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Two types! (twice…)

EDIT: I opened the article up for comments. Sorry about that.
As I just re-read that nasty little comment from Craig Clayton on the entry about the class I help teach, I am reminded that I never told the general public about the fact that there are two types of TSM majors. The first I kinda covered in that post. They are the idiots that are into TSM because they:
a.) built their own computer once, now they know everything they need to
b.) have set up a LAN party
c.) <insert more here, still thinking>
Also, as stated in that entry, they’ll be working down at Charter, being cable monkeys and installing cable modems for people for the rest of their lives. That may be all good for them, but really, it’s not what the TSM field is set up for.
The other type (Craig, Scott, etc.):
These are the people that are passionate about computers and networking. They know their stuff. They really know their stuff. They can set up just about anything you want them to. Home networks, corporate stuff, just about anything. They don’t know it all, they don’t claim to either. But here is the major difference between the two camps:

The first type thinks they know everything, and that’s all they’ll ever know. They will stop learning. Craig, Scott, Taylor, all those guys will keep up with their education and the latest trends and will be available for all their life with the knowledge of what is on the forefront and the bleeding edge. It’s the real meat of what the industry is, and these guys will be feasting on it all their lives.