When Children Attack | Linux Today

When Children Attack

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 15, 2011

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“I brought the computer into the house while the boys circled
around me like twin tornadoes. It was all I could do to get into
the home without tripping over one of them and taking them down
with me. The mom stood in the kitchen watching the whole thing,
seemingly unaware of the possible danger of me dropping a 25 lb
piece of hardware on one of her little sweetheart’s head.

“I sat down at the desk in the living room she had set up for
the machine and began hooking it up. One of the little cherubs
kicked my heel rhythmically and asked me questions as I worked on
my hands and knees under the desk.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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