I bet most of you out there went to summer camp at some point during your childhood. If you are Jewish, you most likely went to a plethora of summer camps, since it seemed like most of the Jewish kids I knew growing up would disappear for most of the summer. Outdoor adventures, canoing, arts and crafts, it's likely that your summer experience involved any or all of these. However, if you're reading this site then chances are you're an Enginerd and not very good at activites involving physical exertion. In fact, you're probably the one whose hand got dunked in warm water while you were sleeping and who was constantly harassed for wearing the pajamas with the little feet.

Well now there is a summer camp for you. At least if you live in Canadia. In "Saskatoon" (this has to be made-up, doesn't it?) there is something called CompuCamp which teaches children important computer skills like "learning to find MP3's, graphics, chat on ICQ, and download programs", i.e. "baby's first foray into the seedy world of pirated software, file-sharing, and internet porn". The camp for younger users even has a theme of "Pirates", which I envision as a secret sweatshop of young children chained to PCs being forced to hack the newest version of Photoshop, a la the nursing home scenes in "Happy Gilmore".

Most of the camps mix group activities and outdoor fun (in the form of "racquetball, swimming, and multi-player gaming tournaments") with their computer classes, but not so for the "Power Programming Camp", which promises "Limited recreation - One solid week of computers!". I got that every week during Computer Graphics, and I don't think I would ever subject my 11 to 15 year-old to that nightmare.

And as if you need any other reason to attend, this guy gave it two thumbs up!