My 999th post

[Nichito]

Hey guys!!! this is my last <1000 post... soon to get my first star!!! :P

[christina>you]

yay! good job!

[Nichito]

how do you do that? you came in just 2/3 months before i did and you have 7 times my post count...

[christina>you]

Geek's lounge... posting games... community introductions. I have a lot of time on my hands.

[Nichito]

yeah... i see...

though, i'm pretty sure i',m online more than you... and i can't find anything to do...

[christina>you]

Hmm.. that's strange.

[Nichito]

anyway... i'm impressed...

[christina>you]

Thanks.. I really wish I knew more about computers... because I would definitely help a lot of people out.

[cscgal]

The way that I got started was just by reading the forums. Especially questions that have been solved already ... just read about the different types of problems people have, the types of questions the experts ask, and ultimately how the problem was resolved. Helps you learn neat little tidbits about computers while also improving your problem solving skills.

[Sturm]

>Thanks.. I really wish I knew more about computers... because I would definitely help a lot of people out.

The quickest way to become 1337 is learn linux. I know this may sound biased but learning linux is _a lot_ easier than becoming a programming guru. You probably can learn linux in about ~2 months if you jump in the deep end. (aka use slackware, gentoo, arch, etc.) In the process of learning linux you will learn about operating system design, how to compile programs (and especially the kernel), how to troubleshoot effectively, networking, video cards, sound cards, cpu architecture, how to use regular expressions, and much much more. In fact you will inadvertently learn a programming language while your at it! Without even trying you will learn the fundamentals of bash and maybe lisp. (if you use a real editor that is ;-p) Incredibly you will also learn a bit about politics and law!

So if you want to be 1337 learn linux!

[martin5211]

I agree, that's why I returned to Windows now :) The question is, it is good to be good at one thing at least.

[Nichito]

agreed... :P

[The Dude]

Congrats on #999!!!!!!

[Nichito]

hah... that was a long time ago... (hmm... seems like it was just yesterday)... :P

[thunderstorm98]

Well now i understand the mystery behind the 'star'....;)

Congrats Nichito for doing a great job...and keep working

[Lardmeister]

Felicitaciones Nichito, for doing a great job! Pretty soon it will be 2 stars!

[joshSCH]

That's my boy! 'atta way, Niche ;)

[Nichito]

1,067, and still counting!!!

(this one was just to keep my post count growing... :P)

[hbk619]

Am I the only one who didn't think there was a mystery to the star?

[Nichito]

i didn't know about the star after i started counting them and comparing them to the post count... :D