On 12/29/2009 11:42 PM, Slack-Moehrle wrote: > Hi Tim, > >>> My 12 year old wants to learn more about servers and has >>> memorized a lot of commands like ls, chmod, du, etc. He wants to >>> have his own domain and server on the web and I have enough >>> Static IP's, so why not foster this interest. > >> Fantastic! Nothing helps creativity and exploration like the >> support of a parent. > > He is really into the command-line. His mac is always open to a > terminal and he explores how to use each command, practices and > memorizes every switch. The other day he reminded me that the -h for > du was human readable. Little did he know I can easily convert in my > head without using -h...but. > > Also, when you catch him ssh'ing into your production web-server and > notice he has all of your passwords written in a text file called > 'dont show dad', he is ready for his own server. Also, I had to tell > him that 'dont show dad' was not the best name and draws attention > from a dad....he he.. > >>> He also says that ZFS rules all and is pissed Apple did not adopt >>> it. Kids will be kids! > >> You should go into a rant about "When I was your age... we didn't >> have ZFS, or Reiserfs, or even ext2/3. We had FAT. And we >liked >> it. And nobody complained. Not like you young punks have it with >> your 'journaling' this and 'snapshots' that." > > ha ha, great idea. I am only 32, but still it is true. He things that > his MacBook pro with 4gb RAM, 500gb hd is sub-par these days. He can > only run a 'few' virtual machines and insists on dual NICS... > > Is he a geek? Yap. :D > -Jason Timo