Pesky Kids!
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There's a new breed, a new generation of geeks coming into the world and they threaten my existence. These are kids, 19, 20 year olds who have grown up with computers. They've never know a time when people didn't have their own systems and they've been tinkering since before they can walk. Because of this they're *horribly* good with computers.

I can still hold my own because of my greater experience and I'm still better when it comes to old technology (Arcnet, IPX, Token-Ring) but these kids are better with a lot of the newer shit.

Pesky kids.

Still, at least I can derive some comfort that there's a new generation of geeks out there to who I feel safe passing over the torch. A new generation who can be relied on to make the suits life difficult with their individuality. Too stubborn to bow to management and too good to sack.

Cr3 and Axai I salute you.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Mon 5 May 2008, 4:26, 3 replies)

I'm 20
my dad taught me to program a zx spectrum when i was 8.
(shake'n'bake Tally Ho, Biatch!, Mon 5 May 2008, 4:52, closed)

I wanted to use a program last week and couldn't figure out how to do so.

I had to ask my 7 year old how the program worked. She fixed me right up.


*hangs head in shame*
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Mon 5 May 2008, 5:28, closed)

Legless
All the people that have taught me what i know about computers are infact your age. My 'mentor' so to speak, has been in the game as long as you have. I've been tinkering yes, but i wouldn't know for the life of me how to code in assembler, debug SIP packets passing through a damned Cisco router or any of the CORE stuff if it wasn't for him, or people like you.

So although we may take the credit, we really owe to the guys that were there at the start ;)

So, infact, I (and many others) salute you.

edit: I'll agree about making the suits' life difficult. Even now, i'm pissing them right off. (Although, i don't have much of an attitude problem... i try to be helpful and courteous. That being said they do get annoyed when i tell them they're wrong hehehe..)
( Axai is in Montréal, Canada O.o, Mon 5 May 2008, 9:53, closed)