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A lot of this is IT "stuff". Am I the only geek in the world who doesn't like this crap? I love programming and I'm really into geek culture and tech, but I abs
by wlievens 17y ago
A lot of this is IT "stuff". Am I the only geek in the world who doesn't like this crap? I love programming and I'm really into geek culture and tech, but I absolutely hate installing or fixing operating systems, hardware and utilities software. These are painful time sinks you have to undergo to set up a productive work environment, but I don't derive any fun from messing around with configuration files or formatting disks. Sorry.
Related: I'd rather sweep the streets than work as sysadmin.
- edw519 17y agoI agree, but for a different reason. I prefer to work on things that no one else is working on. Either because they don't know about it, they don't think it can be done, or they don't know how to do it. Every time I catch myself doing sys admin work, I think, "There's probably a million other people who could do this, why am I?" OTOH, analyzing a business problem, then designing, developing, and implementing a software solution that no one else ever has, now that's the kind of stuff this geek must do before he dies.