[wellylug] [OT] 30 days of geek

[John Durham]

On 2/11/2010 1:00 p.m., John Durham wrote:
> On 2/11/2010 11:30 a.m., Jethro Carr wrote:
>> hi all,
>>
>> If you're an active blogger or tweeter, you may have recently noticed a
>> number of people doing a challenge called "30 days of me" where they
>> write about their secrets and other emotional stuff and stick it online
>> for the whole world to read.
>>
>> I thought it would be more interesting to do a '30 days of geek"
>> challenge instead, where you post one new article every day relating to
>> geekery as well as other tasks like releasing some open source software
>> or writing a patch.
>>
>>
>> Figured some of you might be interested in taking part and it would be
>> pretty cool to learn more about some of the people in the open source NZ
>> IT scene.
>>
>> It's also a good excuse to get back into blogging if you've been wanting
>> to find something to sufficiently motivate you to do so.
>>
>>
>> Essentially the topics are:
>>
>> * Day 01 – Why do you consider yourself a geek?
>> * Day 02 – Preferred programming language?
>> * Day 03 – What does your day job involve?
>> * Day 04 – Greatest application written to date.
>> * Day 05 – Quick nifty hacks you’re proud of
>> * Day 06 – Primary geek fuel (snacks/drinks)
>> * Day 07 – Preferred smartphone platform. And which do you use?
>> * Day 08 – Preferred method of communication with humans
>> * Day 09 – What OS/distribution do you run?
>> * Day 10 – Picture, screenshot and specifications of your primary
>> computer.
>> * Day 11 – Favourite hacking environment – music, light, seating, etc
>> * Day 12 – What area do you want to expand your skills into?
>> * Day 13 – How did you become such a geek? Career? Personal interest?
>> * Day 14 – Favourite computer conference?
>> * Day 15 – Earliest geek experience
>> * Day 16 – First computer you’ve ever owned& your favourite ever.
>> * Day 17 – Post a useful HOWTO to solve a challenge you’ve come across
>> recently.
>> * Day 18 – Most cringe-worthy geek moment
>> * Day 19 – Most hated computing environment.
>> * Day 20 – Where do you stand on Internet Censorship?
>> * Day 21 – Favourite thing& worst things about working in IT?
>> * Day 22 – Release some software under an open source license that you
>> haven’t released before.
>> * Day 23 – Post a review of an application that you use.
>> * Day 24 – How do you feel about Open Source vs Proprietary software?
>> * Day 25 – Microsoft – friend, foe or other?
>> * Day 26 – Apple – friend, foe or other?
>> * Day 27 – Fix a bug in some open source software and commit the patch
>> * Day 28 – How many computers lying about the house?
>> * Day 29 – Looking back (at geek life), would you have done anything
>> differently?
>> * Day 30 – Where do you see technology advancing in the next 20 years
>> – and where will you fit in?
Just one followup thought: Where is the venue (if there is one).

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