>>These things are getting to easy, it's not really geeky!
In defense of these opinions, we need at-least somebody in the next generation to understand how the lowest level of technology works. I am told that everybody in my field built a radio communication system in high-school, now its a project for a senior level class.
The amount of educational material on the Internet has increased vastly, but looking at all the misconceptions and "not even wrong" stuff floating around, I'm not so convinced this is a good thing. Quantity is not quality.
I remember a math professor I had relating a discussion he had with another professor about whether to make the students memorize trigonometry rules. The proponent had no comeback for: "Should students be taught to make their own lightbulb before they do their homework at night?"
That is funny, since I don't think many maths instructors would agree with giving students calculators and starting with calculus in lieu of teaching them arithmetic first - which is similar to what beginning programmers are being taught these days.
In defense of these opinions, we need at-least somebody in the next generation to understand how the lowest level of technology works. I am told that everybody in my field built a radio communication system in high-school, now its a project for a senior level class.