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A Babe in Tuxland
Joe Barr writes "This is the kind of story that WagEd and MS would love to see in one of their astroturf campaigns. But this story is real grassroots, with a real Sysadmin writing it and a real granddaughter as the babe using Linux. A sweet tale, with tips on Linux for kids." Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.
Tux babies, not Tux babes
-Colin
OK, how many people here were expecting someone, you know, kinda hot?
SHE'S FOUR YEARS OLD! HAVE YOU NO DECENCY ?!
-roy
Yea, that's great. And when she starts having trouble you can just tell her to RTFM!
... have got me slightly worried. Slightly.
Hate me!
These Linux tots better start their paper-routes and set up their lemonade stands early: Darl's going to be on his way to take their candy money.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
In the first paragraph we learn that KD is the author's granddaughter.
The second paragraph begins
"K.D. had watched her mom, my wife,..."
Hate to nitpick, but that makes KD's mom is also her grandmother...
If she's as smart as they make her out to be, then she'll have no problem deliberately finding those sites that Mom and Dad don't approve of ;-)
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
and her last names starts with an E ? That would be rather freaky ;)
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Bah if that's they way you think you can raise kids, they're going to be ridiculed at school and your family will be branded as being poor. Way to screw up your kids' social status for years to come. Look, if you want to be a cool parent, shell out $3000 for the top of the line Alienware system with Windows XP Pro running on it. You will be the COOLEST parent on the block. Material wealth is very important to the social status of children and is second only to how good looking their family is.
Maybe she could help him hook up his printer.
When I was that age, if you asked me how to spell my name I would respond "D A M I A N Return" (Commodore PET user since before I can remember). And I learned how to count because you had to fast-forward the tape so-many-seconds to reach a certain game (TRS 80 model 100). Now maybe if she was programming....
Has she compiled the kernel yet?
My users are dumber than 4 year olds?
Wait.. that's insulting to 4 year olds... sorry, let me correct it:
My users are dumb.
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It must be this script kiddie porn I've been hearing so much about...
Sincerely,
Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
"Homo sum et cogito ergo odi profanum vulgus et libido."
Sorry to disillusion you pal, but you will. It's in the parents' charter or something.
(And yes, IAAP!).
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Based on the complexity of the language in the article, we can safely conclude that the grandfather is of above average intelligence and education.
Given the warm and caring nature hinted at in the narrative itself, we can conclude that this individual probably married a woman of comparable intelligence, as he lacks the characteristics necessary to desire a shallow woman lacking in intelligence.
We can also assume that his children, following the usual human pattern of using their parents' relationship as a template, made similar choices in their choice of a spouse.
Thus we can see that this four year old is the product of at least two generations of intelligent people marrying intelligent people, with a clear value for nurturing their offspring.
In short, this is about a smart kid with a caring family who learns how to use computers. Not applicable in the workplace, as this kid is probably smarter than most the people I work with.
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I'm pretty sure a lot of four year olds have been posting as AC's for quite some time.
Bearing in mind that kids are pretty smart...you'd better hide the location bar, the "Tools" menu ...oh, and the "Manage Bookmarks" entry in the Bookmarks menu...
Actually, if she's determined enough to bookmark the site, then edit it to point somewhere else, you'd better stop her saving pages...in case she edits a link and opens up the new, local page which has her link to www.innocentSoundingURLThatPointsToGoatPorn.com.
I guess this is the same as the real world though...hide all the chemicals and protect all the table corners but they'll still manage to run headlong into a wall with a vase on their heads.
I started my kid at 18 months. I setup my file server to start up gcompris automatically. I highly recommend it. It has age-based programs from coloring programs, to advanced math skills.
I started off with him just adjusting the monitor and sitting on the keyboard. 4 months later, he's still doing some of that, but he's much more interested in the sounds, using the keyboard, and moving the mouse around. I have him using a cheap $20 trackball (the crappy one with the lights in it) and he still hasn't broken it.
I fully expect to have him doing basic tech support for his mom when he's 3. by the time he's in school, he'll probably be the only toddler with his own laptop.
Why read the article when I can just make up a snap judgement?
A bit off topic, but I just had to listen to a similar argument used for circumsicion. He'll be different from every body else, so you better clip the tip of his penis off. I figure if he's that worried about fitting in when he's older he can make that decision himself.
Or the truly disturbing one.
"I want him to look like me when he's older".
I never understood that last one. Do the kids eventually say - "Uh no Dad, lets not compare units today."
Yeah, OS's tend to run faster when you're not running any applications.