Serious about Computers ... nyuk, nyuk

Tyler Nally (tnally@csci.csc.com)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 6:59:56 CDT


Greetings Saints in Jesus name!

This is for all of you computer junkies out there.... enjoy!

Bro. Tyler

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          YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOO SERIOUS ABOUT COMPUTERS...

If you did an error-free installation of Windows 95.

If no one can reach you by phone since your computer is always online.

If you log-off your system because it's time to go to work.

If you call in sick because you found a great new WWW site.

If you can type your top 10 favorite Web sites, by heart.

If you can locate a particular home page without using a search engine.

If you can write your own html page.

If you download more than 20Mb from a binary newsgroup, in one session.

If while reading a magazine, you look for the Zoom icon for a better 
   look at a photograph.

You comment, while watching a sunset, that the image would be enhanced 
   with 10% more magenta and a higher resolution.

When you discover there is no little car icon with a forward arrow on 
   the dashboard of your car, to make it go.

When you think the File/Kill command should apply to your system 
   administrator.

When you find it easier to dial-up the National Weather Service 
   Weather/your_town/now.html than to simply look out the window.

When you start using phrases like: Hungry.must-eat.food.now@home

If you have a heart attack when you forgot to pay your phone bill and 
   receive a "pending disconnection of service" notice.

When you order most of what you buy... online.

If your fingers quit moving because you've been online for 36 hours.

When you log-off from a session in your favorite  newsgroup... and your 
   log reads: Online time: 56 hours 24 minutes.

If your net provider suggests you try a competitor, because you're 
   exceeding 300 hours a month, connect time.

When you upgrade your modem for the third time

When you get a dedicated phone line.

You access Microsoft's Web page every Sunday morning for 
   Brother Bill's sermon.

When that 112Gb hard drive is full.

If 133 Mhz is simply too slow.

When your desk collapses under the weight of your computer peripherals.

If you have an "online" light installed on your car to tell you 
   when the engine is running.

When you discover that in order to drive your car somewhere, you do 
   not enter an http:// or ftp:// address.

If you can actually talk to the computers in your new car - and 
   understand what they say.

When you modify the programming of your car's computers and actually 
   get better mileage.

When you can access the Net - via your portable and cellular phone.

If on the way home from work, you use your portable and cellular phone 
   in your car, to reprogram a Tomahawk missile,  in flight, and redirect 
   it to take out the joker in the Cadillac who cut you off.

If you try to press Alt-F4 to close your car window.

When  you put a CD-ROM in your car's player.

When someone tells you about a great new program and you're very 
   disappointed to find it's on TV.

If every sentence you utter begins with, "On the Net..."

If you put your e-mail address in the upper left-hand corner of envelopes.

If you have your e-mail address printed on your stationary.

If the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do 
   at night is to check your email.

If you can't go on vacation because your email box will overflow.

If you have to take your computer with you on vacation to keep up with 
   the email.

If you maintain more than 6 e-mail addresses.

If you use more than 20 passwords.

If you set up your own Web page.

If you set up a Web page for each of your kids... and your pets.

If, instead of a phone number, you ask someone for their e-mail address.

If you don't know anyone who DOESN'T have an e-mail addresses.

If you convince your mom that she HAS to get online because
   e-mail is so much cheaper than long distance phone charges.

If you can write a list like this.

If you can relate to a list like this.