Yes, I've been in that situation and it really sucks. You can't modify your living environment. You can't just string cat6 and wire up your place. I think th

Yes, I've been in that situation and it really sucks. You can't modify your living environment. You can't just string cat6 and wire up your place. I think this speaks somewhat to the principles of Christopher Alexander http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander Paraphrase: Humans should be able to modify their living/working space. There is nothing quite like building something real. Programming is cool and I love it, but building something real (and that other people can use), modifying your environment and customizing your space is just so damn satisfying.