The fucking computer is down.

The Curveball Report regrets to inform our loyal readership (estimated at approximately... well, approximately zero) that my daily schedule of publication has been interrupted by technical problems. But I've been working hard at getting my best yard sale computer in shape for continued publication, probably tomorrow. I'm using it right now, so the prospects are good.

Anyone who has embraced the alternate lifestyle known as "Linux Geek" will probably relate when I tell you that whenever my fancy, multithreading, P4 computer goes down, a perverse part of me rejoices at the prospect of using my Linux skills (which are below average for a Linux Geek, but excellent for a normal person) to get the maximum performance out of a computer that cost me 20 bucks, with another 30 bucks thrown in for a new CD ROM drive. In this case, we're talking about a Gateway 2000 Pentium II with 192 megabytes of RAM. I've been trying to find just the right version of Linux. Last time this happened, I ran SUSE 10.0 and got good results. This time, I've installed SUSE 10.1, and it seems slower than before, so I'm downloading the SUSE 10.0 disks right now. By the time the disks finish downloading, I'll decide if I really want to start all over again.