I wouldn't mind hosting a server or 2 here. Hwever, I am on a residential service package and cox would terminate me quickly for any such activity (why do they give us a fat pipe if they aren't going to allow us to use it then?). I would seriously have to go back to school to relearn what i have lost over years of non-use (and lacking money, thats going to make things difficult). I can do some online learning. I am in the midst of setting up for retraining at the Arizona Bridge to Independent Living. I've gone 20 years without learning braille and i find I must now use it frequently, soo. I am getting the training.
Eric,
These are tough times. You seem to like Linux and the things that surround it. I am wondering about something not so main stream.
Have you thought of ways to make money off the internet? Would you be able to support a LAMP server? Programming? Writing (building an authority site on a specific theme) and affiliate marketing?
It costs little in dollars to get these types of going. The real cost is in time. It could take 6 months of full-time effort to get things working and making some decent money, however after that you have momentum.