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𐐤𐐬, 𐐸𐐩𐐻 𐐮𐑆𐐲𐑌 𐐩 𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐱𐑍 𐐨𐑌𐐲𐑁 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐼 ... 𐐌 𐑊𐐬𐑄 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐹𐐴𐑆 𐐣𐐴𐐿𐑉𐐬𐑅𐐱𐑁𐐻. 𐐇𐑂𐑉𐐨 𐐻𐐴𐑋 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐻𐐲 𐐷𐐭𐑆 𐐶𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐬𐑆 𐐌 𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐐲𐐶𐐩 𐑁𐐨𐑊𐐮𐑍 𐑊𐐴𐐿 𐐌 𐐶𐐲𐑆 𐐺𐐨𐐻 𐐲𐐹, 𐑂𐐴𐐲𐑊𐐩𐐻𐐮𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐑋𐐴 𐑊𐐲𐑌𐐽 𐑋𐐲𐑌𐐨 𐑅𐐻𐐬𐑊𐐲𐑌.
𐐌 𐐬𐑌𐑊𐐨 𐑌𐐬 𐐻𐐭 𐐲𐑄𐐲𐑉 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐲𐑊 𐐮𐑌 𐑄𐐨 𐐸𐐮𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐨 𐐲𐑂 𐑋𐐴 CS 𐐿𐑊𐐰𐑅𐐮𐑆 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐐨𐑂𐐮𐑌 𐐷𐐭𐑆𐐼 𐐢𐐮𐑌𐐲𐐿𐑅. 𐐜𐐮𐑅 𐑅𐐲𐑋𐐯𐑅𐐻𐐲𐑉 𐐊𐑋 𐐮𐑌 𐐩 𐑀𐑉𐐭𐐹 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐐸𐐲𐑆 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐐻𐐰𐑅𐐿𐐻 𐐻𐐲 𐐿𐑉𐐨𐐩𐐻 𐐲𐑌 𐐰𐐹𐑊𐐲𐐿𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌. 𐐜𐐯𐑉 𐐶𐐲𐑆 𐑌𐐬 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐿𐐲𐑇𐐲𐑌 𐐰𐐻 𐐱𐑊 ... 𐑄𐐨 𐑊𐐰𐑍𐑀𐐶𐐮𐐾 𐐮𐑆 c#, 𐑄𐐨 𐐹𐑉𐐬𐑀𐑉𐐰𐑋𐐮𐑍 𐐮𐑌𐑂𐐴𐑉𐐲𐑌𐑋𐐲𐑌𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐐚𐐮𐑈𐐲𐐶𐐲𐑊 𐐝𐐻𐐭𐐼𐐨𐐬 2005 ... 𐐺𐐩𐑅𐐮𐐿𐑊𐐨, "Let's 𐐱𐑊 𐐼𐑉𐐮𐑍𐐿 𐑄𐐨 Microflacid Kool-aid!"
𐐆𐐻𐑅 𐑄𐐨 𐑅𐐩𐑋 𐑃𐐮𐑍 𐐲𐑀𐐩𐑌 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐲𐑀𐐩𐑌.
𐐝𐐬 𐑄𐐨 𐐷𐐭𐑆 𐐲𐑂 𐐚𐐮𐑈𐐲𐐶𐐲𐑊 𐐝𐐻𐐭𐐼𐐨𐐬 𐐸𐐲𐑆 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐑃𐑉𐐲𐑅𐐻 𐐲𐐹𐐪𐑌 𐑋𐐨 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐌 𐑌𐐨𐐼 𐐻𐐲 𐑉𐐴𐐻 𐐲𐐹 𐑋𐐴 𐐹𐐪𐑉𐐻 𐐲𐑂 𐑄𐐨 𐐹𐑉𐐲𐐾𐐯𐐿𐐻. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐚𐐮𐑅𐐻𐐲 𐑉𐐲𐑌𐐮𐑍 𐐮𐑌 𐐩 VM, 𐑅𐐬 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿. 𐐒𐐲𐐻 𐐮𐐻 𐐼𐐲𐑆𐐲𐑌. 𐐌 𐐱𐑊𐑅𐐬 dual-boot, 𐑅𐐬 𐐌 𐐿𐐲𐑌 𐐾𐐮𐑅𐐻 𐑉𐐨𐐺𐐭𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐲 XP. 𐐜𐐲𐐻 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿. 𐐒𐐲𐐻 𐐮𐐻 𐐼𐐲𐑆𐐲𐑌.
𐐝𐐨, 𐐲𐐹𐐯𐑉𐐲𐑌𐐻𐑊𐐨 𐐌 𐐿𐐲𐑌 𐑀𐐮𐐻 𐐱𐑊 𐑄𐐨 𐐣𐐴𐐿𐑉𐐬𐑅𐐱𐑁𐐻 𐑀𐐳𐐼𐐨𐑆 𐐌 𐐶𐐱𐑌𐐻, 𐐿𐐲𐑉𐐻𐐲𐑅𐐨 𐐲𐑂 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼 𐐲𐑂 𐐺𐑊𐐲𐐼 𐐹𐐰𐐿𐐻 𐐺𐐨𐐻𐐶𐐨𐑌 𐐎𐐯𐐺𐐲𐑉 𐐝𐐻𐐩𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐨 𐐄𐑂𐐲𐑉𐑊𐐱𐑉𐐼𐑆 𐐲𐑂 𐐡𐐯𐐼𐑋𐐲𐑌𐐼. 𐐌 𐑃𐐮𐑍𐐿 𐐮𐐻 𐑀𐐬𐑆 𐑅𐐲𐑋𐑃𐐮𐑍 𐑊𐐴𐐿: "𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐷𐐭 𐐿𐐲𐑌 𐑀𐐮𐑂 𐐲𐐶𐐩 𐐪𐑉 𐐿𐑉𐐰𐐹𐐨 𐑅𐐱𐑁𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐐻𐐲 𐐷𐐳𐑉 𐑅𐐻𐐭𐐼𐐲𐑌𐐻𐑅 𐑁𐑉𐐲𐑉 𐑁𐑉𐐨, 𐐮𐑁 𐐷𐐭 𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐻𐐯𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐯𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐑌𐐲𐑃𐐮𐑍 𐐯𐑊𐑅 𐐵𐐻 there." 𐐈𐐻 𐑊𐐨𐑅𐐻, 𐑄𐐰𐐻𐑅 𐑋𐐴 𐑃𐐨𐐲𐑉𐐨 ... 𐑅𐐬 𐐮𐐻𐑅 𐑅𐐲𐐹𐐬𐑆𐐼 𐐻𐐲 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿 𐑊𐐴𐐿 𐑄𐐮𐑅: ```Login 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐿𐑊𐐮𐐿 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐼𐐵𐑌𐑊𐐬𐐼 𐐣𐐮𐑆 𐑅𐐱𐑁𐐶𐐯𐑉 ... 𐑂𐐨𐐬𐑊𐐲!```
𐐡𐐱𐑍. 𐐗𐑊𐐮𐐿 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐑊𐐱𐑀𐐮𐑌 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐿𐑊𐐮𐐿 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐨𐑉 ... 𐐼𐐵𐑌𐑊𐐬𐐼 𐐩 "downloader", 𐑉𐐲𐑌 𐑄𐐨 downloader, 𐐶𐐱𐐽 𐐮𐐻 𐑁𐐩𐑊. 𐐡𐐮𐐹𐐨𐐻𐐮𐐼𐑊𐐨. 𐐐𐐶𐐴𐑊 𐑅𐐹𐐷𐐭𐐮𐑍 𐐮𐑍𐐿𐐪𐑋𐐹𐑉𐐲𐐸𐐯𐑌𐑅𐐮𐐺𐐲𐑊 𐑀𐐮𐐺𐐲𐑉𐐮𐑇 𐐻𐐲 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐑊𐐱𐑀 𐑁𐐴𐑊.
𐐄𐐿𐐩. 𐐎𐐯𐑊, 𐑄𐐩 𐐷𐐭𐑆 𐐚𐐮𐑈𐐲𐐶𐐲𐑊 𐐝𐐻𐐭𐐼𐐨𐐬 𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿, 𐑅𐐬 𐐌𐑊 𐐾𐐮𐑅𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐑅𐐻𐐱𐑊 𐑁𐑉𐐲𐑋 𐑄𐐨 𐐝𐐨𐐼𐐨𐑆. (In 𐑋𐐴 dreams).<br />
"> 𐐲 ... 𐐬𐐿𐐩, 𐐮𐑌𐑅𐐻𐐱𐑊 𐐻𐐲 𐐞𐐨: 𐑄𐐯𐑌.<br /> ">𐐌 𐐼𐐮𐑌𐐻 𐑅𐐩 "C:", 𐐌 𐑅𐐯𐐼 "Z:".<br />
𐐤𐐵, 𐑋𐐴𐑌𐐼 𐐷𐐭 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐮𐑆 𐐱𐑊 𐐩 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐨 𐐻𐐲𐑉𐑅 𐑅𐐲𐑋𐐲𐑉𐐨. 𐐆𐑌 𐑉𐐨𐑊 𐐻𐐴𐑋 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐸𐐲𐑆 𐐻𐐩𐐿𐐲𐑌 𐐵𐑉𐑆 𐐻𐐲 𐐲𐐿𐐪𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐮𐑇 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐊𐑋 𐑉𐐯𐐼𐐨 𐐻𐐲 𐑀𐑉𐐰𐐺 𐑄𐐨 𐑌𐐮𐑉𐐲𐑅𐐻 𐑇𐐪𐑉𐐹 𐐲𐐺𐐾𐐯𐐿𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑀𐐮𐐻 stabby. 𐐣𐐬𐑅 𐐢𐐮𐑌𐐲𐐿𐑅 𐑌𐐲𐑉𐐼𐑆 𐐸𐐩𐐻 𐐣𐐴𐐿𐑉𐐬𐑅𐐱𐑁𐐻 𐐺𐐮𐐿𐐲𐑆 𐐮𐐻𐑅 kewl 𐐻𐐲 𐐼𐐭 𐑅𐐬. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑊𐐲𐐾𐐮𐐻𐐲𐑋𐐲𐐻 𐑉𐐨𐑆𐐲𐑌𐑆 𐑁𐑉𐐲𐑉 𐐮𐐻. 𐐙𐑉𐐲𐑋 𐐻𐑉𐐴𐑍 𐐻𐐲 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐴𐑁𐐲𐑉 𐑄𐐨 𐐹𐐴𐑊 𐐲𐑂 𐐿𐑉𐐰𐐹 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐑄𐐨 𐐎𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐬𐑆 𐐁𐐹𐐨𐐴 (𐐼𐐮𐐼 𐑄𐐲𐐻 𐐰𐐻 𐐡𐐯𐑊𐑋 Systems), 𐐻𐐲 𐐼𐐨𐑊𐐮𐑍 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑄𐐨 𐐨𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑋𐐮𐑅 inconvencience 𐐲𐑂 𐐺𐐨𐐮𐑍 𐑁𐐱𐑉𐑅𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐲 𐑄𐐨 "Microsoft Way"(tm) 𐐲𐑂 𐐼𐐭𐐮𐑍 𐑃𐐮𐑍𐑆, 𐑋𐐴 𐑊𐐴𐑁 𐐸𐐲𐑆 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐐮𐑌𐐿𐑉𐐯𐐼𐐲𐐺𐑊𐐨 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐑉𐐲𐐹𐐻𐐮𐐼 𐐺𐐴 𐑄𐐲𐑋. 𐐛𐐮𐑍𐑆 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐺𐐨 𐑅𐐬 𐑋𐐲𐐽 𐑅𐐮𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐲𐑉 𐐮𐑁 𐑄𐐨 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐹𐐲𐑌𐐨 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐾𐐮𐑅𐐻 𐐼𐐴 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑊𐐨𐑂 𐑄𐐨 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐹𐐷𐐭𐐻𐐮𐑍 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐑊𐐼 𐐲𐑊𐐬𐑌.