The Linux Extremist

People wouldn’t generally assume being handy with Linux as having any romantic implications. I too didn’t think so until this past week.

Unlike I lot of Linux geeks, yes, I’m spoken for. My lady has an old Dell Latitude LS. She had spent a fortune on it, loved it, thought it was perfectly sized and elegant. It was with more than a little regret that she had replaced it. Worse, the new one was heavier and she’d been concerned about hurting her back by lugging it around.

However, thanks to Linux, it is very likely I am going to be able to revive her little Latitude. It’s no problem - a wireless card, a new battery, a new adapter and a good shot of Xubuntu, and it will be up and running again. The hope and happiness in her voice was a beautiful thing to hear. It was also the first time I ever found that my technical skills had a romantic edge to them. Usually, technology is something to be squirreled away into corners outside of a relationship. But this proved that anything, even technology, can be romantic given the proper context. Linux for the one you love can be a beautiful thing. I can already picture how happy she’ll be when she has her laptop back, restored, easy to use and out of the clutches of the Redmond Mafia.

So perhaps that’s a tip for other geeks out there who are spoken for, or even ones who aren’t. You can combine your technological life with dating. When your beloved is ready to throw her PC out the window because it’s crashed yet again, smile sweetly and with great tenderness say, “Let me fix that for you.”

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