1.Heyguys,thisisanoddquestion,butIfigureyoucanansweritbest.I'm16(amost17)yearsold,goinginto11thgrade,andit'sabouttimetofigureoutwhatI"wanttobewhenIgrowup."Ihavealittlebitofwebdesignandprogrammingexperience,amVERYgoodwithcomputers(makingthemdothings,fixingthem),andhavedoneabunchofstuffinlinux(compiledakernel,yaddayadda).Ijustlikebeingaroundcomputers,anddiscussingthem.WhatkindofjobdoIwant?!HaveanyofyouguysseenTheScreensaversonTechTV,wheretheyjustresearchnewprograms,helppeoplefixtheircomputers,andtalkaboutcomputingnewsandnewhardware?Ithinkthatwouldbetheperfectjobforme,butthat'sshootingabighigh...Help!WhatshouldIlookfor?
2.wassixyearsoldwhenmyfatherboughtmeahomecomputer.ItwasCommodore64,thelegendarything.Imostlyplayedgameswithit.Sometimesmyfathertypedinsomeprogramsfromcomputerbooks,andIwasthrilledtotrythem.WhenIgotboredtojustplaying,Ibegantowriteprogramsofmyown.Itrequiredquitealotofconcentrationandnerves,andusuallyIneverfinishedmyprograms.
AttimesmyparentstriedtocutdownthetimeIspentwiththecomputer.SomedaysIwokeup,turnedthecomputeron,andsatnexttoituntilitwasevening(Ididn'tevenbothertochangemypyjamastodayclothes).Butontheotherhand,myparentssaidthatIseldomcomplainedaboutdullness.Thecomputeralwayskeptmeentertained.Inaddition,IthinkthatmyEnglishskillsareverymuchderivedfromit.Sometimesitwasnecessarytoreadamanualoffewhundredpagestocompletelyunderstandhowtoplaysomecomplicatedgame.AlsomuchofthecomputerprogrammingliteratureisavailableinEnglishonly.Andwhatcomestofuture,Iexpectacomputer-relatedcareer.Allinall,Ithinkthatthecomputerhasbeenaverysignificantthinginmylife.
3.Andnowwehavethiswonderful,versatilemachineandawordprocessorthatkeepswriterssane,moreorless.Certainlyforawriteritis--toborrowfromtheyoungergeneration--awesome!Igomerrilyalong,typingthoughts,havingoccasionalinspirations,throwingthemout,retypingthem,beingsuretherearenosplitinfinitives,countingthewords,addingsomemore,movingthemaround.Infact,Ihavemovedthisparagraphthreetimesandmaydecideyetthatitbelongssomeplaceelse.AndwhenIneedtoknowadate,IswitchovertotheWebandaskGoogle.WhenIneedtoknowthehistoryofpencils,IaskGoogle.WhenIneedtoknowwhosaidwhatinCongress,IaskGoogle.Googleknowseverything.Googleisatthemoment,theleadingsearchengine.
E-mailisagem.Itkeepsscatteredfamiliesintouch.Icheckmye-mailinthemorningbeforeIhavemycoffeetoseewhatmykidsaredoing.E-mailconnectsthewholeworld.ForalittlewhileIwascorrespondingwithapersoninScotland.Ihadnoideawhetheritwasamanorwoman,buthe/shewasquitesurprisedtolearnthatColoradowaspartdesert.
Nothingisperfect,includingcomputers.ButIfindmyselfagreeingwithMarshallMcLuhanthat,"Thecomputerisbyalloddsthemostextraordinaryofthetechnologicalclothingeverdevisedbyman.Besideitthewheelisamerehulahoop."
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Ilovethesepeople.Iamnotsurewhotheyareexactly.Buttheyaremypeople.Ithink