The monkeys know all.
So I’m reading slashdot, and I notice the ad. It’s sexxy elves, or something. I’m not entirely sure what it’s for. I think some game, but I’m not entirely sure what kind of game. It certainly looks like it could be some of sex game. While I’m not sure about the subject of the ad, I’m quite sure about its target demographic though.
So of course, slashdot brought out the old saw about how THIS year was the year Linux Desktop. Of course, I had a field day with this, tracing the meme back all the way to 1999, and I suspect the “almost ready” goes back even farther. Perhaps as far as 1996.
I couldn’t figure out why these stories keep getting posted every so many years. Then it dawned on me. The answer was so simple, I missed it. We’ve seen this cyclical “Year of the Foo” structure many times before.
“Linux Desktop” is part of the Chinese Zodiac.
