Well, I think it's a worthwhile endeavor. The beauty about the self-described geek is that they believe everything can be learned with enough persistence: code,

Well, I think it's a worthwhile endeavor. The beauty about the self-described geek is that they believe everything can be learned with enough persistence: code, math, chatting to strangers or chatting up girls. While I don't see any particular need to do this myself, it might be worthwhile for me too because I am living in a foreign country (Switzerland) and don't speak the language _that_ well. That might ratchet up the difficulty a notch.