<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>OK. As the subject is personal bliss vs world conquest I guess I get to toss my warped view around on that line:<br><br></div>I'd go for world domination over personal bliss. When I run everything, I can then set up my personal bliss ond no one can take it away from me. Just having all the other people miserable under my iron rule (Free Beer on all days that end in "y" unless it's an election day then it's mandatory drinking cause there's no elections - BWAHAHAHAHA!) is nearly enough for my personal bliss anyway :-}<br><br></div>From a serious standpoint, it really depends on opportunity. World Domination shows up as an opportunity to make a positive change (that usually involves Linux systems solving a problem). The bliss happens when it works. The total bliss happens when I get to replace Windows and Mac systems with Linux and the new users are happy with the change.<br><br></div>OK. OK. The total bliss _may_ be related to the brewing I do. probably. most likely. yeah. beer.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><p dir="ltr"><br>
On Sep 17, 2014 10:23 AM, "Pete Hardie" <<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com" target="_blank">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Are you asking for help figuring out what you want to be when you grow up?<br>
> :)<br>
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</span><p dir="ltr">So far, I have managed to refuse to grow up.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My wife concurs with my achievement so far :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">I like problem solving and creating new stuff. Started taking a metalworking art class and jewelry making class for fun.</p><div><div class="h5"><br>
> Best of luck - I still haven't quite figured out my goals yet....<br>
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> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:05 AM, leam hall <<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com" target="_blank">leamhall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > What I call "mental flexibility" my wife calls "waffling". Mine at<br>
> > least sounds dignified. This has been running around in my head for a<br>
> > few years now. Would appreciate perspectives, if you have them. Or<br>
> > just more coffee recommendations; I will get to ATL eventually...<br>
> ><br>
> > Solving technical problems, including some systems programming, is fun<br>
> > to me. I can get lost in it and be happy. However, I'm not a "real"<br>
> > programmer in that my work seldom gets more than a hundred or two<br>
> > lines of code and I only know the basics in a couple languages.<br>
> ><br>
> > Solving big problems is challenging. I've done datacenter project<br>
> > management and been successful. Especially since I often complain<br>
> > about "nobody fixing the real issues". I like fixing them but they<br>
> > aren't as personally fun.<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm not looking for a job but am looking to define my job to be what I<br>
> > want to do. I just wish I knew what I wanted to do...<br>
> ><br>
> > Leam<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br><i><i><i><i><br></i></i></i></i>Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.<br>
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