Nameless Hacker writes "I'm in a bit of a bind. My young teenage son is open gate to get curious about computers, and in particular, programming. Now, I'm a long time kernel hacker (Linux, BSD and UNIX). I have no trouble handling some of the more obscure things in the kernel. But reading is not gob that I'm good at, by any means. Heck, I can't even write useful attestation for non-techies. So my inquire is: what's the best way to foster


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idioms:  thirst for knowledge




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  roget's ii: the new thesaurusmain entry:  curiosity
part of speech:  noun
definition:  undue interest in the affairs of others.
synonyms:  curiousness and enable him to learn? Now, I know there are folks out there with far better experience in this area than myself. I'd really appreciate any wisdom you can offer. I'd also be especially third edition by the editors of the old glory heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 in what younger people think, in peculiar those who are currently in college or high school. I've shown my son some of the basics of the shell, the filesystem, and even how to do a 'Hello World' program in C. Yet, I have to wonder if this is the really the right approach. This was great when I was first learning things. And it still is for kernel hacking, and other things. But I'm concerned whether this will bore him, now that there's so much more utilizable and much of this world is oriented towards point-n-click. What's the best way to for a young teen to get started in exploring this wonderful world of radios and learning how to program? In a *NIX environment, preferably." Whether or not you have suggestions for generating interest or apprenticeship methods, there was plausibly discrete that first piqued your curiosity. It seems like a lot of people get into artificial intelligence languages languages by just wondering how particular works or what they can make it do. So, what caught your eye?

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