>be me
>in graphic design class
>my presentation is today
>walk to teacher's desk with my Thinkpad with Gentoo on it and connect it to the projector
>doesn't work
>tinker around with the monitor settings and stuff, but it just doesn't detect the projector
>oh shit
>remember that when I customized my kernel I didn't include drivers for stuff I didn't think I would need
>quickly YaCy how to install drivers I forgot to include
>teacher sees and says that I should be making it work instead of browsing the Internet
>class laughs
>I don't want to lose any more time, so I just start compiling a default kernel
>teacher asks me what's wrong
>I explain to him that my kernel didn't have the drivers I needed, and that I will take a few more minutes to compile a kernel and change it
>"okay user go to your seat and we will have your presentation some other day after you fix your computer"
>class goes on with the next topic
>okay, everyone run Photoshop
>we get free student licenses from the uni, but I don't run Windows
>run terminal
>install GIMP
>normie behind me sees and asks what am I doing
>tell him that I'm installing a free alternative to Photoshop
>he just looks at me with a smug smile and keeps working on his Mac
>I start to explain that I mean free as in freedom, not as in price
>a few people with Macs in the seats around are looking and they quietly laugh and turn away
>the people around me are glancing at my Thinkpad every now and then
>I can't tell if they're trying to find a reason to mock me or if they're interested in free software
>"okay class now that you've run Photoshop, use the circle tool to make a cirle"
>they draw their circles and stare at me and my Thinkpad
>mfw GIMP can't draw circles properly
After class the teacher told me that a working computer is essential.
