I'm an old guy. I've done a lot of things, most of them outdoors. Sailor, logger, truck driver, carpenter, concrete worker, cook, farm hand, and more. I'm not the guy most people would nominate for Geek of the year or anything. I have many interests, among them politics, the direction society is headed, and technology. My primary interest in computers is "how does it all work". I'm interested in their potential for communication and education. I am interested in the hardware, and how it does what it does, but I'm not into the microscopic details of the hardware. My interests have "evolved" over time, and I guess that my number one concern today centers around people's rights and freedoms on the digital frontier. Somehow, I seem to have found a niche in the slash and geek communities online.
-- “I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by Magic Oddball on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:40AM
It used to be that guys with your description actually were the hotshots, believe it or not... I've been reading "Soul Of A New Machine [wikipedia.org]" which followed a Data General mainframe team in the mid-late 1970s, and have been very surprised at how well-rounded the guys over 25 years old at the time were. It starts out a bit slowly, but I'd recommend it.
Indeed, it's a very good read. One of those fundamental stories that everyone should read at least once. I first encountered it as an assignment as an undergraduate (now over two decades ago...) Still available new http://amzn.com/0316491977 [amzn.com]
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 17 2014, @07:46AM
I'm an old guy. I've done a lot of things, most of them outdoors. Sailor, logger, truck driver, carpenter, concrete worker, cook, farm hand, and more. I'm not the guy most people would nominate for Geek of the year or anything. I have many interests, among them politics, the direction society is headed, and technology. My primary interest in computers is "how does it all work". I'm interested in their potential for communication and education. I am interested in the hardware, and how it does what it does, but I'm not into the microscopic details of the hardware. My interests have "evolved" over time, and I guess that my number one concern today centers around people's rights and freedoms on the digital frontier. Somehow, I seem to have found a niche in the slash and geek communities online.
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Magic Oddball on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:40AM
It used to be that guys with your description actually were the hotshots, believe it or not... I've been reading "Soul Of A New Machine [wikipedia.org]" which followed a Data General mainframe team in the mid-late 1970s, and have been very surprised at how well-rounded the guys over 25 years old at the time were. It starts out a bit slowly, but I'd recommend it.
(Score: 1) by ed.goforth on Tuesday March 18 2014, @04:34AM
Indeed, it's a very good read. One of those fundamental stories that everyone should read at least once. I first encountered it as an assignment as an undergraduate (now over two decades ago...) Still available new http://amzn.com/0316491977 [amzn.com]
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday March 21 2014, @01:16AM
Thanks - I've downloaded it, and read the first chapter so far. Starts out slow, but I'll read it as I find time!
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz