@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.

@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.