[clue-talk] Hello CLUE

[Matt Gushee]

T. Joseph Carter wrote:
> Hi, my name is Joseph, and I'm a UNIXaholic.

Well, you need a higher power to help with that, don't you?

> Let's see, I've been using Linux since about 1997, was a Debian developer
> until I escaped sometime in 2002 (much to the restoration of my sanity),
> followed by a brief stint using a heavily modified LFS and then an almost
> unrecognizable Gentoo (aside from emerge).

Heh-heh. Then you might enjoy the current thread on CLUE-Tech about 
Debian vs. Gentoo vs. *. Amazingly, it has so far been a civil 
discussion. But then, CLUE has always been a courteous group. Could it 
be that we're all adults here?

> ...you can tell I'm still a nerd by the fact that I totally got distracted
> and never mentioned that I studying to be a teacher.  The world doesn't
> need another moderately skilled programmer, but it sure is desperate for
> good teachers.  The pay is generally pathetic, and the hours are only a
> little shorter than those of a programmer, but the work is more important.

I hear ya. Maybe I should have done the same--except I'm not eligible 
for federal financial aid (long story). So I'm kinda lost at sea.

Anyway, welcome.

-- 
Matt Gushee
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