URL: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/000204.html
Date: 2002-09-30T20:42:06-08:00
An article titled Mac poses as much of challenge to Linux as to Windows is both
insightful and missing the point. The general thrust of the article, is
dead-on. It's just the sort of stuff I've been saying to folks...

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The pay's not good (9,300 a year), but there is insurance, a 4,700 (I
think) off a student loan, or for future education, and non-compete status
for any govt. job after a year's service.  I moved to New Orleans
yesterday, and I should be flying to DC in about a month to start the
AmeriCorps training.  I'll be setting up a community technology center which
will be used to teach computer literacy skills to low income folks (just,
like, learning MS shit (yeah yeah, wtf am i doing?  I know.))  so that
they can possibly find better jobs.  I'm sure I'll be doing all sorts
of other things too, like helping folks with their taxes, writing grants,
etc.  The website is www.americorps.org.  There are -all- sorts of jobs
all over the country, so if someone out there can survive on the small
salary, it's something s/he might want to take a look at.
Since Xi is in college and getting grants + scholarship + child support
from dad, my load has gone down terrifically.  The IRS is after me for
money I didn't make on the stock market, so it's a way to at least get
into a situation where they will have to understand that yes, they will
have to wait.
But bottom line benefit and motivation is the feelgood that ya get when
you do this type of job.  I'm up for some of that.
Cindy
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"I don't take no stocks in mathematics, anyway" --Huckleberry Finn