Restarting

Well, I�m patching Windows yet again and have just gotten the message that I need to restart my computer. It�s times like this that I long for the loving embrace of Linux. Unfortunately Linux doesn�t fit in with my computing lifestyle at this point, unlike Aaron who enjoys the freedom of several computers all in his office, one powerful machine for Windows, one little crappy iMac, and now a little old Linux Box for his exploits in the land of Linux server administration. Ah the memories about my first linux experiences� anyways, speaking of lifestyle and personality I must admit I am a little disturbed by this article.

I thought I had finally found a place where I really belonged, that being online. The internet community seemed to be full of geeks like me who abhor the majority of society and seclude themselves from the prying eyes of �they�. But now it seems that the internet is not filled with �loner geeks who spends hours of their free time on the Internet and rarely engage with the real world�. What happened? Can we not have any safe refuge from the rest of the non-geek population? Why must I browse and chat along with so many people who �spends more time engaged in social activities than the nonuser�. Dang, what happened to my internet. I still dream that congress will enact a bill to require liscences and regular exams before someone is allowed online. As a tech support helpdesk schmuck this would make my job much easier. I cannot tell you how many people call in because the cannot connect to the network, and I go out there to find that they are trying to use a phone cord and their modem with the ethernet jack on the wall. A majority of the problems I deal with are quite simple. Well, they seem simple to me anyways. I realize that most people do not have enough interest in technology to take the time to learn all that I have. I can accept that, but some days users are more frustrating than other days.

Tim, I have to disagree with you on this article. I think it�s awesome that net users are more social�well, maybe �awesome� just shows how much of a nerd I am. The internet is about being more exchanging ideas, which should lead to being more social (although it doesn�t always). Besides, I�m pretty sure that you have grown more social over the years of your internet usage, because your web knowledge has given you something to contribute to conversation of the information age. (Even if what you contribute isn�t that good.)

And another thing, I don�t think that you should really talk about licensing people to use the internet and about people�s computer problems. I remember our early days buddy; we both did stupid stuff. We were just big enough to learn solutions to problems ourselves. Sorry, I left out a word�I meant �We were big enough nerds to learn solutions.� That adds a lot.

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