linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

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Message-ID: <20080313091511.GA31473@citd.de>
Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:15:11 +0100
From:	Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
To:	Daniel Phillips <phillips@...nq.net>
Cc:	Lars Marowsky-Bree <lmb@...e.de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Grzegorz Kulewski <kangur@...com.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

On 11.03.2008 15:02, Daniel Phillips wrote:

> By the way, if you want to fly to the moon you will need a rocket.
> Streams of liquid hydrogen coursing through gigantic pipes sitting
> right next to violently burning roman candles are less reliable than
> bicycle pedals, but only one of these arrangements will get you to the
> moon on time.  In other words, if you need the speed this is the only
> game in town, so you better just take care to buy reliable rocket
> parts.

Or to quote a little SciFi, in this case Captain Hunt from Andromeda:
Slipstream: it's not the best way to travel faster than light, it's just 
the only way.[1]

At least that's what first crossed my mind after reading the above. ;-)




[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipstream_%28science_fiction%29#Andromeda


Bis denn

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