Today at Dick Smith’s:
/me walks up to the counter with a gadget that charges MP3 players through the USB port.
Guy behind counter: Are you buying this to use with an iPod?
Me: Yes, an iPod Shuffle
Guy: I’ve heard that the iPods don’t work with these. A few people have brought these back. Apparantly the iPods have some kind of device in them that can tell if they aren’t connected to a real USB port.
Me: Well, I’ve charged… I use Linux by the way, I’ve charged the iPod when the computer’s just been sitting on the bootloader screen.
Guy: Well, you might be alright then. If the charger doesn’t work, bring it back within 14 days and I’ll give you a refund.
(transaction goes through)
Guy: So, what distro do you use?
Me: Ubuntu.
Guy: Oh, you should use Fedora or Gentoo.
Me: I don’t think I’m enough of a power user to figure out Gentoo!
Guy: Gentoo’s great. The only thing is, when I update the system it erases my FS tab [he was referring to the /etc/fstab file].
The point of me posting this conversation? Of the 5 people I’ve ever spoken to in a Dick Smith’s store, I know that 2 of them use Linux and 1 has a friend who uses Linux. We’re surely creeping into the public conciousness.
That little conversation made me feel a bit better - there’s something wrong with my car AND I had to pay $200 registration for it, so until then I was feeling a bit down in the dumps.
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