> Don't get me wrong, compiling your own kernel, solving shared libraries compilation hell, messing up your init.d and starting over, leaving your Pentium 4 com

> Don't get me wrong, compiling your own kernel, solving shared libraries compilation hell, messing up your init.d and starting over, leaving your Pentium 4 compile for several hours was a massive waste of my 20s. But, boy, did I enjoy it! I had the same experience. I'm surprised how far I went with tasks I wouldn't particularly like to attempt now, purely motivated by the reward of tinkering with things without a sense of fear.