[Tfug] Help me keep the shell people alive

[Bob O'Connell]

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