Other careers for a hacker?
thaumaturgy: I have no idea what'll work for you.For me, I started in I.T. at 16, did the corporate thing by 19, and at 24 became a climbing instructor.It was great. The pay was crap, but I learned a lot about people and group management and all kinds of other things that I just don't think most hackers ever have to deal with. I mean, how often do you get to practice talking to a 6-year-old that's climbed to the top and refuses to let go?After a few years in the outdoor industry I returned to computer systems, much more well-balanced I think.I don't see much personal value in moving from programming to something tangential to program. Diametric opposition, now that's much more fun.