------------------------------ On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 3:42 PM PST Liam Proven wrote: Did you send it from a pi? nobody uses flint axes. But they do fashion numerous tools and even build their own boats sometimes. But the first drivers of cars needed to know a lot more about them if they wanted successful outings. You don't need to know a single thing about mechanics to drive. But to be a mechanic.you do need to know how to dismantle and reassemble a car. The "kids" already know how to "drive", turn on their computers and do basic tasks. What in the world does that have to do with anything. Another analogy that doesn't quite seem appropriate. I took a class and my first foray into BASIC was on an Atari 400 w/membrane k/b. Rest assured I will never forget. You engaging in delusion. At least 1/2 of the US still maintain landlines, in addition to mobile phones. If you haven't been in a hurricane lately you may not be able to appreciate their utility when cellular networks crap the bed. Every flippin thing that runs on any computer in the world is running assembly instructions. Assembler or analysis thereof is NEVER going away. LOL and how many groups and community colleges are engaging in that these days. If you're unaware foundry work has seen quite a resurgence in the last 15 years. And the point being you still and for a long time will need people who understand the rudimentary elements and processes that make up the tools we use every day. If for no other reason they just are curious. How ironic that just today I had an offline conversation about a 14 year old kid who's fixing CGA monitors for extra cash!!! But it doesn't teach bare fundamentals. That's the point everyone is trying to make it seems.