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scott wrote:
> I remind her that things like mobile phones will not invent
> themselves, and actually it takes a *HUGE* number of people
> to get a product like that onto the market.
I dug piers out of the mud with a shovel during the construction of the
Motorola building in Austin, TX. So there's +1 person.
Regarding the "geeks having a life" stuff, I suppose it means what you
mean by "geek." I think there are two types:
1. The person who f**ks with computers, programming, etc. so much that
he is eventually able to turn his hobby into a career. Those I know of
this type really do have no lives. After the long work hours, the junk
food, the smoking, and WOW, there isn't much time or energy left for a life.
2. The person who learns some highly-technical skill at College. My
brother is this type. I'm not sure he can program or hack his OS at all.
He is hard-working and compulsive, but not WOW compulsive. He finds
plenty of time in his day for preparing food, exercising, etc.
Kind of like the distinction between a gifted burnout blues guitar
player and a Juilliard-schooled orchestra player. Both are skilled, bot
only one is killing himself for his craft.
-Shay
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