Anyway...my sister lives in Hawaii, her husband is in the Navy and is stationed out there. She teaches at a small Catholic school there, and (this is important), my parents are currently out visiting her. The nuns that administrate the school were over for supper about a week ago and one of them mentioned that they need a network installed in the school. My dad (always willing to go to bat for me) mentioned that I just happen to know about networks. So, there is a VERY VERY good chance that I'll at least be going out there for a couple of months to install a network for them. Now, here comes the less-likely-but-still-quite-likely part.

My friend Miles (God bless Miles!) pointed me to www.k12linux.org which is a site dedicated to installing Linux in K-12 schools. Via their setup, you install a main XWindow server and then have thin clients log into the XWindow server. The thin clients have no hard drive, no CD, no nothing (well, maybe a floppy drive), they boot over the network and log into the XWindow server. Each thin client also costs about $100 (plus a monitor, so about $200). So, I can give them 15 computers (plenty for a small Catholic school) all running Linux for about $6000! I don't know of any school that could resist an offer like that (unless they already have like 25 Dells (yuck!) or something like that, but considering that they don't have a network, I'd guess that they don't).

Taking this one step further...once they have all these computers, they're gonna' need someone to administrate them. Enter me... So, if this goes off without a hitch...ALOHA!!

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Originally posted by macadddikt18:
so i can also come???
Nayt

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But anywho, I heard that Hawaiians are rude and a little stuck up. Please someone tell me if they are before they kick me off the island.

Also, I've never really wanted to go to Hawaii because it's such a typical place. I'd rather go to places like:

- Japan: Rice and green tea all day
- Greece: I want to see some Roman ruins
- Ireland- Because Irish people are funny when they're drunk, heehe. But really now, it's a beautiful place.
- Spain: I'm going to see the Madrigedas dance!
- Germany: They're so neat and quiggy (neat as in tidy, but it goes both ways)
- England: So very proper, the English are... tea time there, too .

Oh yes, jolly good show old boy, bravo. Eh what?

But anywho, I heard that Hawaiians are rude and a little stuck up. Please someone tell me if they are before they kick me off the island.

No, TT, Hawaiians are not rude-in fact quite the opposite. Typically their homes are open to all,friends and strangers alike, and they will never let you leave hungry.
My former in-laws have told me over and over again that I am still welcome there anytime-and I believe they are sincere about it.

As for stuck-up, maybe your sources were referring to the Sovereignty Movement, which has given many Hawaiians a sense of pride they have not been allowed for a long time, thanks to our invasion of their home, overthrow of their monarchy, and forced statehood.

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Originally posted by macadddikt18:
so i can also come???
Nayt

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::sigh:: ....MUST...IGNORE...TEMTATION...TO...MAKE...DIRTY...COMMENT! ARGHHHHH!!!

Nayt, you are invited. Just remember the rules, I have to get settled in first AND you can't all come at once!

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Originally posted by Twinkle Toes:
I heard that Hawaiians are rude and a little stuck up. Please someone tell me if they are before they kick me off the island.

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TT, my expierence shows just the opposite. Of course, this is simply a generalization (but, technically, what isn't?) but the native Hawaiians are very friendly.

will you send me a tacky souvenir?

Where does this leave me? They probably still want me to come out there and install a network for them (for free), which I'm quite willing to do, but, if they have no money, I don't know how I can expect them to hire me to be their administrator. They NEED an administrator (especially with WINDOWS) and even more so once they have a network to maintain, but I'm pretty sure there is no way they can afford one. I'm even willing to work EXTREMELY cheaply (I don't value money very much, at least, I try my best not to), but I doubt that they can afford to hire anyone (even me).

The only solution I can imagine is to work for them for things that they DO have. Offer to work INSANELY cheaply if they can give me a place to live, anything as long as I have a place to sleep, a place to cook, and a place to "answer nature's call." Oh yeah, and an internet connection (i.e. a Phone line). If I was given a place to live, I could probably work for them for $6.25/hr or so and still manage to get by (barely).

If anyone has any ideas of things I can offer them that may improve me chances of me becoming Network Administrator out there, please please PLEASE tell me!! Thanks!