Everything I've gathered from this article is that these are the pitfalls of the "established geek lifestyle." I didn't see anything that led me to believe that these things cannot be counteracted by exercising and other good habits. He's saying those that don't tend to have problems. And if you lead a lifestyle of based on his stereotypes this is what you should look out for.
He's not saying I, as a geek, am incapable of running a mile. He's also not saying a basketball player can't sit down and learn java for 12 hrs and stay awake. Just stating what he has noticed in the treatment of those in his area who are geeks having health issues. The issues tend to be common ones.
Stop taking an article so personally.
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I think it'd probably be better to wait for the car to pass before you step out then hope it's a Jag.
Everything I've gathered from this article is that these are the pitfalls of the "established geek lifestyle." I didn't see anything that led me to believe that these things cannot be counteracted by exercising and other good habits. He's saying those that don't tend to have problems. And if you lead a lifestyle of based on his stereotypes this is what you should look out for. He's not saying I, as a geek, am incapable of running a mile. He's also not saying a basketball player can't sit down and learn java for 12 hrs and stay awake. Just stating what he has noticed in the treatment of those in his area who are geeks having health issues. The issues tend to be common ones. Stop taking an article so personally.
Or you can use any old cell phone, wether it has a plan or not to call 911, by law any carrier in the area has to pick up the call and put it through.
It obviously didn't apply to those who didn't have their laptops.
throw in a "there" and you get a cookie!
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