Numbers 1,3,4,5,6 pretty much eliminate all programmers.
Numbers 1,3,4,5,6 pretty much eliminate all programmers.
VPNGuy wrote:
Numbers 1,3,4,5,6 pretty much eliminate all programmers.
I have a friend who is in graduate school for computer science and he
photographs birds
ballroom dances
figure skates
speaks/writes French, German, Spanish, English and Chinese
Also I think proficiency (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in 3+ languages should be a requirement.
Cronje wrote:
According to Nick Symmonds's mom, being a Renaissance Man requires:
* Finding an academic field you like and getting good at it
* Finding a sport/artistic activity you like and getting good at it
* Having a likeable personality
By that I EASILY make the cut. I don't know if that's enough. Is there anything more that should be added? Flagpole?
likeability? Not a good definition. No one liked Michelangelo and Leonardo was also a bitter pill.
How about me?
Masters in Art History
Masters in business adminstration
good masters athlete - I hit 80% AG% regularly
successful professionally
can play some folk guitar
knowledgable on many subjects
conversational italian, can read most major romance languages
Play piano
Play guitar
Sing
Still can do stupid nice tricks off diving board...former gymnast and diver
Can solve Rubik's cube and many other like puzzles
Can juggle
Can shoot free throws better than anyone I know
Can throw a Frisbee better than anyone I know (I actually use a Discraft)
SUPER high education...I mean REALLY REALLY high
Former college athlete (could have been diving or running; chose running)
Speak passable Spanish
Know a lot about the stock market
Know a lot about running manufacturing companies
Super Duper writer
Flagpole wrote:
Play piano
Play guitar
Sing
Still can do stupid nice tricks off diving board...former gymnast and diver
Can solve Rubik's cube and many other like puzzles
Can juggle
Can shoot free throws better than anyone I know
Can throw a Frisbee better than anyone I know (I actually use a Discraft)
SUPER high education...I mean REALLY REALLY high
Former college athlete (could have been diving or running; chose running)
Speak passable Spanish
Know a lot about the stock market
Know a lot about running manufacturing companies
Super Duper writer
oh my...is this for real?
gonna be some great ammunition for the letsrun crowd...almost too good to be true!
The Shredder wrote:
oh my...is this for real?
gonna be some great ammunition for the letsrun crowd...almost too good to be true!
The data is accurate. The TONE and putting it in a thread about being a Renaissance Man is all for kicks, brother. I mean "Super Duper Writer" and "REALLY REALLY"? Use your noggin, brother.
modern criteria for a renaissance man
Ivy League degree
visible non-flexing abs
sub-12 100m dash AND sub-5 mile
basic proficiency in at least 1 programming language (not HTML/CSS)
$100k+ annual net income
Accra wrote:
partycrashing 101 wrote:Not at all but I do have a broad enough range to cocktail chat on most topics that typically encompass socializing at a group get together.
I clean up well enough to take home to mom and dad and I'll have a seemingly insightful view of some corner of mom and dads business and social interests.
I know enough generational specific cultural icons to follow and comment on most 'history of me' conversations over passed canapés and glasses of bubbly.
If all else fails, and it often has, can do 3to4 minutes on the quality and presentation of the hors d'oeuvres.
If I'm still in the clutched of Aunt Doris or "Call Me Buddy" the siding salesman after the liver pate changes color I can doze them off by talking about third party shared ownership life settlement investment strategy.
Hmmm, very interesting, I thought I was at or close to this level as well, but I was going to say I do consider myself a renaissance man. What would you say it is that you're still lacking?
substance
agip wrote:How about me?
Masters in Art History
Masters in business adminstration
good masters athlete - I hit 80% AG% regularly
successful professionally
can play some folk guitar
knowledgable on many subjects
conversational italian, can read most major romance languages
A. Bonus points
B. Negates bonus points from A
C. Neutral
D. Depends on your profession
E. Meh, now if you said classical piano or harpsichord you would score mega bonus points
F. So is Flagpole (he thinks), no points there
G. A few points
Tally: +1-2 (on scale of 10)
Next?
Realism wrote:
modern criteria for a renaissance man
Ivy League degree
visible non-flexing abs
sub-12 100m dash AND sub-5 mile
basic proficiency in at least 1 programming language (not HTML/CSS)
$100k+ annual net income
A. -10 (for being a pompous, self-important twit)
B. +1
C. +2
D. -1
E. Disqualified for anything >100K/yr
Tally: FAIL
Flagpole wrote:
Play piano
Play guitar
Sing
Still can do stupid nice tricks off diving board...former gymnast and diver
Can solve Rubik's cube and many other like puzzles
Can juggle
Can shoot free throws better than anyone I know
Can throw a Frisbee better than anyone I know (I actually use a Discraft)
SUPER high education...I mean REALLY REALLY high
Former college athlete (could have been diving or running; chose running)
Speak passable Spanish
Know a lot about the stock market
Know a lot about running manufacturing companies
Super Duper writer
-10 for being annoying
rater wrote:
agip wrote:How about me?Masters in Art History
Masters in business adminstration
good masters athlete - I hit 80% AG% regularly
successful professionally
can play some folk guitar
knowledgable on many subjects
conversational italian, can read most major romance languages
A. Bonus points
B. Negates bonus points from A
C. Neutral
D. Depends on your profession
E. Meh, now if you said classical piano or harpsichord you would score mega bonus points
F. So is Flagpole (he thinks), no points there
G. A few points
Tally: +1-2 (on scale of 10)
Next?
how in the world do masters degrees in different subjects count as a negative?
no credit for running?
and success is success - the answer is finance/investing. But it doesn't really matter.
I'm using my crack analytical skills to reject your rating system.
CDC critic wrote:
Flagpole wrote:Play piano
Play guitar
Sing
Still can do stupid nice tricks off diving board...former gymnast and diver
Can solve Rubik's cube and many other like puzzles
Can juggle
Can shoot free throws better than anyone I know
Can throw a Frisbee better than anyone I know (I actually use a Discraft)
SUPER high education...I mean REALLY REALLY high
Former college athlete (could have been diving or running; chose running)
Speak passable Spanish
Know a lot about the stock market
Know a lot about running manufacturing companies
Super Duper writer
-10 for being annoying
INCORRECT! +10 because I KNEW that was the reaction I would get when I wrote it. I'm a bit bored today as I only had one very early morning meeting with a client.
Everyone here's trolling, right? You might consider yourselves renaissance men, but to others you looks more like jacks-of-all-trades.
kdbcs m wrote:
but to others you looks more like jacks-of-all-trades.
that's being generous
agip wrote:
how in the world do masters degrees in different subjects count as a negative?
no credit for running?
and success is success - the answer is finance/investing. But it doesn't really matter.
I'm using my crack analytical skills to reject your rating system.
The MBA signifies that you are a conformist. Renaissance men are anything but conformists.
agip wrote:
Cronje wrote:According to Nick Symmonds's mom, being a Renaissance Man requires:
* Finding an academic field you like and getting good at it
* Finding a sport/artistic activity you like and getting good at it
* Having a likeable personality
By that I EASILY make the cut. I don't know if that's enough. Is there anything more that should be added? Flagpole?
likeability? Not a good definition. No one liked Michelangelo and Leonardo was also a bitter pill.
How about me?
Masters in Art History
Masters in business adminstration
good masters athlete - I hit 80% AG% regularly
successful professionally
can play some folk guitar
knowledgable on many subjects
conversational italian, can read most major romance languages
That is very good, although I'd like to see you be fluent in Italian. In Europe (other than the UK), it is normal to be fluent in 2-3+ languages. I think we need a higher bar than just being conversational.
Flagpole wrote:
Play piano
Play guitar
Sing
Still can do stupid nice tricks off diving board...former gymnast and diver
Can solve Rubik's cube and many other like puzzles
Can juggle
Can shoot free throws better than anyone I know
Can throw a Frisbee better than anyone I know (I actually use a Discraft)
SUPER high education...I mean REALLY REALLY high
Former college athlete (could have been diving or running; chose running)
Speak passable Spanish
Know a lot about the stock market
Know a lot about running manufacturing companies
Super Duper writer
Same with Flagpole, it would be nice to get that Spanish above "passable" but good job so far
Equality Please wrote:
What about Renaissance Women? What kind of backwards values are those? Why are you assuming there are no women on LetsRun?
Women have smaller brains, just being realistic.
compton wrote:
Equality Please wrote:What about Renaissance Women? What kind of backwards values are those? Why are you assuming there are no women on LetsRun?
Women have smaller brains, just being realistic.
...you mean more efficient brains
kdbcs m wrote:
Everyone here's trolling, right? You might consider yourselves renaissance men, but to others you looks more like jacks-of-all-trades.
Aren't those pretty much synonyms?