Some people set their sights on climbing mountains before they die, but the nerds here yearn to delve deep into open-source operating systems, mobile apps, and games. What's on your list?
Here are 50 Geeky Things to Do Before Die!
PCs
Learn to program.
Try an open-source operating system.
Set my system so that it can dual-boot.
Teach a child to use a PC.
Teach a relative to fix their own PC.
Build a computer from spare parts.
Start my own Tumblr blog.
Set up an array of at least three monitors.
Build a media center PC.
Build a media center PC--for my car.
Mobile
Root the phone.
Try every mobile OS at least once.
Build own mobile app.
Have smartphone battery last all day.
Control my house using my phone.
Complete a call on an iPhone without its cutting off.
Beat every level on Angry Birds and get three stars.
Find something to play on my phone that isn't an Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, or Cut The Rope clone.
Develop a best-selling iPhone game.
Master the art of typing on a touchscreen (without using autocorrect).
Destroy an iPhone - conantroutman Suggestion
Gaming
Beat Day[9] at Starcraft II.
Participate in a World of Warcraft raid.
Win a game of Solitaire.
Build a virtual-reality machine for first-person shooter games--and play a collection of the best FPS games ever created in it. (Contributed on Facebook by Peter Drake)
Beat a Metal Slug game on one quarter.
Beat Minesweeper in under a minute.
Participate in (or host) a LAN party.
Beat Doom II.
Create my own Starcraft and/or first-person shooter level.
Participate in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
Hacking
Join a hackerspace.
Learn how to solder.
Program in BASIC.
Learn to use Arduino.
Make a wearable PC--or maybe a hackable wristwatch.
3D-print something.
Build a robot.
Build a robot out of Lego bricks.
Install Android on every gadget imaginable.
Create a Kinect hack.
Tech Tourism
Become a space tourist.
Stage a gruesome scene for the Google Street View truck.
Track down a geocache and then leave my mark.
Visit the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.
Make a pilgrimage to Athens and see the Antikythera Mechanism.
Take a geek cruise to kill kobolds in the Caribbean, or to talk Macs over Merlot as I cruise up the Pacific coast.
Break into Area 51. Bonus points: Break out of Area 51.
Fly a jetpack.
Visit the Large Hadron Collider. (Contributed on Facebook by Tracey Pritchett)
Experience zero-gravity flight aboard a Boeing 727 vomit comet.
Do you think that some other stuff should be added?
Destroy an iPhone???
Yeah, that would be great. Added to the list
Yes!
Burning an iphoney
Will it blend? That is the question.
Skellyyy said:
Will it blend? That is the question.
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LOL
I just want to go to Defcon at least once.
so i did most of the above, does that make me a geek?
Got a few ideas.
1) own a large box of obsolete computer/av cables.
2) memorise large parts of douglas adams, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
3) own a peice of of scifi or fantasy film/tv memorabilia.
4) have a really geeky tattoo.
Sent from my awesome DZ
Blend a Ipad
Looks like I'm quite the geek:
nathanpc said:
Some people set their sights on climbing mountains before they die, but the nerds here yearn to delve deep into open-source operating systems, mobile apps, and games. What's on your list?
Here are 50 Geeky Things to Do Before Die!
PCs
Learn to program. I unlearned how to program.
Try an open-source operating system. I have a Super OS boot
Set my system so that it can dual-boot. Done
Teach a child to use a PC. Done.
Teach a relative to fix their own PC. Done. Hammer missing from toolbox
Build a computer from spare parts. More than once
Start my own Tumblr blog. Never!
Set up an array of at least three monitors. No $$$
Build a media center PC. PC is media centre
Build a media center PC--for my car. Car would be jacked in 15 minutes.
Mobile
Root the phone. 2 weeks after buying first smartphone
Try every mobile OS at least once. Done. Although mostly on loans
Build own mobile app. Next up
Have smartphone battery last all day. Too easy
Control my house using my phone. When I have a house
Complete a call on an iPhone without its cutting off. Only on 3GS. Be more specific next time
Beat every level on Angry Birds and get three stars. Challenge accepted
Find something to play on my phone that isn't an Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, or Cut The Rope clone. Been there, done that
Develop a best-selling iPhone game. No interest on iPhone
Master the art of typing on a touchscreen (without using autocorrect).I used Swype... is that cheating?
Destroy an iPhone - conantroutman Suggestion I'd like to keep some friends, thank you.
Gaming
Beat Day[9] at Starcraft II. Nope
Participate in a World of Warcraft raid. Never played WoW, never plan to
Win a game of Solitaire. 12-years old when I did
Build a virtual-reality machine for first-person shooter games--and play a collection of the best FPS games ever created in it. (Contributed on Facebook by Peter Drake) Waiting for VR machine
Beat a Metal Slug game on one quarter. I'll never make it...
Beat Minesweeper in under a minute. 54 seconds on the highest level
Participate in (or host) a LAN party. One too many Cyber Cafe romps. Done since 14.
Beat Doom II. No plans to play an outdated game...
Create my own Starcraft and/or first-person shooter level. Done
Participate in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Does Baldur's Gate count?
Hacking
Join a hackerspace. Does XDA count?
Learn how to solder. 14 years old
Program in BASIC. Never be as awesome as that...
Learn to use Arduino. Challenge accepted
Make a wearable PC--or maybe a hackable wristwatch. Challenge accepted
3D-print something. Probably never buy a 3d printer
Build a robot. Built one out of cardboard
Build a robot out of Lego bricks. Lego technic counts?
Install Android on every gadget imaginable. Challenge accepted
Create a Kinect hack.Need to get a kinect, but Challenge accepted.
Tech Tourism
Become a space tourist. Need money and fitness, but Challenge Accepted
Stage a gruesome scene for the Google Street View truck. Waiting for Google's Street view to come to M'sia, but Challenge Accepted
Track down a geocache and then leave my mark.Challenge Accepted
Visit the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. No relatives in Cali. Very unlikely
Make a pilgrimage to Athens and see the Antikythera Mechanism.No relatives there. Very unlikely
Take a geek cruise to kill kobolds in the Caribbean, or to talk Macs over Merlot as I cruise up the Pacific coast. No relatives there. Very unlikely
Break into Area 51. Bonus points: Break out of Area 51. Guantanamo Bay counts?
Fly a jetpack.Need to build it first, but Challenge Accepted
Visit the Large Hadron Collider. (Contributed on Facebook by Tracey Pritchett) Challenge Accepted
Experience zero-gravity flight aboard a Boeing 727 vomit comet.DO WANT. Challenge Accepted!
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Need to work more!
Have a 5 and a quarter inch floppy disk hanging on a wall!
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
get banned from xda (somthing tells me tho im doing pretty well with it)
I must have done about 15 of that list already!
Something like "Destroy an iPhone", well thats going to be impossible for me. Unless i go to the O2 shop and crack a screen on one (without getting caught).
PCs
Learn to program. - PHP, Java, C, C++, C#, Smalltalk, Fortran, LISP and ASP. Does SQL count?
Try an open-source operating system. - Linux Debian, obviously
Set my system so that it can dual-boot. - Windows 7 - Debian
Teach a child to use a PC. - Six year old nephew
Teach a relative to fix their own PC. - Mother via phone
Build a computer from spare parts. - Spend a day in the IT Department at a company and you have to.
Start my own Tumblr blog. - I have one. Rarely use it though.
Set up an array of at least three monitors. - Standard setup.
Build a media center PC. - Switched it to a media station box.
Build a media center PC--for my car. - No car anymore, though did have CD/MP3/DVD with USB and SD support.
Mobile
Root the phone. - Obviously.
Try every mobile OS at least once. - Symbian/BlackBerry OS/Android/iOS/Others I forget
Build own mobile app. - Basic ones.
Have smartphone battery last all day. - Once.
Control my house using my phone. - I have remote access for a lot of things via the internet and a need for a 48 port switch.
Complete a call on an iPhone without its cutting off. - Yes
Beat every level on Angry Birds and get three stars. - Then I flashed a rom and lost it.
Find something to play on my phone that isn't an Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, or Cut The Rope clone. - Some space flight game.
Develop a best-selling iPhone game. - I wish, I'd be rich.
Master the art of typing on a touchscreen (without using autocorrect). - Swype.
Destroy an iPhone - conantroutman Suggestion - Why? I'd rather sell it or give it to a friend/family.
Gaming
Beat Day[9] at Starcraft II. - Haven't played in years.
Participate in a World of Warcraft raid. - Never played.
Win a game of Solitaire. - Yes.
Build a virtual-reality machine for first-person shooter games--and play a collection of the best FPS games ever created in it. (Contributed on Facebook by Peter Drake) - Sounds awesome, shall start tomorrow.
Beat a Metal Slug game on one quarter. - Don't know what this means.
Beat Minesweeper in under a minute. - Yes.
Participate in (or host) a LAN party. - Yes, school we used to do this and play Unreal at an old job.
Beat Doom II. - Never played.
Create my own Starcraft and/or first-person shooter level. - Nope.
Participate in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. - Watched the cartoon when I was younger.
Hacking
Join a hackerspace. - A what? The Scene?
Learn how to solder. - At school. Used to throw solder balls at each other.
Program in BASIC. 10 GO TO 20
Learn to use Arduino. - Not sure what this is.
Make a wearable PC--or maybe a hackable wristwatch. - I've had wrist watch computer things before, used to read flashes from a PC screen.
3D-print something. - No need, I don't even own a printer.
Build a robot. - In school we half built for robot wars.
Build a robot out of Lego bricks. - Basic one, with the kit. Was awesome.
Install Android on every gadget imaginable. - PC and Phone. Might look at others soon.
Create a Kinect hack. - I've got Kinect, still not played it.
Tech Tourism
Become a space tourist. - I've been to a space thing at Seacomb.
Stage a gruesome scene for the Google Street View truck. - I've never seen it, however my back shows for the picture of where I live.
Track down a geocache and then leave my mark. - No, I've seen people on twitter and never really looked into it.
Visit the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. - Never left Europe, though surely Betchley House is more important?
Make a pilgrimage to Athens and see the Antikythera Mechanism. - I've been to Athens, don't think I did this.
Take a geek cruise to kill kobolds in the Caribbean, or to talk Macs over Merlot as I cruise up the Pacific coast. - Again never left Europe.
Break into Area 51. Bonus points: Break out of Area 51. - What's the point? Nothing's there.
Fly a jetpack. - I would love to.
Visit the Large Hadron Collider. (Contributed on Facebook by Tracey Pritchett) - I know someone who went to CERN, I wasn't invited.
Experience zero-gravity flight aboard a Boeing 727 vomit comet. - This is my dream.
Ah hahah You should get a macbook, take it to starbucks and then destroy it infront of all the people that like to show off macbooks at cafes. . .
PartTimeLegend said:
Destroy an iPhone - conantroutman Suggestion - Why? I'd rather sell it or give it to a friend/family.
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How can you be so cruel?
kekouekla said:
Ah hahah You should get a macbook, take it to starbucks and then destroy it infront of all the people that like to show off macbooks at cafes. . .
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One day, if I ever have the cash for it... Or we can combine it with the iPhone game thing:
Make a best-selling iPhone game, and then buy MacBook Pros with the proceeds. Bring them to a Starbucks for a much publicized event (make them think that you are launching the next game). Once you are there, start smashing all the MBPs and encourage the crowd to do the same. Then whip out your favourite Android phone(s)
Win.
I'm a little scared at how much of that list i've already done.
But one more to add to the list, that I have not done.
Get into a physical fight over O/S preference (Mac vs Win vs Linux etc)
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get banned from xda (somthing tells me tho im doing pretty well with it)
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If I must.
All XDA Mods are penis-sucking knob-jockeys. Who all hate bacon. And as such, should have their balls ripped off. Or balls sewn on and then ripped off if female.
Good enough? XD
Also - the thread title is messed up. It should read "50 Geeky Things to Do Before You Die"
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Zombies would seem like a holiday at this point.
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