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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