I got tired of compiling the kernel taking a day on my Pentium pc. So I got a pile of 486s the uni was throwing out, built a Beowulf cluster out of them and soon I was able to compile the kernel in two and half days.

We do in Australia. You can get a hamburger with the lot that often includes an egg, bacon, beetroot and a pineapple ring.

Hedonism is an oft criticised motivation. Yet when we think of what we want for our kids, our families, our friends; so often it boils down to “I want them to be happy”.