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Jim McGee sees a positive use for an idea with questionable origins -- teenage girls soliciting gifts over the Internet (No, Jim's idea has nothing to do with teenage girls.) I have been told, from time to time and with ample justification, that I am blunt, abrupt, and tactless (hence one of the reasons for this blog's name.) But I do like to show appreciation for extraordinary actions and events. I like this idea. I don't know that I would put one up (I already have more books than I'll ever read) but it would be nice to have a quick method of seeing what sort of useful appreciation gift you could send. From Jim McGee via Ron Lusk.
I like the idea...read the article “About Wish Lists” cited below, too. (By the way, I've reformatted this to make it a little less overwhelming....)
That Wish List Thing.....
That Wish List Thing....
Someone gave me some great help the other day. It was one of those cases where a bit of knowledge he had saved me about 3 or 4 hours of just general Linux geeking out and experimenting. So I just hit his blog, happened to see his wish list and I saw a book on it that I really loved and he wanted. So I got it for him. That's really cool to me. Here's why -- in a lot of computer things, a little bit of knowledge can just save N hours (where N is an integer and usually > than 2) -- and, while I know that people generally don't mind helping, you sometimes just hate to ask. Either it makes you feel stupid or you just don't want to bother someone. Knowing that someone has a wish list means that if I feel this way, at least I can do something to compensate someone for their time. Time is valuable as is knowledge.
Was the book I got for this person the value of the time? Of course not -- but I don't think that's the point -- it's not about value as much as it is about appreciation. At least that's the case for me. For example, my security article continues to get serious traffic despite my writing it about 3 months ago -- and I'm still getting emails asking for more help! And you know something, I actually try to answer them. I wish I did a better job -- and I'm working on it -- but the reason I try is that these people show appreciation. And, like anyone who writes, you get addicted to the positive (or even negative) feedback.
About Wish Lists
Have You Made a Wish List for Your Blog Yet? [The FuzzyBlog!] via [Jim McGee: Blogging] via [Ron Lusk's Radio Weblog]
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