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Geek Metamorphosis Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable
Bradley [email protected]: bradleyktaylor
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Or, learning to love...
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A person with a devotion to something in a way that places
him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due
to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest.
Wikipedia
GEEK
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Geek Cred
• Programming for 28 years
• Expertise in 100s of acronyms
• Designed and built private compute cloud
• Likes record collecting, single barrel whiskey, and MMORPG video games.
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but, also
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EMTSaturday, November 7, 2009
Tree FarmerSaturday, November 7, 2009
Hot Sauce MogulSaturday, November 7, 2009
Champion Bird DogsSaturday, November 7, 2009
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A human being should be able to
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change a diaperSaturday, November 7, 2009
plan an invasionSaturday, November 7, 2009
butcher a hogSaturday, November 7, 2009
conn a shipSaturday, November 7, 2009
design a buildingSaturday, November 7, 2009
write a sonnetSaturday, November 7, 2009
balance accountsSaturday, November 7, 2009
set a boneSaturday, November 7, 2009
comfort the dyingSaturday, November 7, 2009
take ordersSaturday, November 7, 2009
give ordersSaturday, November 7, 2009
cooperateSaturday, November 7, 2009
act aloneSaturday, November 7, 2009
solve equationsSaturday, November 7, 2009
analyze a new problemSaturday, November 7, 2009
pitch manureSaturday, November 7, 2009
program a computerSaturday, November 7, 2009
cook a tasty mealSaturday, November 7, 2009
fight efficientlySaturday, November 7, 2009
die gallantly.Saturday, November 7, 2009
Specialization is for insects.
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WHY
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1. More useful
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2. More interesting
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3. More confident
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equals
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more fun
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more opportunities
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more $$$
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more prepared
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more dates
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(although “want to check out my record collection?” actually
works)
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(if you’re in college)
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Stuff your mom can tell stories about.
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Stuff you can talk about with non-geeks.
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(if you don’t want to talk about politics or
religion)
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or Georgia footballSaturday, November 7, 2009
GETTING STARTED
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(how to be a newb)
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You’re going to suck at first.
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You’ll live
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The good news:
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you have an advantage.
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1. Work outside your job description
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try sales
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or customer support
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or biz crap
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just do something that’s “not your job”
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2. Work on fitness
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CrossfitSaturday, November 7, 2009
open source fitness technology
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Fitness in 100 words
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Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
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it’s hard, but rewarding
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scalable
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lifting heavy crap is cool
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re-learn how to learn
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olympic lifting is crazy technical
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learn to struggle
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daily progress
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daily success
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learn to dig deep
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3. Gather info
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what is involved?
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money? time?
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accessibility of training?
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geographically appropriate?
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identify skills
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identify barriers
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Find the geek angle
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and hack it.
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CRANK IT UP
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when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow &
exclude people. so create.
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1. Find an expert
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passionate
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willing to share
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and lots of patience
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bribe, trade, or hire
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you’ll discover the stuff you didn’t know that
you didn’t know
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2. Go for it
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Do it-te!Saturday, November 7, 2009
practice, all is comingSaturday, November 7, 2009
get experience
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put away the books
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stop reading forums
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(or twitter, fb, blogs, whatever)
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the more you do, the less scary
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the more confidence
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getting more comfortable
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besides, you can lift 2x your body weight now,
right?
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3. Dominate
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pick some goals
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measurable, acheivable goals
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like
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earn a certification
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(but, don’t “go back to school”)
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win a competition
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whatever
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something to brag about
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and makes a good story
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Make your mama proud.
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DANGERS
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1. Expense
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you’re a geek, you’ll buy gadgets and crap
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my “free” puppySaturday, November 7, 2009
another “free” puppySaturday, November 7, 2009
less pay
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2. Fragmentation
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Jack of all trades,
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Master of none.
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Half-finished projects
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(that’s ok)
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balance with day job, family, etc
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3. Your spouse may say
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“I never thought I’d be married to a redneck”
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“I will not have 10 dogs”
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Non-geek Cred
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Bird dogsSaturday, November 7, 2009
• Expert: Triple-D
• Skills: train dogs, ride horses, horse husbandry, quail/pigeon husbandry, atv operation, pull big trailer, drive tractor, field trial handler, AKC field trial judge
• Time: Two years
• Progress: 20+ placements, Dog of the year, 3rd in National Amateur Championship, AFC/FC, bought timber farm
• TODO: Raise a litter of pupppies!
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EMS/Fire/RescueSaturday, November 7, 2009
• Expert: EMS school, Local FD
• Skills: Pre-hospital care for sick and injured, learning: fight fires, rescue skills
• Progress: NREMT-I, Volunteer FD member
• Time: 6 months
• TODO: NREMT-P, Speciality medic, FF, SARTECH, CHS
• Goals: work P/T locally, work a large-scale disaster
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SkullPop!Saturday, November 7, 2009
• Expert: Angel’s BBQ
• Skills: sales, marketing, distribution, fulfillment
• Progress: National Fiery Foods Challenge winner, Sponsored MMA fighter
• Time: One year
• Goals: Sell a ton of hot sauce (or at least 2000 bottles!)
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You enter a garden with a festive air. Music playing loudly. People are dancing. The libations are flowing.
> look north
A beautiful maiden looks your way gazing into your eyes.
> n
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O hai, what do you do?Saturday, November 7, 2009
Uhhh...Saturday, November 7, 2009
I design and manage data center infrastructure for database-driven
business applications developed using Ruby on Rails.
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you design web sites?
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umm, not exactly
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Pick a response:
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1. I’m a computer dork.
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2. Actually, I’m an EMT. I try to save lives.
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choose your own adventure
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Questions?
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/343797221/sizes/m/
• Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heinlein-face.jpg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahl/2897588701/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonrising/190347578/sizes/m/29302252/sizes/m/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holbein_-_henryhoward01.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronkyle/942720610
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E_Lee
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/359634390/sizes/m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/awiseman/2710367727/sizes/m
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwichary/2355790455/sizes/m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersmith/3245248899/sizes/m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeetzjones/562496275/sizes/m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/eternalphotography/3713988004/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Why%27s_self_portrait.png
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kazimierz_Pułaski.PNG
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uga_vii_wiki.JPG
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinreese/3524110479/sizes/m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimdollar/2766483122/sizes/o/
Attribution
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