I promised my kid they’d get a laptop when they learn to read well enough.

This turned out to be a good motivator and they can now read full books.

The kid likes competitions and challenges. I would like to come up with tasks they can learn to do with the laptop.

The reason I want my children to have access to a computer specifically, is that while TVs and phones are used to consume, computers are used to create.

I will be installing some Linux flavor on this machine, as it is a bit dated.

I was thinking about things like:

  • Write a short story
  • Install a graphics editing program
  • Draw a picture of a cat

To get them started.

Probably I need some easier ones first.

  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    4 hours ago

    Teach them to launch Vim, and they can spend their remaining computer use time using Vim.

    Unless they figure out how to exit vim, then please have them come teach me how.

    Sorry. I will see myself out.