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and my brother inlaw thinks I’m an Operating System install nut? I’m nothing compared to this guy, check this out:

How to install and boot 145 different Operating Systems

this is freaking awesome!! I used to use System Commander to boot between Windows, DOS, and different Linux flavors, but this puts System Commander to shame for sure. I knew that multiple Linux distros could be installed using the same swap file partition, as long as there using the same kernel version, but I didn’t know you could install 137 different flavors, that is just so awesome!! Now I’m gonna have to get my server computer back out and try this just for the fun of it, ya know that right? haha! I don’t have a 300 GB hard drive though, but I do have a 120 and an 80 lying around, so between those two I may be able to pull it off. I’ll just have to setup the partitions differently then the ones he did. I probably won’t attempt this until after graduation, but it will give me something fun to do for the summer. hehehehe.

Here is another cool reference I found the other day someone posted over at Leoville UNIX Toolbox I added it to my bookmarks, its basically a complete list of useful Linux commands from different distros. I was looking thru that list, and noticed one command in particular, the one on how to change the MAC address of your network card. I knew that could be done in Linux, but I had no idea you could do it that easily from a linux shell prompt, pretty fascinating stuff. I guess that does prove after all that it is possible to spoof a MAC address. I know WEP can be cracked just as easily, but how to do it I have no idea. A couple students in my Networking class didn’t believe me when I told them you can spoof a MAC address, now this proves it.

That is one thing I love about school though, its the only place I can get away with speaking my mind, as long as I have the citations to back up my claims. I can hardly wait to do my persuasive speech in the next two weeks, I’m going to persuade the audience to eat healthy. I’m going to talk about the Specific Carbohydrate diet, Makers diet, and several other citations that prove that eating healthy isn’t just about weight loss. I can hardly wait to present that. Nobody ever believes me, but this time, I got the citations to back it up! so cool