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Re:Who was your Childhood Inspiration? by ordersup on Sunday August 05, 2007 @04:43AM (#39536)
my mother actually... for saying the internet is "no place to make 'real money'"

(i tend to try my best to prove people wrong w/ they say something i'm doing is impossible)

needless to say, after making money as a PHP hacker for several years now... she still asks if i've looked for a real job. heh...

Re:Who was your Childhood Inspiration? by jey on Sunday August 05, 2007 @12:20PM (#39582)
What counts as a real job to her? Does she realize that computers and the web are now an integral part of society?