<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><br><br><div>I took him a donated computer three years ago, when he was in 6th grade. Even back then, he was an eager learner and high academic achiever.<br></div><br><div> Check out the screencast he recently made using OBS Studio (open source screencasting software).</div><br><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84LPLLwgvM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84LPLLwgvM</a><br></div></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"> If you'd like to send him some encouraging feedback, his email is --</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000">"Mahfuz Salih" <mahfuzsalih@gmail.com></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"> Don't forget to mention which city, state (or country) you're writing from.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><br><div> phil<br></div><br><div>Mahfuz regularly tutors his younger siblings on reading, computers, and other stuff. He takes the time I spend mentoring him and multiplies it many times<br></div><div>over. His mom knows me well -- and we're all on the same page -- moving forward with confidence and enthusiasm. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> At the rate he is going, I'll be hiring him to do some work for me in the next year or two.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br><a href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br></div><br><div>He/Him/His<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br></div><div><span style="color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>