The main question for this first blog post is: Why should geeks write?  In my opinion, there are two main reasons why geeks should write.  Firstly, for their own benefit, and secondly, for the benefit of others.

Writing is a great form of self-expression.  Writing allows you to organize your thoughts and opinions, and put them in a place where you can have access to them again in the future.  This allows you to better understand your own thoughts and opinions by having a collection of posts about them.  Understanding yourself better is something that all people could benefit from, including geeks.  Additionally, writing is something that many geeks don't do on a regular basis.  By writing in something as simple as a blog, it helps broaden your horizons, and make you a better communicator in general.

In the prompt for this assignment, it was mentioned that writing is something which is done in the humanities, and is almost the opposite of what is done in computer science.  But this itself is the reason why more geeks should write.  If the only people who write are those interested in humanities, then a significant amount of our written work would be from people who are similar.  Geeks have a different perspective on the world,  different experiences to share, and different approaches to life.  These are things which should be shared with the world, to give people different views.  Additionally, many people don't know much about computer science, even though computers are a part of everyday life now.  Even if they only write in the most simple terms, writing about computer science could allow people to understand better something which they use every day.

Broadening horizons and giving people different experiences is always a good thing.  If a geek writes a blog, it broadens both their own horizons, as well as those of the readers.