kid computer guru

[gopunk]

I'm not going to comment on his parents and their parenting decisions. First of all, its really not my business - just like its none of your business to question my parenting decisions Secondly, he lives in a different culture where technical achievement is valued very very highly.

neither is it your business to question this guy's decision to get certifications and culture is irrelevant, there are plenty of smart kids in america.

I entered college early. And I know some other people that did. I attended a college and graduate program that has some of the brightest young minds in the world. The percentage of having a successful life after college is significantly lower for the child prodigies and workaholics. BTW, my definition of success does not mean having a high-paying job...

i think i have noticed the same thing, but i really think that is more a consequence of intrusive parenting...


it's okay though, i can see you don't really want to talk about this. that's fine, forget i ever brought it up

 

[calbear2000]

Originally posted by: gopunk

I'm not going to comment on his parents and their parenting decisions. First of all, its really not my business - just like its none of your business to question my parenting decisions Secondly, he lives in a different culture where technical achievement is valued very very highly.

neither is it your business to question this guy's decision to get certifications and culture is irrelevant, there are plenty of smart kids in america.

Ah, but notice I didn't question his parents' decisions, which was the point I was making. I brought up the point about culture because this kid's family is in a culture where his technical achievement is very highly esteemed. It doesn't make a difference in his intelligence, but it makes a difference in his life.

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I entered college early. And I know some other people that did. I attended a college and graduate program that has some of the brightest young minds in the world. The percentage of having a successful life after college is significantly lower for the child prodigies and workaholics. BTW, my definition of success does not mean having a high-paying job...

i think i have noticed the same thing, but i really think that is more a consequence of intrusive parenting...


it's okay though, i can see you don't really want to talk about this. that's fine, forget i ever brought it up

I don't mind discussing it. But I don't want to have defend my reasoning to people who equate my desire for a well-rounded childhood to a regret-inspiring "stifling" of my child's dreams. Argumentative people tend to want to forcibly shape my mentality to fit their argument

 

[nd]

I'm a little confused, why has he gotten so much recognition? I was under the impression that there are plenty of bright computer-saavy 14 year olds out there. Granted, it's very rare for one to be so ambitious to seek all those certifications, but I don't put much value in those myself.

Growing up around his age, most of my computer-nerd-friend contacts came from the local BBS scene. Within this small population, I knew at least 3 that were skilled (with varying levels of proficiency) with hardware, software, troubleshooting, and dabbled in programming a bit. While he does have some impressive credentials for his age, I'm just surprised that it's considered so unprecedented. Maybe if he were programming device drivers, kernel hacking, or designing hardware, I would be more suprised (don't think I've seen that from a 14 year old yet).

 

[hamburglar]

wow














































amazing

 

[quirky]

"For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool!. . .all is vanity and a striving after wind."

do you really believe that this kid is getting all this certs and qualifications because its his passion?
people get too caught up in the thigns that society values and rewards. just do what you enjoy and be happy.

 

[Utterman]

So sad,


another geek who will never know how to please a girl

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: JubJub4
i bet he gets all the girls

ahahahha lol


freakin...wait-a-minute....i think he will...all those hot late-teen girls....they'll look @ this kid..."awww how cute! and he's programming!"

damn it...

 

[DanTMWTMP]

ah damn it...nm...he plastered his face all over the website...now...now...why!! why would u do that!!!!

nice set of achievements though...

 

[poopaskoopa]

I'd have been more impressed if he said he could dunk. Seems like a bright kid.

i have 4 older sisters and i see that life stops being fun after you get out of college and you have to work. now, i realize you have fun, but not like when you are a teenager.

That, above, is entirely up to you.

 

[mrCide]

certifications are over rated.

but atleast i'm starting work next week (tech support/help desk) and have a girlfriend, so eat poop and happy halloween

 

[Snapster]

5 years website experience, and that's the state of his website.........

 

[Descartes]

I didn't see any *real* experience other than his own little pet projects.

All waxing engineers started with pet projects; however, every professional engineer can say with confidence that those projects, although fun, provided you with little experience you could reuse in your professional environment.

There also seems to be too many people touting certifications in here. Give me a book, and a test, and I'll pass it (assuming the book(s) cover the material). There is *nothing* exceptional about being a young MCSE if you're willing to simply read the material. You don't need any experience whatsoever; hence, the loss of confidence in the MCSE over the years.

I knew a 15 year old MCSE who hadn't worked on a system outside of his own, yet he passed each test w/ flying colors (I'm sure the braindumps might have helped a little too).

I have a friend who is a CCNA; knows close to nothing. Take him outside of what he learned in the lab, and he can't find a solution.

 

[UberDave]

who cares.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: UberDave
who cares.

 

[Spac3d]

Computer Platforms/Languages self learnt:

· Microsoft DOS, Windows 95, 98, XP. (Expert/Hacker level)

· Linux / Sun Solaris (user-level)

Uh oh guys, he can hax0r us people using win95 and win98. Thank god hes only user-level on *unix & solaris, or he might hax0r our servers too:Q

On the positive side... at least someone is an expert on using win98

Spac3d

 

[guyver01]

some "computer guru" ... doesn't he know black and dark blue don't work well on a webpage??? sheesh!!

:disgust:

 

[cjchaps]

I feel exactly the same way... I was building computers, hacking with OS's, and had a wide variety of computer skills by the time I was 14. Me and 3 other guys were in a programming contest back in High School against many of the other local schools. We basically won the programming contest about 4 times as fast the next fastest team because myself and my buddy had real world computer skills, not book skills. It's all about what you want to do. I don't know if I could have had all those certs by that age(too boring), but I knew a handful of individuals who could have done that easily. It's just why would a 14 year old kid get MCSE certified? The pressure is definately coming from his parents and society for that stuff. I feel sorry for the kid personally...

Originally posted by: nd
I'm a little confused, why has he gotten so much recognition? I was under the impression that there are plenty of bright computer-saavy 14 year olds out there. Granted, it's very rare for one to be so ambitious to seek all those certifications, but I don't put much value in those myself.

Growing up around his age, most of my computer-nerd-friend contacts came from the local BBS scene. Within this small population, I knew at least 3 that were skilled (with varying levels of proficiency) with hardware, software, troubleshooting, and dabbled in programming a bit. While he does have some impressive credentials for his age, I'm just surprised that it's considered so unprecedented. Maybe if he were programming device drivers, kernel hacking, or designing hardware, I would be more suprised (don't think I've seen that from a 14 year old yet).

 

[UNCjigga]

so when can we expect to see Akshattech.com? Lemme know, cuz I got dibs on 'uncjigga' in his forums!

 

[BennyD]

Developed about 25 websites till now on diverse topics.

hah, his geocities page blows!!

 

[Radiohead]

Originally posted by: Spac3d

Computer Platforms/Languages self learnt:

· Microsoft DOS, Windows 95, 98, XP. (Expert/Hacker level)

· Linux / Sun Solaris (user-level)

Uh oh guys, he can hax0r us people using win95 and win98. Thank god hes only user-level on *unix & solaris, or he might hax0r our servers too:Q

On the positive side... at least someone is an expert on using win98

Spac3d

LOL

But yeah, big effing deal...

 

[MrDudeMan]

if you look at this stuff, he is such a frickin liar.


look at his stupid webpage! its terrible!

ive seen better pr0n webpages!






HELLO PEOPLE! he cant even make a LINK work to his OWN site! look at the top of his page...it says "Website: blahblah.com" and the link DOESNT work!

what a crock of sh!t!!