This is written in response to an editorial posting on Freshmeat, at the url
posted below.  I'd like you to read it first, to open your mind to some
interesting concepts.

From there, I replied to the author with the following message, sans this
header, and decided I should post it to anyone interested in hearing my side
of the story.  Most in the Commodore scene know of my abilities, and some
even believe I can accomplish the other things on this website.  For those
of you, thanks.  FOr those who dont believe, read below and offer me advice
on how I can convince you otherwise.

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/220/

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I'd just like to send you my support.  I'm not working in the adult web
arena myslef, but I'm not in the normal crowd either.  I went to college for
most of a year in an attempt to get a BA in computer systems networking
technician, didnt learn anything for 9 months, and dropped out.  I knew
everything they were teaching me for the first year, and saw it a waste of
my resources.

Because of this, of course, I have no degree, no paperwork, and no decent
job.  I sand floors, cut wood, and hang sheet rock for a small remodeling
company in the twin cities because 90% of other companies say I dont have
the experience I need to work for them, and the other 9% say I know too much
and should be working in the computer field.

I feel I know more than 80% of the college grads getting out of school; I
have on the field experience in computer troubleshooting, network setup, and
hardware engineering.  I've been working with computers in general for 19
years.  Not just on the end-user side either.  At 26, this places me, at age
7, teaching my grade school instructors how to work with the old apple
//e's.  Yes, that was me.  In high school I taught the entire school
district how to use the first macintosh the community had owned.  I
programmed in assembly language on a cpu that only had 300kops, 3 8-bit
registers, and 48 instructions, and got DAMN good performance out of it.

Yet, all this means nothing.  WHy? because I don't have this little piece of
paper that says I went to college.  Because I haven't worked with computers
on the job.  Because, in the long run, nobody will give me a chance.

I know your feeling.  I'm snubbed as well.  Not for the same pathetic
reasons, but it's there.  You have my feelings, and my support.  Ta heck
with the conservatives and traditionalists.  They're in a new world and they
dont like it, so they take it out on the fringe riders.

Thanks for listening to this rant/grovel/reply to your editorial.  If you
have a few, I'd like some commentary, and if you could a little advice.

-David

email: uhs@c64.org