h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That's a very silly thing to want to do.

I can understand you in part, spending to much time with the system is easy,
but are you sure that linux is the problem? maybe if you got yourself a prettier wife, funnier children and a more expensive car? Then you wouldn't be able to spend so much time at downloading and tuning the new kernel-2.2.8 that is _so_ great.
But, if you can't get a new family, or simply love them to much to wanna change, why not throw out the family tv and bye Haupage TV cards for your linux boxes, that would force youre family to spend time with you while you're compiling something and in time, Im sure they would start getting interested, pressing buttons and maybe get stuck in the addictive Linux/freshmeat/slashdot world they to. In that way your problem would be solved, and your family would be the coolest one on the street.
err.. this sort of problems is easier to solve now when Im 19 then it's gonna be when Im the one stuck whit a family and responsabilities and stuff.

That's okay; I don't need to worry about THAT at all right now because a) I'm 13, and b) I don't have Linux.