I read something today that really rang true and gives me hope. It’s in The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,720305,00.html, a UK rag that I just have to read more often. There’s a lot in this article, but the bit that rang true for me is the thought that in 2002, post-Internet bubble, we’re only left with the geeks, the True Believers. 1999-2001 were filled with suits, marketers, and people who were only in the tech business because it was (a) cool, and (b) lucrative. Now, to be in tech you have to *really* want to be in tech. I like that. It’s the way things were when I started, back in 1979. I didn’t even bother to try and explain what I did for a living back then – I’d just say “I’m an engineer”, and people would nod their head as if they knew. If I’d said “I’m part of the team designing the world’s first massively parallel processor, one that will let us manipulate digital images a million times faster…”…Hmmm, now that I think of it, that’s what I should have done. The reactions would have been interesting. Anyway, the fact that We Who Are Left are hard core tech fanatics is a positive thing. Perhaps the next few years will be fun.
12:15:47 PM 
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