30 days of geek - Day 0

Of course any reputable thirty days of geek starts with day 0. Why have the number 0 and not use it for counting, it's such a waste starting at day 1 ;)


A little while ago there were a flurry of twitter posts about '30 days of me' where people blogged random/interesting facts about themselves. I know I'm not nearly interesting enough to have joined in there, however today I noticed a post to the Wellington Linux Users Group post by Jethro Carr, who started his '30 days of geek' a few weeks back at http://www.jethrocarr.com/2010/10/17/30-days-of-geek/ - This seems like something tailored specifically for me... as anyone that knows me will attest to me being an unashamed geek.


Below are the suggested topics, and I'll be trying my hardest to stick to posting each day on the appropriate topic... of course, I've cunningly chosen Day 0 to be the day before I move out of my flat, so we'll see how long my good intentions last ;)


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?


So, I can see a couple days where I might not have much to add... as I don't expect to be releasing any software any time soon. But who knows, perhaps the world needs another Hello World! implementation ;)