[Tfug] Help me keep the shell people alive

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The shell people are alive and they formed a band.

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From: Bob O'Connell <reo88 at earthlink.net>
> Found this link entertaining.
> 
> There is a sad truth to the world today. I am part of a dying breed of 
> people known as "shell users." We are an old-fashioned bunch, preferring 
> the warm glow of a green screen full of text over the cold blockiness of 
> a graphical interface. We use ssh, scp, and even occassionally ftp. Back 
> in the days before high-speed connections ("broadband"), we would dial 
> up during off-hours to avoid being slammed with huge phone bills. The 
> whole "Microsoft Windows" fad will fade away sooner or later, but in the 
> interim, our kind is facing extinction.
> 
> Because there are fewer and fewer of us, I must help keep our lineage 
> alive. I am looking for someone to help me do this. I need a woman 
> (obviously) who is willing to raise a child with me in the method of 
> Unix. Our child will be introduced to computers at a young age, and will 
> be setting emacs mode before any other child can even read. I earn a 
> sufficient income to support a family in modest comfort. Other than the 
> fact our child will be bright, text-based and sarcastic, we will 
> otherwise be a normal family. We will even go to Disney World and see 
> Mickey Mouse.
> 
> So, if you are a woman between the ages of 23 and 43 who is ready to 
> raise a child in the way of the shell, let me know so we can begin the 
> process. (If you are ready to raise more than one child, even better.)
> 
> PS - yes, this is for real. Given the right person, I would obviously 
> propose before we ... call fork().
> PPS - I only set emacs mode for my ksh session. I only edit files using 
> vi. Just wanted to clear that up. And I'm looking to raise the 
> child(ren) as a dedicated couple, so if you aren't interested in being 
> married, you may wish to select() a different posting.
> 
> N.B. - on the issue of relocation. I live in a place where my 
> income/expense ratio is proper (i.e., greater than 2:1). I'm willing to 
> live anywhere in the world where this remains true. I've been to much of 
> the country as well as foreign nations. There are no limits to where I 
> will live *so long as the job market for unix admins is robust enough to 
> be sustainable.* And yes, I am interested in a strictly monogamous 
> situation. I've been known to actually turn down offers of "two chicks 
> at the same time."
> 
>     * Location: Typical Rich Town, CT
>     * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other
>       commercial interests
> 
> Original URL: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/485967082.html
> 
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