"Of course, it will probably take you longer than 30
seconds to read this post, but the people who publish books like
"Linux in 5 Minutes" and "3 minute Abs" are pushing guys like me
into a corner. The expectation of today's society is that
everything in life should follow theory (If it "can" be done, it
can be done ;) and, also, that it's very important to get things
done as quickly as possible, especially if it involves dealing with
people halfway across the globe from you. Of course, these
expectations become more unrealistic by the minute (tick, tock) and
most folks' innate need to feel like they "belong" (to what, I
won't presuppose ;) keeps this bullet-train hurtling forward at
ever-faster speed."