I think this is a very relevant topic these days, so I would like to perpetuate it. And I will certainly show my age, incompetence, and polarity. A lot of young people have good reason to ask where to turn for survival. As regards Linux, it is certainly a lot more than a network tool. It is a reference library. Out here in the boonies I feel stuck listening to hillbillies on the right, commies on the left. and below zero temperatures with two feet of snow. To survive I focus on food, energy, shelter, and if I'm lucky enjoy digging into linux and computing deeply. Recently, learning the wonderful multi-platform open source (with only linux remaining) free-pascal free-vision programming I took a dive into learning what all the keyboard codes were (because they were listed as constants in a file). For those of us old enough to have used a typewriter, the computer keyboard was a big new advancement. Turns out the "scan codes" are created by a microcontroller from the keyboard matrix and sent by synchronous serial to the motherboard, which also powers the keyboard. That's a lot of industrial automation to be copied, and industrial automation is survival. Months ago I described biofuels, biochar (black dirt), and a number of related efforts. Now I see the Minnesota commies want to turn off our electricity without a plan to replace it. And the corn and bean farmers are stuck in market reality again. Every year I've looked to hire help. But I don't do social media, and kids just won't fight the elements. I don't know how urban economics can work without food, shelter, and energy skills. And without linux industrial automation, what do you have?? Ryan Coleman wrote: > > As an FNG I wouldn’t push for single-platform specificity. I’m a web > developer that got into security integration for almost a decade before > landing back in full-time IT. It’s a long road at times and I wish I was > 10 years younger. >