@Patrick, pls find my response in-line.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

But all hope is not lost, there's a generation coming up that we're
paving way for, they won't have much in terms of resources as compared
to their American or European counterparts, but one word describes
them 'Brilliant', not that we aren't brilliant - we're still learning
the ropes after having computers introduced into our lives in a major
way in our early 20's.

 
- Another self-inflicted theory about why we cannot make progress. As expected.
 
 
 
So, Aki, loose the comparisons - Mid-life crises can't be that bad, or is it?
 
I'm very tempted to take you up on this but another day. :-)