Wired's GeekDad has compiled a list of 100 essential skills for geeks. I'm hopelessly lacking in the technical / technology department, but I know where my towel is and I do actually own a cricket bat. So at least I'm prepared for the zombiepocalypse. How many can you claim?
Kinda lame list IMO. too many "repeats" like 1-4, could be combined into 2 or even a single entry. and some of these are beyond standard geek stuff, like building a webserver and website, using vi, no less. and some are just ridiculous, like #19. Also, minimal sci-fi references, no anime, no Cons. Weak. We should come up with a better list.
ReplyDeleteNumber 19 should be, "I came up with a list of how this list FAILs".
ReplyDeleteI am also up for the challenge of creating a TRUE geek list. We need to discuss the categories of geekdom though. I suggest: Computer know-how, Sci-fi and fantasy, anime and comics, Roleplay, Costumes, and Cons, and Fetish collection. Now we just need 20 examples of each...
I see a perfect storm of geekdom forming ... and it is beautiful ...
ReplyDeletehmm, how about technology know-how, sci-fi/fantasy, anime/manga, general science, gaming?
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