"And could someone please tell me why it's important for a computer geek (who most likely) dosn't really care about financial matters?"
once i graduated from college i learned very quickly that the only thing that drives our society is money...this is a sad fact, but one that must be accepted if we have any expectations for living decent lives in a capitalistic society. financial issues cannot and should not be avoided especially if one has any deisre to own a car or house, provide for a family, or even create a decent pension. making the choice to not care about such matters will, for the majority of people, put one in a severly disadvantged position later in life...becoming a drain on the economy and the rest of us who do care.
i dont know how much of a learning resource this is but once you have an idea this may help...
www.parallaxinc.com
these guys make the basic stamp...its a small microcontroller with memory that has an onboard basic interpreter...there are a bunch of different types and you can interface them with just about anything...really good stuff for hombrew projects!!!
i can fill my empty life with useful appliances that will fulfill my every whim and desire...this is exactly what i need to make me a better/happy person!!!
dude.
"the last thing my toaster needs is an IP address"
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"And could someone please tell me why it's important for a computer geek (who most likely) dosn't really care about financial matters?"
once i graduated from college i learned very quickly that the only thing that drives our society is money...this is a sad fact, but one that must be accepted if we have any expectations for living decent lives in a capitalistic society. financial issues cannot and should not be avoided especially if one has any deisre to own a car or house, provide for a family, or even create a decent pension. making the choice to not care about such matters will, for the majority of people, put one in a severly disadvantged position later in life...becoming a drain on the economy and the rest of us who do care.
dude.
i dont know how much of a learning resource this is but once you have an idea this may help...
www.parallaxinc.com
these guys make the basic stamp...its a small microcontroller with memory that has an onboard basic interpreter...there are a bunch of different types and you can interface them with just about anything...really good stuff for hombrew projects!!!
dude.
i can fill my empty life with useful appliances that will fulfill my every whim and desire...this is exactly what i need to make me a better/happy person!!!
dude.
"the last thing my toaster needs is an IP address"
"...it was only a couple of years ago that the candy-colored iMacs were the next cool thing. Now they're about as hip as Windows 98."
wasn't win98 the next big thing a few years ago as well???