After it was all over, I knew I was going to have to write about it. I don’t know why. Perhaps I like re-reading my miserable days? Maybe there’s something inside of me that feels it necessary to document these things? My therapist asked me once why I write about my problems and then keep the results? Why don’t I write about them, then throw them away? I don’t know. Maybe that’s a good idea. ...
I imagine that the measure of success for an operating system is when a non-tech user uses it on a daily basis. Long story short - my father-in-law runs Linux now. Some background… I built my father-in-law a computer for Christmas about three years ago. At the time it was cobbled-together from used and discarded parts and ran Windows ME, but it got him online and let him play solitaire. ...
I like my job. Remember that. “It helps to remind those who think of programming as a “cushy job” that programmer burnout rates are high, programmer divorce rates extraordinary, programmer work hours are obscene, programmer job security is next to non-existent, programmers come home from long work weeks of programming to spend hours more in unpaid self-training to keep up with a field that abandons those who stop learning for even six months.“Found on USENET ...
I installed Linux again. This is like the fourth or fifth time. This time I found a new distribution: Mepis. I tried it out on my CrapTop(tm) at work (yeah - I scavenged an old low-end laptop to experiment on) and I got it working! So I brought the CD home and hooked up a spare 20 gig hard drive and installed it at home. Carrie was a little scared at first - but I assured her that I didn’t touch our Windows install. Long story short - I’m making this entry from Firefox on my new Linux installation. ...