50 Geeky Things To Do Before You Kick The Bucket

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Posted 28 February 2011 - 06:01 PM

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#2 coryatjohn

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Posted 28 February 2011 - 09:49 PM

Most of these are silly. The rest I've already done.

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Posted 28 February 2011 - 11:36 PM

I feel like a real nerd now, I've done all those things already. If someone asked me one day looking back on your life, was it great? I would reply my time could have been better spent.

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Posted 28 February 2011 - 11:46 PM

Not even. It's good to be passionate in this area. You are an innovator and I suspect many quietly lookup to you.

syle, on 28 February 2011 - 11:36 PM, said:

I feel like a real nerd now, I've done all those things already. If someone asked me one day looking back on your life, was it great? I would reply my time could have been better spent.

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 04:27 AM

Yeah nerds don't like admitting their nerds. 90% of those things I have no interest in. It would take too much of my life away to learn. getting a real girl who loves u for you, and spending all your free time with her is the ultimate last thing to do.

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 12:23 PM

MattPerkins, on 01 March 2011 - 04:27 AM, said:

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 12:25 PM

Computer, on 01 March 2011 - 12:23 PM, said:

MattPerkins, on 01 March 2011 - 04:27 AM, said:

Find a compatible woman and you can do these things while she reads a book or joins you!

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 05:37 PM

lol awesome, you used mine. two L's though =P

nice list.

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Posted 02 March 2011 - 06:25 AM

@coryatjohn We here at PCWorld would be interested in what things are next on your list of geeky things to do since you are out ahead of us?

@russellWalker thanks for the compliment!

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Posted 03 March 2011 - 04:00 AM

I've done most of these...but I'll really interested in some tech tourism.

#11 RicJrValiente

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Posted 05 March 2011 - 03:12 AM

Done most of these stuffs.
Here's mine:
Work in a workstation composed of an array of computers sharing with not less than 6 monitors, 3 keyboards, 3 mouse and a sliding chair. My most today are 3 monitors in a day of work.

#12 AJVenter

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 11:51 PM

Okay I did 46 of those already, quite a few before the age of 10... but here are a few more (some done, some not):

Administer a functional, useable computer more than 10 years old <- Done, I manage two Dec Alpha's.

Contribute to/start an open source project - Done.

Contribute and get a Linux kernel patch accepted - not done.

Ascend in nethack - still not done.

Have a real life sword fight with genuine antique swords - believe it or not - done (but it was play-fighting with a friend), thanks Bill and Ted for the idea.

Write a SIFI novel - in progress, may never be done.

And finally - I actually built my media center PC... out of spare parts, hitting a two-for-one

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Posted 08 March 2011 - 08:00 AM

syle, on 28 February 2011 - 11:36 PM, said:

I feel like a real nerd now, I've done all those things already. If someone asked me one day looking back on your life, was it great? I would reply my time could have been better spent.

You mean you broke into area 51 and broke out? or are you posting from area 51

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Posted 08 March 2011 - 10:19 AM

for Tech Tourism how about some cool tech feats like the Falkirk wheel or a classic like the Panama canal. Also go through The Chunnel!

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Posted 08 March 2011 - 10:21 AM

Add or correct a meaningful article on wikipedia

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Posted 04 April 2011 - 03:07 AM

My geek bucket list is really just several extensions of one goal:
(1) construct a ridiculously robust micro-kernel based operating system in LISP (or maybe SPARKAda)
(1a) make sure it is rigorously copy-lefted, yet far ahead of any proprietary competition (so big-business would have to just follow, rather than quash it)
(1b) get it embedded in a majority of the medical, aeronautical, astronautical, nuclear equipment, etc - so we have far less stupid accidents and Stuxnet-type crises...
(1c) (re)write a hyper-flexible distributed version of the OS that can be self-healing
(1d) wait for the hardware to catch up so we can create benevolent versions of T-1000s
...am I being too ambitious? ...yes [sigh].