Lame-O-Matic

Geek style, yo.

From time to time, I take the opportunity to step back and look at all that I'm doing. Curiously, I realized this morning something that shocked me a little and is something of a wakeup call:

I'm de-Computer Geeking.

That's right. My interest in tinkering with computers is fading quickly. No longer am I thrilled about anything on the computer. I read the other day that people who are into security and pinching pennies in the IT organization are the ones that have job security and are sought after. Security and pinching pennies is a large part of why I became a computer geek back in the day: There were no big security issues and we could garner a huge fee.

The things that were good about being a geek are gone - free music, limited local social networks of other like minded geeks, hacks that do something interesting, knowing that your anti virus was sufficient protection and discovering new things that you could geek out on.

It's not all the fault of an industry that is influenced by dollars and dingbats. I'm changing. I don't find a thrill anymore in having the latest gadget or writing 100 lines of code that actually do something. Now it's just kind of interesting.

That's not to say I don't love what I do for a living! It's still lots of fun!

But now, the varnish has worn off and the cracks are being exposed. I suppose it happens to everyone at some point or another. Who knows. A Computer-geek revival may be in store for me...

Lamingly,
Gregsta'