OT: Ooops!

[Tim Currie <tim algernonsystems com>]

Hi all!
  I just did something so dumb, I just have to share it with people who 
can comprehend the outrageous, stupefying dumbness of it. ;)
  So, I found this PCMCIA flash card in a box of old junk and I decided 
to see if I could use in my laptop. I stuck it in the slot and started 
poking around trying to find the device file or some tools that would 
let me access it. I haven't got it working yet, but I have learned one 
valuable lesson: don't try to "mke2fs /dev/mem", it does bad things. :)
  I think I'll go read the HOW-TO.

-Tim

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