Do Geeks Make Better Adults? 335
mcgrew writes "What makes people unpopular in the hallways of high school, mainly an unwillingness to conform, tends to translate into success as an adult. Robbins lists several companies—including Yahoo!—that prioritize hiring quirky individuals who shun conventional thinking. She also name-checks historical and current celebrities, including director Steven Spielberg (who was taunted for being Jewish in high school) and Lady Gaga (a self-described former theater 'freak'), whose weirdness led to later fame. (Other now-validated former outsiders she touts: Steve Jobs, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Angelina Jolie.)"
Re:Only with an "Edge" (Score:5, Funny)
WTF is a "class-c" geek? Is there some designation hierarchy I'm unaware of?
I've been a geek for almost my entire life, and I have no idea what you're talking about.
C doesn't have classes. He meant to write "C++ geek" or something like that.
Re:Only with an "Edge" (Score:2, Funny)
WTF is a "class-c" geek? Is there some designation hierarchy I'm unaware of?
A class-c geek has a 24 bit netmask.