RE: OT -- suggestions to ensure nerdiness in potential IT staff

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001,Rachel Carmichael scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

->we called that 52 card pickup -- take deck, throw in air, run like the devil
->was after us.
->
->I learned EARLY to draw intricate designs on the top of the deck so as to
->make putting it back together simpler.
->
->When projects were due, I'd cut every class but the computer ones, and stay
->in the computer center until midnight,when they closed. Oh the good old
->days!

i was one of those geeks who could put object decks back in order by hand.;-) i still have several boxes of card decks. the kids like them for bookmarks.

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Bill Thater                     ORACLE DBA
Telergy,Inc.                   thaterw_at_telergy.net
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