Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
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Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
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Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#2this is just a rant and not constructive.
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#3this is just a rant and not constructive.
An observation doesn't need to be constructive. I needs to be relevant and novel. This is a relevant and novel observation.
The people seemingly feeling hurt by this - you do realize you're outliers, right?
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#4this is just a rant and not constructive.
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Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#5When I was a teen, I couldn't have explained (in any detail) how a car engine worked either. Five years later, I'd quickly learned in order to keep my own running. Those who need to, and have the time, will figure it out.
If they are clueless, that's good. There are much more important things a teen needs to learn.
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#6I use green text on a black background in my terminal.
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#7Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#8I use green text on a black background in my terminal.
Same here, with a little transparency I find it fantastic to read.
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#9The motivation is different, that’s all.
When we were kids we needed to learn to hack DOS and Windows because our games wouldn’t run without them. Hard drive crashes, SCANDISK, reinstalls, fucked up drivers... whatever it took.
My kids can’t fix Win10 but now they know their way around web filters and how to hack Screen Time to bypass the shutoff. They’re trading pirated movies in gDrive and doing all kids of other stuff I have no clue about.
Nothing has changed. It’s just a matter of your point of view.
Re: Teens don't have a clue about IT? (2016)
#10The motivation is different, that’s all. When we were kids we needed to learn to hack DOS and Windows because our games wouldn’t run without them. Hard drive crashes, SCANDISK, reinstalls, fucked up drivers... whatever it took. My kids can’t fix Win10 but now they know their way around web filters and how to hack Screen Time to bypass the shutoff. They’re trading pirated movies in gDrive and doing all kids of other s…
The abstraction layers they are (typically) comfortable with have shifted 1 or 2 levels up.