Kids can't use computers... and this is why it should worry you. 📦

9    03 Apr 2021 19:12 by u/VILLAIN

10 comments

6 u/ouiqo 03 Apr 2021 19:22
why the fuck does a learn to code website not have an ssl certificate?
3 u/VILLAIN [OP] 03 Apr 2021 19:27
idk why but a lot of these niche blog sites don't
2 u/Vryven 03 Apr 2021 20:32
Why does a site serving static content and not taking any data submissions need an ssl certificate to begin with? It says at the bottom it's powered by Pelican which is a static site generator, so it's flat non-dynamic pages and isn't taking submissions. There's no real point to ssl in this case. If you're worried about MITM tampering, that's a different story.
1 u/flippy 03 Apr 2021 23:24
I was about to reply MITM tampering, but I see you're way ahead of me. It's just generally good practice to use SSL anyway even though it's not always necessary.
5 u/schizoposter 03 Apr 2021 20:10
Sounds like more job openings and higher projected income for those of us who do know how to use computers, then. Sounds good to me.
3 u/jBoi76 03 Apr 2021 20:41
>The requested URL /blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-computers/ was not found on this server. :(
2 u/VILLAIN [OP] 03 Apr 2021 20:45
Ruqqus changes the link to HTTPS so remove the S 🙂
4 u/jBoi76 03 Apr 2021 21:48
Thanks - for an article complaining about tech illiteracy, he should really get https set up. After reading this I realized how lucky I am to know how to use a computer - it just so happened that my parents let me mess around with computers. Also, the school system where I live (pl) is a damn joke when it comes to anything technology related. My younger sister has a teacher that during online school apparently takes notes in ms paint!!! There should be a destinction between knowing how to use a computer, and programs.
1 u/owlie 04 Apr 2021 01:27
> grug no like computer in defense of normies, how do you learn (comprehensively) how to operate computers? I have found endless roads you could travel in learning different skills so like where are they expected to learn everything they need to know?
1 u/WinstonThe9th 04 Apr 2021 03:15
Honestly by doing. You can read about it, but that won't teach you. Windows also won't really teach you. The fastest way is to use linux. Windows and Apple are designed so the user doesn't have to, and in some instances can't, see what's going on under the hood. Linux is the opposite. It is all exposed and you can mess with it. I would say that if you really want to learn computers, drop the 35 bucks on a pi, grab a cheap used monitor and install pi arch. https://itsfoss.com/install-arch-raspberry-pi/ Once that's up and running, you can do some basic networking things like setting up a NAS(network drive) or a pihole(ad killer). One really fun thing that's easy is get a Pi, set up appache and run a simple local web server. Then make a gehetto web 1.0 style website using just html and css. I used to have my own start page with all the sites I normally visit on it. If you want to do phone stuff, install android studio and enable dev mode on your phone. ADB on linux is very straight forward. You can make a basic app pretty quickly and install it on your phone. You could even get a cheap phone and install a custom recovery and rom. It's mostly about interest and both wanting to know how things work and being motivated to play around with the stuff.