Comment Re:Oh boy. (Score 5, Funny) 503
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Geekiness IS about remembering.
Rubbish! if you could remember the signature of every POSIX function, would that make you a good UNIX geek? No. Knowing what to do with them and having something to do with them does.
Man pages are there for a reason - so we don't have to remember what the 14 parameters for XmbufCreateStereoWindow(3) are.
Few people need to have the same level of mental agility as a geek involved with creating something useful out of a few wispy ideas, uncertain laws of computing and foggy requirements specifications. On top of that they need a set of toolkits, one for say algorithms, one for good coding practice, one for all the calls and defines in this application, one for each language being coded and one for project management. AND they have to flip between all of them all the time. AND, even within the realm of a bit of straight code there will be nests of issues, side-effects, diversions and breakpoints.
Whatever you elitist notions of what a geek are - none of the above has anything to do with remembering where you put your underwear.
This isn't the sort of thing that goes on the hard driver or internet.
Right - it's called "experience", it's not about remembering where you put your underwear.
However there are two ways to mitigate the undoubted problem of brain ageing and mental fatigue: (1)Do less. (2)Restructure, or apply a structure where before you could busk-it, tasks - typically making notes or checklists to suit.
Ahahah ahahahaha hahah ha ha. Oh man, nice troll. You had me going there.
Look up any psyc paper about aging and cognitive function and you'll see that people who do more experience less of a decline as they get older. This is why for example, politicians academics and business leaders tend to still be going strong well past retirement.
My advice to the OP is (a)work in an environment that is distraction-free as possible. (b) Recognise there are some times it is best to go for a walk and try again an hour later. (c) When you get a really good session going, ask yourself what could be the influencing factors.
Wow, that's even less helpful than "wear sunscreen".
/Mike
Remembering stuff isn't what makes you a geek - remembering stuff is what your hard drive and the Internet is for. Being a geek is all about applying your one-eyed devotion to [hardware|software|cameras|games|knitting|etc] to the fullest extent and doing nifty things with it.
It's pretty well known that young people are better at raw ability where older people are better at anything that requires experience. So don't worry about forgetting stuff too much, concentrate on kicking arse with your experience.
If you are forgetting stuff, write it down. But keep on being a geek and stay fit, because mental and physical activity are two primary factors in retaining cognitive ability in old age.
/Mike
PS: wear sunscreen
It couldn't have been too hard, Microsoft clearly just stole "Azure" from me: http://web.vee.net/projects/azure/
Hmph.
/Mike
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