Lesley Carhart 4d ago
Lesley, what were you like in the 90s starter pack
Show threadda_6674d ago

@hacks4pancakes that computer desk setup gives me nostalgia. Our first family PC was an 800mhz pentium 3, 128mb of RAM, 40GB hdd, 56k modem, Windows Millenium Edition.

We didn't have access to a family PC with internet until I was in high school. I graduated, bought my own PC, and bought cable internet.

Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret
@da_667 @hacks4pancakes good lord..... I am so damn old.
Mar 26 at 2:31pmWeb
Show threadda_6674d ago

@nuintari @hacks4pancakes I know many of you will tell me I don't know shit, probably having been involved since the 8086/486.

There's a part of me that wonders if I had earlier exposure to a PC, if I would have been a better programmer, or if my path would have changed.

I don't know. I'm where I am through a combination of hard work, support of my parents, and support of my friends and peers. But I always am left wondering: What would have happened if I had a bigger head start than high school?

for all of the negative shit we have to deal with education right now -- AI, over-reliance on tech, the loss of critical thinking skills, the children have opportunities that we never had, and I'm glad for them.

Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret3d ago
@da_667 @hacks4pancakes I doubt that matters as much as some may think, some people just have the knack and the drive to learn. You have always struck me as such a person.
Show threadda_6673d ago
@nuintari @hacks4pancakes I appreciate that from you. Your rules of networking come from hard-won knowledge, and I appreciate your willingness to share your lessons with us.
Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret3d ago

@da_667 @hacks4pancakes Right back at you, I've learned more than a few things from you as well.

And I swear, I'll finish that book someday!