor-specific drivers > > > under any OS that supports USB. > > > > > > Oh, you'd be surprised. Apparently there are a zillion different > > > USB<->RS232 adapter chipsets, and a zillion different drivers > > > required to drive them. Linux is in good shape here, but some > > > of other OSes..., not so much. Mac OS X, for example, needs > > > third-party drivers to be able to use the most popular > > adapter-chips-- > > > and what's more, the drivers apparently suck and tend to crash the > > whole > > > OS. > > > > > > These also come in handy for connecting to the serial consoles on > > > routers, switches, and other IT gear. Small pieces, loosely > > joined. > > > > > > It's funny--I was discussing working definitions of "nerd" with > > > a colleague, the other day..., and one of the two qualifications > > > that we came up with was something like `carries a multitude > > > of interconnectable devices'.... > > > > -- > > "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > >
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