I think of someone who absolutely loves technology and spends lots of time with it out of choice as a geek. My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind.
That said - since I wrote this review a couple weeks ago I gave the book to a neighbor who doesn't know jack about anything to do with using a computer and she really likes it.
My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind.
I'm happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes too. In fact I crave it sometimes. I find a camping trip to be an excellent way to reenergize. Or a few hours in my wood shop.
Does NOT make me less of a geek, though. I'll still think about interrup
That dovetails with my experience that some of the best technologists I know have strong interests in fields that are only tangentially related to computers. One I know is a long time member of Toastmasters. Strangely enough, this skill makes him a better consultant, since he can get up in front of a boardroom and make a convincing case for why a consultant is needed, and why it should be him.
I know what you mean -- I happen to enjoy working with very competent female programmers. (I mean real server-side programming, too, not just HTML or something.:P)
However, the vast majority of them don't seem to have any interest in computing as a science -- it just seems to be a job. Mention anything outside of that which is immediately applicable to their jobs, any most of the time they've never heard of it...
My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind
Hmmnn... Have you had sex yet? (I mean other than oral). Have you seen her naked yet? Sorry- I am thinking now of that movie "The Cryo Game" or some geeky title like that...
The best way to accelerate a Macintoy is at 9.8 meters per second per second.
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- "I wouldn't call her a geek"
- "She is very comfortable working with vi"
enough said.
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I think of someone who absolutely loves technology and spends lots of time with it out of choice as a geek. My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind.
That said - since I wrote this review a couple weeks ago I gave the book to a neighbor who doesn't know jack about anything to do with using a computer and she really likes it.
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My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind.
I'm happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes too. In fact I crave it sometimes. I find a camping trip to be an excellent way to reenergize. Or a few hours in my wood shop.
Does NOT make me less of a geek, though. I'll still think about interrup
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That dovetails with my experience that some of the best technologists I know have strong interests in fields that are only tangentially related to computers. One I know is a long time member of Toastmasters. Strangely enough, this skill makes him a better consultant, since he can get up in front of a boardroom and make a convincing case for why a consultant is needed, and why it should be him.
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I know what you mean -- I happen to enjoy working with very competent female programmers. (I mean real server-side programming, too, not just HTML or something. :P)
However, the vast majority of them don't seem to have any interest in computing as a science -- it just seems to be a job. Mention anything outside of that which is immediately applicable to their jobs, any most of the time they've never heard of it...
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My wife is an incredibly competent programmer and loves math, but she doesn't really live for it. She is very happy going nowhere near a computer for days sometimes. She's really into sports and stuff too, which is somewhat anti-geeky in my mind
Hmmnn... Have you had sex yet? (I mean other than oral). Have you seen her naked yet?
Sorry- I am thinking now of that movie "The Cryo Game" or some geeky title like that...