of techie SO's
this is an (almost) anonymous version of a recent reply I wrote to P's mail that was sent to K, R, U, M, and Me
@all: please read this in its entirety, and do look up the references as you read.
@P: do not miss the post script.
On Nov 10, 2007 10:33 AM, P wrote:
> Make darn sure... that you don't get a techie girl-friend.
> For the ladies, this is a GREAT idea! :) http://xkcd.com/340/
Hmm... imagine how much fun it would be after the patch up. An evening of digging through the backups, or restoring the boot sector from a printout... byte by bite. Or just a great opportunity to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu release ;-)
And if it does not work out between you and your SO (Significant Other)... letting go would probably be a bit easier [1].
Of course there are many many advantages of your SO being a techie. For the purpose of illustration, here are a select few:
On a lazy Saturday afternoon [2], go out for an impulsive drive [3] and enjoy a /complete/ dinner date [4]. Spend the night twirling [5] and celebrate [6]... Happy Diwali!
Well this reply was just meant to add some perspective to the discussion. Of course, the problem with perspective is that it is bi-directional [7]!
Anyways, right now, I feel like I am flying a kite in a thunderstorm [8] the result might be electrifying and sparks may fly... if not, at least I wouldn't regret not having flown the kite O:-)
[0] http://xkcd.com/340/
[1] http://xkcd.com/215/
[2] http://xkcd.com/149/
[3] http://xkcd.com/283/
[4] http://xkcd.com/287/
[5] http://xkcd.com/162/
[6] http://xkcd.com/201/
[7] http://xkcd.com/230/
[8] http://xkcd.com/235/ don't miss the mouse-hover alt text on this one!
P.S.: P... I noticed how you conveniently left N out of the list of recipients ;-) I am tempted to include N on my reply. Before that, however, here is fair warning to you: backup your boot sector!
~ViM
@all: please read this in its entirety, and do look up the references as you read.
@P: do not miss the post script.
On Nov 10, 2007 10:33 AM, P wrote:
> Make darn sure... that you don't get a techie girl-friend.
> For the ladies, this is a GREAT idea! :) http://xkcd.com/340/
Hmm... imagine how much fun it would be after the patch up. An evening of digging through the backups, or restoring the boot sector from a printout... byte by bite. Or just a great opportunity to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu release ;-)
And if it does not work out between you and your SO (Significant Other)... letting go would probably be a bit easier [1].
Of course there are many many advantages of your SO being a techie. For the purpose of illustration, here are a select few:
On a lazy Saturday afternoon [2], go out for an impulsive drive [3] and enjoy a /complete/ dinner date [4]. Spend the night twirling [5] and celebrate [6]... Happy Diwali!
Well this reply was just meant to add some perspective to the discussion. Of course, the problem with perspective is that it is bi-directional [7]!
Anyways, right now, I feel like I am flying a kite in a thunderstorm [8] the result might be electrifying and sparks may fly... if not, at least I wouldn't regret not having flown the kite O:-)
[0] http://xkcd.com/340/
[1] http://xkcd.com/215/
[2] http://xkcd.com/149/
[3] http://xkcd.com/283/
[4] http://xkcd.com/287/
[5] http://xkcd.com/162/
[6] http://xkcd.com/201/
[7] http://xkcd.com/230/
[8] http://xkcd.com/235/ don't miss the mouse-hover alt text on this one!
P.S.: P... I noticed how you conveniently left N out of the list of recipients ;-) I am tempted to include N on my reply. Before that, however, here is fair warning to you: backup your boot sector!
~ViM