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purplecapuchinmonkey) wrote2022-10-03 12:13 pm
purplecapuchinmonkey) wrote2022-10-03 12:13 pm
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Once upon a time, dearly beloved, when I was young and drove a truck, I was a highly respected member of the community. I worked for the school district, taking care of computers in all of their locations. I even ordered parts and built computers at the school. I installed internet wiring in all the schools, and built a Linux-based server to take care of all the internet requests from computers in all the classrooms.
I was younger then. These days, I do well to be able to operate a computer.
Prior to working at the school, I worked for NCR Corporation, repaqiring business machines and computers of the minicomputer and mainframe variety. That was BEFORE IBM developed the Personal Computer, or PC.
I learned computer programming, and worked at that for a while. That was back when one either wrote programs in "machine language" or assembler language, or used the MSDOS Basic programming language.
Now, what was the point of this pointless dissertation? I suppose I'm just recording some history.
I've got to take a driving test this month, and I'm not looking forward to that at all. I have to study the rules of the road book. It is extremely boring.
"Drivers must drive on the right half of the roadway except'
When passing another vehicle moving in the same direction on a two-lane highway, interstate highway or controlled freeway.
When a blockage makes it necessary to drive to the left of the center line. Drivers may drive on the left after yielding to oncoming traffic.
On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic.
On a one-way street with two or more lanes of traffic.
On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic.
When directed to drive in a left lane by traffic control signs and signals on a multi-lane two-way highway.
When crossing the center line to make a left turn into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
When approaching a stationary emergency vehicle or disabled vehicle on the side of the roadway.
When highway contruction is located in or in close proximity to the right lane or right shoulder.
Etcetera ad infinitum ad nausea.
(GAG)
They obviously think people are stupid.
Oh, wait...
I was younger then. These days, I do well to be able to operate a computer.
Prior to working at the school, I worked for NCR Corporation, repaqiring business machines and computers of the minicomputer and mainframe variety. That was BEFORE IBM developed the Personal Computer, or PC.
I learned computer programming, and worked at that for a while. That was back when one either wrote programs in "machine language" or assembler language, or used the MSDOS Basic programming language.
Now, what was the point of this pointless dissertation? I suppose I'm just recording some history.
I've got to take a driving test this month, and I'm not looking forward to that at all. I have to study the rules of the road book. It is extremely boring.
"Drivers must drive on the right half of the roadway except'
When passing another vehicle moving in the same direction on a two-lane highway, interstate highway or controlled freeway.
When a blockage makes it necessary to drive to the left of the center line. Drivers may drive on the left after yielding to oncoming traffic.
On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic.
On a one-way street with two or more lanes of traffic.
On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic.
When directed to drive in a left lane by traffic control signs and signals on a multi-lane two-way highway.
When crossing the center line to make a left turn into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
When approaching a stationary emergency vehicle or disabled vehicle on the side of the roadway.
When highway contruction is located in or in close proximity to the right lane or right shoulder.
Etcetera ad infinitum ad nausea.
(GAG)
They obviously think people are stupid.
Oh, wait...