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It's amazing how far back, and how complicated a chain of events can be that lead to a specific outcome. Similarly, I look back in awe at the luck and good for
by gfosco 14y ago
It's amazing how far back, and how complicated a chain of events can be that lead to a specific outcome. Similarly, I look back in awe at the luck and good fortune I've had.
I owe my entire life-path of technology to my grandfather on my fathers side. He was an electrical engineer, far ahead of his time, and when he was done playing with something he sent it to us. I was privileged to receive a TI-99 at age 5, a C64 at age 6, and an 8088 after that. I was hooked from the start, and computers have been the single most important constant in my life ever since.
- enneff 14y agoI, too, owe my technological career to my father's father, who was an engineer. He died recently and I wrote about it here: https://plus.google.com/106356964679457436995/posts/dcPPziC1ajt https://plus.google.com/106356964679457436995/posts/dcPPziC1...