{"id":155,"date":"2009-07-12T23:35:21","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T02:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maurom.com\/wp\/?p=155"},"modified":"2012-05-21T17:25:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:25:46","slug":"100-habilidades-esenciales-de-un-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maurom.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/12\/100-habilidades-esenciales-de-un-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"100 habilidades esenciales de un geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anton Olsen compil\u00f3 en Wired una lista de las 100 habilidades esenciales que debe tener un geek<\/a>. Obviamente no es completa, pero es una aproximaci\u00f3n interesante.<\/p>\n

Esto va a terminar siendo un Meme. A ver cuantos a\u00f1os de tratamiento me har\u00edan falta para volver a la normalidad…<\/p>\n

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  1. Properly secure<\/a> a wireless router. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Crack<\/a> the WEP key on a wireless router. Nope. Todav\u00eda no me hizo falta, todo el mundo usa wifi abierta.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Leech Wifi from your neighbor. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Screw with Wifi leeches. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Setup and use a VPN<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Work from home or a coffee shop as effectively as you do at the office. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Wire your own<\/a> home with Ethernet cable. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Turn a web camera into security camera<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Use your 3G phone as a Wi-Fi<\/a> access point. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Understand what \u201cThere\u2019s no Place Like 127.0.0.1<\/a>\u201d means. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Identify key-loggers. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Properly connect a TV, Tivo, XBox, Wii, and Apple TV so they all work together with the one remote. Nope, demasiados aparatos que no tengo.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Program a universal remote. Check, m\u00e1s el de la tarjeta de tv en linux.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Swap out the battery on your iPod\/iPhone. Nope, tengo iNothing. <\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Benchmark Your Computer. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Identify all computer components on sight. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Know which parts to order from NewEgg.com, and how to assemble them into a working PC. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Troubleshoot any computer\/gadget problem, over the phone. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Use any piece of technology intuitively, without instruction or prior knowledge. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. How to irrecoverably protect data. Yo dir\u00eda, destruir datos en forma irrecuperable… Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Recover data from a dead hard drive. Check, incluso viendo girar en vivo los platos.<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Share a printer between a Mac and a PC on a network. Nope, no Mac.<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Install a Linux distribution. (Hint: Ubuntu 9.04<\/a> is easier than installing Windows). Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. Remove a virus from a computer. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. Dual (or more) boot a computer. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. Boot a computer off a thumb drive. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  27. Boot a computer off a network drive. Check, y varias a la vez con PXE.<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. Replace or repair a laptop keyboard. Nope, y espero que no en el corto plazo.<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. Run more than two monitors<\/a> on a single computer. Nope, m\u00e1ximo dos en el desktop.<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. Successfully disassemble<\/a> and reassemble a laptop. Nope, y espero que no haga falta.<\/span><\/li>\n
  31. Know at least 10 software easter eggs off the top of your head. Nope, llego a contar cuatro.<\/span><\/li>\n
  32. Bypass a computer password on all major operating systems. Windows<\/a>, Mac<\/a>, Linux<\/a>. Nope, no he intentado en Mac.<\/span><\/li>\n
  33. Carrying a computer cleaning arsenal on your USB drive. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. Bypass content filters on public computers. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  35. Protect your privacy when using a public computer. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  36. Surf the web anonymously from home. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  37. Buy a domain, configure bind, apache, MySQL, php, and WordPress without Googling a how-to. Nope, a\u00fan no me decido por el dominio.<\/span><\/li>\n
  38. Basic *nix command shell knowledge with the ability to edit and save a file with vi. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  39. Create a web site using vi. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  40. Transcode a DVD to play on a portable device. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  41. Hide a file in an image using steganography<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  42. Knowing the answer to life, the universe and everything<\/a>. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  43. Share a single keyboard and mouse<\/a> between multiple computers without a KVM switch. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  44. Google obscure facts in under 3 searches. Bonus point if you can use I Feel Lucky. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  45. Build amazing structures with LEGO and invent a compelling back story for the creation. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  46. Understand that it is LEGO, not Lego, Legos, or Lego\u2019s. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  47. Build a two story house out of LEGO, in monochrome, with a balcony. Check, tuve muchos LEGO<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  48. Construct a costume for you or your kid out of scraps, duct tape, paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9, and imagination. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  49. Be able to pick a lock<\/a>. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  50. Determine the combination of a Master combination padlock<\/a> in under 10 minutes. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  51. Assemble IKEA furniture without looking at the instructions. Bonus point if you don\u2019t have to backtrack. Nope, al menos no de IKEA.<\/span><\/li>\n
  52. Use a digital SLR in full manual mode. Nope, s\u00f3lo la anal\u00f3gica en modo manual, he<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  53. Do cool things to Altoids tins. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  54. Be able to construct paper craft versions of space ships<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  55. Origami! Bonus point for duct tape origami. (Ductigami<\/a>) Check (single point)<\/span><\/li>\n
  56. Fix anything with duct tape, chewing gum and wire. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  57. Knowing how to avoid being eaten by a grue<\/a>. Nope. No vale el animal de Another World?<\/span><\/li>\n
  58. Know what a grue is. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  59. Understand where XYZZY<\/a> came from, and have used it. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  60. Play any SNES game on your computer through an emulator. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  61. Burn the rope. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  62. Know the Konami code, and where to use it. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  63. Whistle, hum, or play on an iPhone, the Cantina song. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  64. Learning to play the theme songs to the kids favorite TV shows. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  65. Solve a Rubik\u2019s Cube. Check, s\u00f3lo si vale despegar los colores.<\/span><\/li>\n
  66. Calculate THAC0<\/a>. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  67. Know the difference between skills and traits. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  68. Explain special relativity in terms an eight-year-old can grasp. Check, aunque a\u00fan no hizo falta.<\/span><\/li>\n
  69. Recite pi<\/a> to 10 places or more. Nope, llego a 3.1415926.<\/span><\/li>\n
  70. Be able to calculate tip and split the check, all in your head. Check, mas un plus por haber hecho el c\u00e1lculo.<\/span><\/li>\n
  71. Explain that the colours in a rainbow are roygbiv. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  72. Understand the electromagnetic spectrum – xray, uv, visible, infrared, microwave, radio. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  73. Know the difference between radiation and radioactive contamination. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  74. Understand basic electronics components like resistors, capacitors, inductors and transistors. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  75. Solder a circuit<\/a> while bottle feeding an infant (lead free solder please). Nope, si lo intento quiz\u00e1s termine soldando un beb\u00e9 y alimentando un circuito.<\/span><\/li>\n
  76. The meaning of technical acronyms<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  77. The coffee dash, blindfolded (or blurry eyed). Coffee [cream] [sugar]. In under a minute. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  78. Build a fighting robot. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  79. Program a fighting robot. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  80. Build a failsafe into a fighting robot so it doesn\u2019t kill you. Sh*t! it’s coming after us!!<\/span><\/li>\n
  81. Be able to trace the Fellowship\u2019s journey on a map of Middle Earth. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  82. Know all the names of the Dwarves in The Hobbit. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  83. Understand the difference between a comic book and a graphic novel. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  84. Know where your towel is and why it is important. Check, towelie said it to me.<\/span><\/li>\n
  85. Re-enact the parrot sketch. Check, poor parrot.<\/span><\/li>\n
  86. Know the words to The Lumberjack Song<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  87. Reciting key scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Double check<\/span><\/li>\n
  88. Be able to recite at least one Geek Movie word for word. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  89. Know what the 8th Chevron<\/a> does on a Stargate and how much power is required to get a lock. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  90. Be able to explain why it\u2019s important that Han shot first<\/a>. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  91. Know why it is just wrong for Luke and Leia to kiss. Check, ajjjj…<\/span><\/li>\n
  92. Stop talking Star Wars long enough to get laid. Check, al menos una vez<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  93. The ability to name actors, characters and plotlines from the majority of sci-fi movies produced since 1968. Check, pero defina bien mayor\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n
  94. Cite Mythbusters when debunking a myth or urban legend. Check<\/span><\/li>\n
  95. Sleep with a Cricket bat<\/a> next to your bed. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  96. Have a documented plan on what to do during a zombie or robot uprising. Nope, est\u00e1 todo en mi cabeza.<\/span><\/li>\n
  97. Identify evil alternate universe versions of friends, family, co-workers or self. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  98. Be able to convince TSA that the electronic parts you are carrying are really not a threat to passengers. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n
  99. Talk about things that aren\u2019t tech related. Check, religi\u00f3n y pol\u00edtica, pero solo a veces.<\/span><\/li>\n
  100. Get something on the front page of Digg<\/a>. Nope<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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