Metallica Unix

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Sorry, couldn't come up with a natty blog title for this one.. I've just been looking at the Live Metallica site's FAQs about MP3 and FLAC formats, and came across this which made me chuckle:

What are the recommended specs for enjoying Live Metallica Downloads?

Please note: we do not recommend downloading FLAC files on a dial-up modem. If you are on a slow connection, please purchase MP3 files instead of FLAC.

Windows
Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, or later
128 MB RAM
10 GB Hard Drive (a larger hard drive is optimal)
Pentium III 750MHz or faster (or equivalent)
Cable Modem or DSL
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Mac OS
Mac OS X (10.2) or later
128 MB RAM
10GB Hard Drive (a larger hard drive is optimal)
Cable Modem or DSL
Internet Explorer 5.1 or later

Unix
You probably don't need our advice.

(Hint: The last line)

The slight irony being that I couldn't post this blog immediately, as a couple of tables had been corrupted in my database here, and I had to make with the l33t skillz and repair them via the command line first.

Waffle about: