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Well, not a single reference to Linux in the article. It bugs me because one of the reasons I use it as my primary OS is that it keeps my "inner nerd" alive. I
by rodolphoarruda 9y ago
Well, not a single reference to Linux in the article. It bugs me because one of the reasons I use it as my primary OS is that it keeps my "inner nerd" alive. I believe similar essay could be written with the software in mind. Apps like Whatsapp/WeChat are reducing the pressure we used to feel to find a solution to a given problem via a specific tool. These apps are hammers we use for anything, even for fixing screws on the wall.
- crusso 9y agoWhy would he reference Linux? His point was that his needs are met without having to tinker. His needs drove his inner nerd. Introducing Linux into his environment so that he would be forced to tinker would be backwards.
- rodolphoarruda 9y agoSo maybe I didn't get his point at all. I thought that he was upset with the fact that new gadgets would be turning him into a plain user (and a consumer...) and reducing the tinker inner nerd facet of his life. If he is pleased that now he doesn't need to build/keep those 5 boxes in his room and just have an iPhone in his pocket, well, then I missed the point badly.
- crusso 9y agoI read it as just a fact-of-life statement about how the iPhone has obviated his need to tinker. He may feel nostalgic about it, but I didn't read "upset" in there... certainly not that he's looking for ways to make his life more nerdy by contriving reasons to tinker.
- rodolphoarruda 9y agoOk, fair enough.