I believe that both of your takes could eventually happen. The internet will most likely become commonplace among the world's populace as the standard of living increases around the world and the technology to use the internet becomes more widespread and inexpensive.
Once this happens of course the sysadmin and network tech will be in demand, but not nearly as much as when everything was booming and expanding rapidly.
The boom will last for a while longer, I suspect, because people still want the internet to do more than it can at the moment, and it will still be a novelty for many years to come. Also the tech community, geeks, are generally drawn to the areas with problems, and the internet still has a long way to go before it's problem free.
(I'm fairly tired, don't know if that makes much sense to anyone, but I'm subnitting it anyway)
I consciously try to not be a part of the mainstream. Mostly because through lengthy sessions of thinking and introspection I've become a deeper person than most I encounter. I dress in a "goth" fassion when possible (and I do mean goth, not mansonite. I like the romantic shirts and things like that, stuff circa 17th and 18th century). I, personally have not hated school though. Granted I have not enjoyed it nearly as much as the others around me, but I have never been ridiculed all that much. It has been nearly the opposite in that some of the other students admire my being different and wish they had the guts go go against the mainstream (and yes, they have actually told me this), and I suppose this has allowed me to make friends easier than others like me. When I did receive ridicule for who I was I am unlike many of the people quoted in the article. I did not feel rage or anger, well before the long bouts of thinking and introspection I did but, instead I felt pity for those that felt so unstable in themselves they felt they had to ridicule me to make themselves feel like something. I suppose I could be an exception among many who have a much worse time than myself. Maybe I've had it easy. I am a high school senior by the way.
I somewhat agree with this. I personally use Linux, but I am not going to put another OS down simply because I don't use it, and especially if I haven't had any experience with it (if someone wants to send me an hd or two and a cd i'm willing to try whatever UNIX derived OS you've got). I think the more important issue here is that UNIX and UNIX clone OS's are getting favorable media exposure. I believe that the good press will lead more people down the, IMO, right road in computer OS's. Just drives home the point that you don't need proprietary code to make great sfx.
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I have been running Linux for around one year now, and still consider myself to be a newbie. There are still many things that I don't know, and I will ask someone more knowledgeable than I for help if I run into one of those things. However the type of people that page seems written for are the people who don't take the time to learn anything about what is running on their computer and just want it to work. Before I dared to install Linux on my computer I spent approximately 3 months getting familiar with UNIX and reading documentation on Linux and UNIX in general. IMHO if you are planning on running a UNIX clone OS you should at least take the time to learn what you're getting into instead of installing the OS and having no idea how to use it.
Besides, the true newbie they're aiming for wouldn't know how to open a web browser in Linux to find that page anyway. Though that's just my opinion.
I happen to agree somewhat with this posting. I personally don't believe that there is one best computer operating system for everyone. Those of us who have experience with computers and, in my opinion, know better use a UNIX derivative. I personally use Linux (and I happen to not be a hippie). However, I also see the need for Microsoft's operating system for the people who know nothing about computers in general and just want something that works. I know I don't want them booting up Linux and asking me pitiful questions that could be answered simply by reading a manual page.
I also am of the same sentiment as the person who posted the first reply to this in that I will not support Microsoft in their practices by using their products. I would much rather stay with mp3 than go to a Microsoft made standard. I haven't gone so far as to stop listening to a radio station, though, but that's just my preference.
Thank you for being thoroughly bored in reading this post.
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This is definately a step foreward in the nanotech department. I, as well as others I'm sure, am eagerly waiting for all that is nano to arrive
I believe that both of your takes could eventually happen. The internet will most likely become commonplace among the world's populace as the standard of living increases around the world and the technology to use the internet becomes more widespread and inexpensive.
Once this happens of course the sysadmin and network tech will be in demand, but not nearly as much as when everything was booming and expanding rapidly.
The boom will last for a while longer, I suspect, because people still want the internet to do more than it can at the moment, and it will still be a novelty for many years to come. Also the tech community, geeks, are generally drawn to the areas with problems, and the internet still has a long way to go before it's problem free.
(I'm fairly tired, don't know if that makes much sense to anyone, but I'm subnitting it anyway)
I'm glad that no one was hurt. I can't say I know how it feels, but hopefully nothing irreplaceable was lost (pictures, keepsakes, etc.).
Hope everything works out as well as it can for you Hemos.
I consciously try to not be a part of the mainstream. Mostly because through lengthy sessions of thinking and introspection I've become a deeper person than most I encounter. I dress in a "goth" fassion when possible (and I do mean goth, not mansonite. I like the romantic shirts and things like that, stuff circa 17th and 18th century). I, personally have not hated school though. Granted I have not enjoyed it nearly as much as the others around me, but I have never been ridiculed all that much. It has been nearly the opposite in that some of the other students admire my being different and wish they had the guts go go against the mainstream (and yes, they have actually told me this), and I suppose this has allowed me to make friends easier than others like me. When I did receive ridicule for who I was I am unlike many of the people quoted in the article. I did not feel rage or anger, well before the long bouts of thinking and introspection I did but, instead I felt pity for those that felt so unstable
in themselves they felt they had to ridicule me to make themselves feel like something. I suppose I could be an exception among many who have a much worse time than myself. Maybe I've had it easy. I am a high school senior by the way.
I somewhat agree with this. I personally use Linux, but I am not going to put another OS down simply because I don't use it, and especially if I haven't had any experience with it (if someone wants to send me an hd or two and a cd i'm willing to try whatever UNIX derived OS you've got). I think the more important issue here is that UNIX and UNIX clone OS's are getting favorable media exposure. I believe that the good press will lead more people down the, IMO, right road in computer OS's. Just drives home the point that you don't need proprietary code to make great sfx.
I have been running Linux for around one year now, and still consider myself to be a newbie. There are still many things that I don't know, and I will ask someone more knowledgeable than I for help if I run into one of those things. However the type of people that page seems written for are the people who don't take the time to learn anything about what is running on their computer and just want it to work. Before I dared to install Linux on my computer I spent approximately 3 months getting familiar with UNIX and reading documentation on Linux and UNIX in general. IMHO if you are planning on running a UNIX clone OS you should at least take the time to learn what you're getting into instead of installing the OS and having no idea how to use it.
Besides, the true newbie they're aiming for wouldn't know how to open a web browser in Linux to find that page anyway. Though that's just my opinion.
I happen to agree somewhat with this posting. I personally don't believe that there is one best computer operating system for everyone. Those of us who have experience with computers and, in my opinion, know better use a UNIX derivative. I personally use Linux (and I happen to not be a hippie). However, I also see the need for Microsoft's operating system for the people who know nothing about computers in general and just want something that works. I know I don't want them booting up Linux and asking me pitiful questions that could be answered simply by reading a manual page.
I also am of the same sentiment as the person who posted the first reply to this in that I will not support Microsoft in their practices by using their products. I would much rather stay with mp3 than go to a Microsoft made standard. I haven't gone so far as to stop listening to a radio station, though, but that's just my preference.
Thank you for being thoroughly bored in reading this post.