May 21st, 2002
NOTE FROM KIM:
A 12-year-old girl from Karachi, Pakistan has made
history by becoming the world’s youngest Microsoft
Certified System Engineer (MCSE).
history by becoming the world’s youngest Microsoft
Certified System Engineer (MCSE).
The Top 8 Signs
Your Child Is an MCSE
Your Child Is an MCSE
8> Can calculate the value of a first-edition Pokemon card to eight decimal places.
7> Favorite Backstreet Boy? Bill Gates!
6> When she fails math test, requires $49.95 for “upgrade to learning driver.”
5> She heckles the penguins at the zoo.
4> Threatens to sue you for attempting to steal proprietary information every time you check her homework.
3> The three-hour phone calls with her friends about Bobby and how uncool his token ring network is.
2> Bedtime stories consist of gripping tales from “Harry Potter and the Windows NT System Administration Guide.”
and the Number 1 Sign Your Child Is an MCSE…
1> You didn’t even know they sold Nathan Myhrvold pin-up posters.
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Credits:
Selected from 45 submissions from 16 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI — 1
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 2, List Moderator
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 3
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 4
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 5
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 6, 7
Justin Cascio, Perth Amboy, NJ — 8