Junior high app developer is a pre-teen tycoon in training

vienna · 11-16-11, 02:07 PM

I'm feeling very, very, very old....

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technolo...002455041.html

JU_88 · 11-16-11, 02:26 PM

Bloody hell!
All i can say is ....Good for him!

Sledgehammer427 · 11-16-11, 02:42 PM

What we are seeing is the reincarnation of Steve Jobs.

antikristuseke · 11-16-11, 02:55 PM

Is he also stealing other peoples ideas and selling them as his own?

JU_88 · 11-16-11, 05:24 PM

I suppose its possible his dad is doing for him in secret.

steve_the_slim · 11-16-11, 06:13 PM

All I get is "page not found".

Sailor Steve · 11-16-11, 09:30 PM

I don't like your screen name. It makes me feel like Steve-The-Fat.

Hey, the truth hurts. I used to be slim, many many many years ago. Just kidding of course.

Did I ever welcome you aboard?

steve_the_slim · 11-16-11, 11:40 PM

I don't think so. I've been lurking for a while but only started posting when I needed to ask a question about a mod.

"Steve the slim" is a joke from a former workplace. My real name is John, but there was another John and the boss decided one of us needed a nickname, so since I'm pretty skinny I became "Slim". There was another guy that apparently thought my name was "Steve", so the other John decided to call me "Steve the Slim". This ended up becoming my standard handle on a bunch of forums because I couldn't think of anything better.

Sailor Steve · 11-17-11, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve_the_slim

I don't think so. I've been lurking for a while but only started posting when I needed to ask a question about a mod.

Well then WELCOME ABOARD!

Quote:

"Steve the slim" is a joke from a former workplace. My real name is John, but there was another John and the boss decided one of us needed a nickname, so since I'm pretty skinny I became "Slim". There was another guy that apparently thought my name was "Steve", so the other John decided to call me "Steve the Slim". This ended up becoming my standard handle on a bunch of forums because I couldn't think of anything better.

That is an absolutely great story!

magic452 · 11-17-11, 01:09 AM

Steve the Fat.

Has a nice ring to it me thinks.

Welcome aboard mate.

Magic

joea · 11-17-11, 03:54 AM

Welcome aboard Steve!

BTW the link works for me.

As to the story really cool and come on naysayers why wouldn't a kid be able to write software!

vienna · 11-17-11, 01:43 PM

I've seen some kids who are positively scary on computers. The kids don't have any real fear of the machines. When PCs first came on the market, I was tasked with teaching fellow employees, fully grown adults, how to use the PCs. We had (and this goes back a while) for spreadsheets VisiCalc, then Mutiplan, then Lotus 1-2-3 [v1.0]; for databases DBase 1.0, then Paradox; for word processing Wordstar, later the word processing component of Lotus Symphony. I had to move heaven and earth to get those employees to even touch the computers, much less use them. I attribute this in part to the really primitive (by today's standards) nature of the operating system (MS-DOS) and the available software. Now, everything related to PCs is much more intuitive, "user-friendly", and more on a human rather than technical level. Kids seemingly just "feel" the aspects of cumputers and software more than the previous generations. I have taught a few kids how to properly use computers and software and am constantly amazed at the ease with which they "connect the dots" when using PCs. The ability to make comparisons to already learned information and the information and concepts they are currently learning is key to their success. This combined with kids' natural curiosity and affinity for puzzles and riddles makes them more than capable to use hardware software and even to create programs...

steve_the_slim · 11-17-11, 09:15 PM

Check this one out:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390671,00.asp

11-16-11, 02:07 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Junior high app developer is a pre-teen tycoon in training I'm feeling very, very, very old.... http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technolo...002455041.html

11-16-11, 02:42 PM	#3
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11-16-11, 09:30 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't like your screen name. It makes me feel like Steve-The-Fat. Hey, the truth hurts. I used to be slim, many many many years ago. Just kidding of course. Did I ever welcome you aboard? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-17-11, 01:09 AM	#10
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Steve the Fat. Has a nice ring to it me thinks. Welcome aboard mate. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

11-16-11, 02:26 PM	#2
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Bloody hell! All i can say is ....Good for him!

11-16-11, 02:55 PM	#4
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Is he also stealing other peoples ideas and selling them as his own?

11-16-11, 05:24 PM	#5
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I suppose its possible his dad is doing for him in secret.

11-16-11, 06:13 PM	#6
steve_the_slim Loader Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 83 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	All I get is "page not found".

11-16-11, 11:40 PM	#8
steve_the_slim Loader Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 83 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I don't think so. I've been lurking for a while but only started posting when I needed to ask a question about a mod. "Steve the slim" is a joke from a former workplace. My real name is John, but there was another John and the boss decided one of us needed a nickname, so since I'm pretty skinny I became "Slim". There was another guy that apparently thought my name was "Steve", so the other John decided to call me "Steve the Slim". This ended up becoming my standard handle on a bunch of forums because I couldn't think of anything better.

11-17-11, 03:54 AM	#11
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Steve! BTW the link works for me. As to the story really cool and come on naysayers why wouldn't a kid be able to write software!

11-17-11, 01:43 PM	#12
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I've seen some kids who are positively scary on computers. The kids don't have any real fear of the machines. When PCs first came on the market, I was tasked with teaching fellow employees, fully grown adults, how to use the PCs. We had (and this goes back a while) for spreadsheets VisiCalc, then Mutiplan, then Lotus 1-2-3 [v1.0]; for databases DBase 1.0, then Paradox; for word processing Wordstar, later the word processing component of Lotus Symphony. I had to move heaven and earth to get those employees to even touch the computers, much less use them. I attribute this in part to the really primitive (by today's standards) nature of the operating system (MS-DOS) and the available software. Now, everything related to PCs is much more intuitive, "user-friendly", and more on a human rather than technical level. Kids seemingly just "feel" the aspects of cumputers and software more than the previous generations. I have taught a few kids how to properly use computers and software and am constantly amazed at the ease with which they "connect the dots" when using PCs. The ability to make comparisons to already learned information and the information and concepts they are currently learning is key to their success. This combined with kids' natural curiosity and affinity for puzzles and riddles makes them more than capable to use hardware software and even to create programs...

11-17-11, 09:15 PM	#13
steve_the_slim Loader Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 83 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Check this one out: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390671,00.asp