All across Toronto..

[Chris Keelan]

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 19:34:39 -0500 (EST)
Teodor Iliescu <tiliescu-ZdyLq7YhDA8hunQcOVOuvCwD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> > Anyway, I stopped doing computer fixes for free.  Not because I am
> > uncharitable (in actuality I have given thousands of hours to volunteer
> > efforts and charities) but because it sets computing apart.  I don't ask
> > my mechanic friends to fix the car for free, and I don't ask my doctor
> > friends to give me free medical advice but for some reason many people
> > think computer skills, developed over a period of many years, should be
> > given away for free.  If the skills aren't worth anything then why do they
> > need us so much?
> 
> I guess a lot of people don't know what it takes to stay in school, and 
> keep up with all of this IT.

That's why I've ordered this: <http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/3803/>

Only people who don't know me think that I'm joking.

~ C

P.S. Teo, I bought one for you too!

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