I'm a silver surfer!
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robinturnerThe delectable Sevi on the BBC's Click Online just introduced websites for "silver surfers" by saying "for those of you who remember Neil Armstrong landing on the moon." So it's official - I'm a silver surfer! Personally, I prefer the term "old-school geek" - one of those grumpy old guys with a pony tail who say things like:
"You want a word processor? What's wrong with vi?"
"1.5MHz CPU? You must have a hell of a lot of code to compile."
"Well, if you will use Windows ..." [ominous pause]
"When are they going to re-issue Elite? Can't beat those wire-frame graphics."
"You want a word processor? What's wrong with vi?"
"1.5MHz CPU? You must have a hell of a lot of code to compile."
"Well, if you will use Windows ..." [ominous pause]
"When are they going to re-issue Elite? Can't beat those wire-frame graphics."
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Date: 2002-07-07 04:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-07-07 04:46 am (UTC)Actually, despite my occasional whinings about ageism, I find 40 to be a perfect age. Depending on how I dress and talk, I can do the old codger, "You young people don't know what it's like to use a ZX81 with 1K of RAM," routine, or, if I prefer, I can pass as a student. The last time I left the country, the policeman at passport control said "What are you doing in Turkey, son? Studying?" He must have been at least ten years younger than me.
OTOH, I was taken aback a while ago when one of my students said "I've always looked at you as a father." Eeek.
Grey Panthers, here I come ...