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...
The best way to accelerate a Macintoy is at 9.8 meters per second per second.
Inconsistencies detected ! (Score:0)
- "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...