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What Should One Know to be Truly Computer Literate?
rbannon asks: "Computer literacy is becoming an increasingly used term in education, and more and more schools are being asked to set computer literacy goals for their students. Unfortunately for too many, it means being able to use Microsoft products, and that's all. However, I see it much differently, and I cannot help but think that computer literacy is all about using computers to be able to communicate more effectively. With that in mind does anyone have any recommendations for computer literacy goals, and how to measure them?"
Assembly.
Know more than the other people you work with.
Just stay one step ahead.
I started on your tutorial, but two steps in Emacs closed on me.
You want the truthiness? You can't handle the truthiness!
Unless you can get the mouse driver and the Novell redirector running with 630K free, you don't know shit.
If you can successfully find your way to porn while at work behind a content filter, then you're probably computer literate. If not it is a really good skill to have.
/whisper/ Thanks for the candy!
What does this sort of literacy entail?
I guess it means we need [Computer] Shop Class? Or do we need [Computer] Driver's Ed? Or we could just stick with the wonderful car analogy (don't you just loooooove car analogies?) and have both!
Surprisingly, that may actually make sense.
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
I used Ctrl-F in front of my parents the other day while they were trying to find somebody's name in a long document, and they acted like I knew some sort of gypsy magic.
...set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life...
...and for a brief period afterwards.
Hope be with ye,
Cyan
To be computer literate, one must know how to read computers.
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Volumes 1-3 of The Art of Computer Programming by Knuth. Be sure to do all the problems .
Do that and a goddess will appear to grant your every wish. Or untangle your fingers.
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
Haha, well I managed to get through 4 steps before VI froze on me!
Dammit! You mean my entire life so far's been in vain??
Creative misinterpretation is your friend.
How to obtain HDTV quality porn without getting viruses. If you can do that, you shouldnt need to do anything else with your computer.
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling a pig in mud. Soon, you realize the pig is dirty, and he likes it.