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Geek Metamorphosis Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Bradley Taylor [email protected] twitter: bradleyktaylor Saturday, November 7, 2009

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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

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Tree FarmerSaturday, November 7, 2009

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Hot Sauce MogulSaturday, November 7, 2009

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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

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plan an invasionSaturday, November 7, 2009

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butcher a hogSaturday, November 7, 2009

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conn a shipSaturday, November 7, 2009

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design a buildingSaturday, November 7, 2009

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write a sonnetSaturday, November 7, 2009

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balance accountsSaturday, November 7, 2009

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set a boneSaturday, November 7, 2009

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comfort the dyingSaturday, November 7, 2009

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take ordersSaturday, November 7, 2009

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give ordersSaturday, November 7, 2009

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cooperateSaturday, November 7, 2009

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act aloneSaturday, November 7, 2009

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solve equationsSaturday, November 7, 2009

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analyze a new problemSaturday, November 7, 2009

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pitch manureSaturday, November 7, 2009

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program a computerSaturday, November 7, 2009

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cook a tasty mealSaturday, November 7, 2009

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fight efficientlySaturday, November 7, 2009

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die gallantly.Saturday, November 7, 2009

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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

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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

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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

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practice, all is comingSaturday, November 7, 2009

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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

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another “free” puppySaturday, November 7, 2009

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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Uhhh...Saturday, November 7, 2009

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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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