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Old 09-29-2010, 05:21 AM   #16
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I can't vote because, well, I'm 18 exactly, on the nose. Besides, shouldn't the age threshold be 20? "Teens", to me, means any number whose name ends with "teen"; this includes "nineteen" as well, but whatever, enough semantics arguments.

I actually started a year or two ago (can't remember exactly, though) with Ubuntu, then distro-hopped for a while on a freebie machine I got as a result of happenstance (), then stuck with Arch, got this laptop, put Arch on it...yeah, you can tell I like Arch, don't you? I like the KISS principle with all the perks of Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora's package management tools. No manually searching for dependencies (a la Slackware) or compiling everything from source (a la Gentoo)...

As for games on the PC, personally I don't think you can really play an FPS very well on any platform other than the PC. I've tried playing an FPS on a traditional game console (James Bond Nightfire for PS2 IIRC), and the experience just doesn't match up: it's harder to aim (thumbsticks vs. KB+mouse, KB+mouse is more precise), and movement is less precise (again, thumbstick vs. KB, KB allows movement in exact direction; strafing is a lot easier)
 
Old 09-29-2010, 05:27 AM   #17
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Am I really the old one here? Started using it somewhere at the end of the 90s and I was around 40 years old (then).
Yes you are :-)
Just kidding, started about the same time (1996) and age as you.

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Old 09-29-2010, 06:49 PM   #18
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I can't vote because, well, I'm 18 exactly, on the nose. Besides, shouldn't the age threshold be 20? "Teens", to me, means any number whose name ends with "teen"; this includes "nineteen" as well, but whatever, enough semantics arguments.

I actually started a year or two ago (can't remember exactly, though) with Ubuntu, then distro-hopped for a while on a freebie machine I got as a result of happenstance (), then stuck with Arch, got this laptop, put Arch on it...yeah, you can tell I like Arch, don't you? I like the KISS principle with all the perks of Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora's package management tools. No manually searching for dependencies (a la Slackware) or compiling everything from source (a la Gentoo)...

As for games on the PC, personally I don't think you can really play an FPS very well on any platform other than the PC. I've tried playing an FPS on a traditional game console (James Bond Nightfire for PS2 IIRC), and the experience just doesn't match up: it's harder to aim (thumbsticks vs. KB+mouse, KB+mouse is more precise), and movement is less precise (again, thumbstick vs. KB, KB allows movement in exact direction; strafing is a lot easier)
Yeah... When you started, you were under 18, so that means that you technically ARE of my group. Besides, even I am going to be 18 in 6.5 months!
 
Old 09-29-2010, 09:30 PM   #19
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I can't vote because, well, I'm 18 exactly, on the nose.
Same here. I'm 18 now, but I started using Linux when I was 16 when my parents bought me a new laptop for school. I couldn't stand Vista and tried Ubuntu. Then I went to Fedora, then stumbled onto Slackware, which I'm perfectly happy with.
 
Old 09-30-2010, 05:15 AM   #20
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Either way, you shouldn't feel scared or intimidated if you are younger than others. You'll probably end up knowing more than any of us by the time you get to our ages ...
 
Old 09-30-2010, 08:49 AM   #21
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Yeah, and what's more is that people like me or MrCode that start out as teens in Linux (and I have to admit: If it weren't for the need for wireless on the Live CD, I would be using Slackware or even Gentoo by now) will usually end up being extreme power users by the time we get to be in our mid-20's, let's say. And even I use the terminal emulator more than any other GUI app.
 
Old 10-02-2010, 10:02 PM   #22
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Any more people willing to contribute to this thread? I know there are plenty of members who haven't posted here.
 
Old 10-02-2010, 11:14 PM   #23
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I'm only 9. So I'm not even a teen yet.
 
Old 10-02-2010, 11:34 PM   #24
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I'm only 9. So I'm not even a teen yet.
LOL! That's the dumbest thing I've heard from an LQ member!
 
Old 10-02-2010, 11:48 PM   #25
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LOL! That's the dumbest thing I've heard from an LQ member!
LOL. No, I have to say your response, Junior, is probably the dumbest thing. On several different levels and for several different reasons.

In fact, I have seen a couple of previous dumb responses from you. Enough so that I'll save myself the trouble of encountering any more of them by just putting you on ignore.
 
Old 10-03-2010, 07:52 PM   #26
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I'm only 9. So I'm not even a teen yet.
Enjoy it! Being a teen isn't all it's cracked up to be anyway. Preteens have every bit as much fun, and getting an earlier start in Linux has some advantages too.

I've introduced alot of kids in my dance class to Linux (they "discover" it using a very old but very fast and very simple computer at the dance studio, and when they ask how come something that old can be so fast, then I offer a LiveCD). Most of the new Linux users are 9-15 years and they share it with family and friends too. One teen was so enthusiastic about it that she wrote this article to help other Linux "recruiters."

-Robin
 
Old 10-04-2010, 04:49 AM   #27
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I hear all this stuff about negative advice, for example:

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In my first few days using Linux, I ran across this arrogant sentiment in a couple of "help" forums: "Learn the command line or go back to Windows, little girl."
Where did this happen ? I don't think it happened here, I'd make sure to report such behavior. Either way, don't pay any attention to these people, you use Linux because you want to, not because of what others say.
 
Old 10-04-2010, 05:43 AM   #28
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I think jiml8 missed typing a zero after the 9.
 
Old 10-04-2010, 05:58 AM   #29
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Where did this ("go back to Windows then, little girl") happen ? I don't think it happened here, I'd make sure to report such behavior. Either way, don't pay any attention to these people, you use Linux because you want to, not because of what others say.
Oh, not here, and not in a web forum, but some yahoo mailing list she signed onto. She wanted to change something without "bothering" me with it (even though I would have been happy to help), and she didn't really know how to even ask the question. Asked what distro she was using, all she knew to say was "Robin's Remix." I hadn't done anything but just give her a custom LiveCD (basically Ubuntu minimal with LXDE, selected apps, and some customized artwork).

It's a good lesson: When you share Linux with friends, be willing and prepared to support that new user for awhile, and teach teach her how to ask for help properly when she needs it.

Just for fun, you know this also works in reverse. When I was sharing about how "Windows rot" (the inevitable slowdown of the Windows OS over time, in spite of the ceaseless vigil of scanning, defragging, registry cleaning, etc), a friend who is a big Windows fan retorted, "Windows doesn't do that if it's configured properly!"

"Well alright then... you must have to be some kinda supergeek to configure it properly then," I replied, "since it obviously wasn't configured properly by the OEM when it was brand new, nor by the Geek Squad when they completely re-installed Windows (the only 'cure' for Windows rot), nor by you, my Windows fanboy friend, when you re-installed and configured it for me last Spring. I'm not geeky enough for Windows."

"Then go back to Linux, kid. You're not ready for Windows yet," he said, and we both laughed at the irony of it. We're still friends, too, lol, and he sometimes tests Linux distros hoping I won't catch him at it and tease him endlessly.

-Robin
 
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Nah, it's a myth that you can fix Window$ rot ... it will rot no matter what you do. I call it Window$ life support ... it is a temporary solution before the inevitable.
 
  


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