So part of the learning experience, as I as a newbie grow to learn more about coding and web development, is the collection of silly things I mistakenly do as I am trying to accomplish a task. Rather than feel embarrassed about them, I want to learn from them and even have a good chuckle [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Geeky Bloopers
Posted in bloopers, geek, newbie, technology, tagged bloopers, geek, newbie, technology on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Geek Speak: Newbie Hurdle #1
Posted in geek, lingo, newbie, speak, tech-talk, tagged geek, lingo, newbie, speak, tech-talk on November 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Consider this Dilbert cartoon:
Now this actual chat transcript from http://operator11.com/shows/4992/episodes/28677
(05:18) Geek #1 Thinking about trying a Mac out – is a Mac Mini good enough for web video, or do I need to spring for an iMac?
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(09:11) Geek #2 I wish the mini came with a 7200 rpm drive
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(09:41) Newbie #1 theres a mac mini??
…no Geek response…
(09:44) Geek #3 [...]
Seven Things I’m Thankful For
Posted in grateful, thanksgiving, tagged grateful, thanksgiving on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m writing this because Adam Darowski, charitable man that he is, listed my name on his blog as one of the people tagged to write what they’re thankful for.
So here goes:
My cat – a little feline loving goes a long way
Superman – Chris Reeve rocks, and Tom Welling is hot as hell
Creed – can’t listen [...]
Mistakes in Logic
Posted in algorithm, logic, think, tagged algorithm, logic, think on November 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In computer science and in life, there are a lot of ways you can screw up the program. The way I want to talk about is the logic error, the one that has nothing to do with how I phrase the instructions, but rather that occurred because I didn’t create a successful algorithm. This kind [...]
The Mentor/Mentee Help Desk Mentality
Posted in geek, newbie, technology, tagged geek, newbie, technology on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Say I’m a freshly minted newbie, eager to tackle a challenge, such as debugging a program. When the rubber meets the road and I find that every supposed fix I try seems to set off ten other bugs and I’m sure it’s something simple but I can’t quite get what that simple thing is, I call my [...]
Is there a Newbie vs Geek Distinction?
Posted in geek, newbie, technology, tagged geek, newbie, technology on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, I was a newbie, but now I’m not that new, I know stuff about web development, I follow blogs and podcasts and Twitter, and I don’t run screaming from code. So how do I measure up to the larger community of geeks? The thing is, computer science is such a broad field that it’s improbable [...]
Newbies of the world, speak up!
Posted in geek, newbie, technology, tagged conversation, loudmouthman, newbie, operator 11, philcampbell, techie on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not trying to convert anyone who doesn’t want to engage in social media, but I am trying to connect to people who have been thinking about what’s possible in technology nowadays. I think the key concept here is “joining the conversation” – we need to make people who are unfamiliar to technology [...]
