Confessions of a SysAdmin · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Soulskill on Friday April 23, 2010 @09:30AM from the type-with-your-fists dept.

Mr.Fork writes "Scott Merrill from CrunchGear has a confession. He really, really hates computers. He writes: 'No, really, I hate them. I love the communications they facilitate, I love the conveniences they provide to my life, and I love the escapism they sometimes afford; but I actually hate the computers themselves. Computers are fragile, unintuitive things — a hodge-podge of brittle hardware and opaque, restrictive software.' Does his editorial speak to all of us in similar IT-related fields? Do we all silently hate the complexities and idiosyncrasies computers have, like error messages and UI designs that make no sense to the common user, which make our tech professions miserable?"

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Re:Macs? by justinb26 · 2010-04-23 09:43 · Score: 0, Redundant

He pretty much describes my frame of mind right before buying my first Mac. I've never regretted it.
FWIW, I'm a .NET developer, hobbyist hardware and software hacker. I got tired of having to also be a computer mechanic.