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Cali Lewis

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 – running time 10:42
Martin interviews GeekBrief.tv host Cali Lewis about new MacBooks, why she changed her name and why she decided to not go to college.

Cali Lewis, host of the wildly popular technology show GeekBrief.tv, stops by the shed to talk about the new line of MacBook Pros, her upcoming cross country trip, why she changed her name, why she decided against going to college, and juicy steaks.

Highlights
Steve Jobs ( 3:04, 7:55, 3:04, 7:55 ) Martin Sargent ( 0:21, 0:21 ) Georgia Tech ( 5:06, 5:06 ) Kelley Lewis ( 5:42, 6:00, 5:42, 6:00 ) Steve Jobs ( 3:04, 7:55, 3:04, 7:55 ) Martin Sargent ( 0:21, 0:21 ) Georgia Tech ( 5:06, 5:06 ) Kelley Lewis ( 5:42, 6:00, 5:42, 6:00 )

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" War. Sort of super -- Cuba right Netflix. Yeah. Welcome Internet superstar -- the government the most important intriguing insane people and things on line. Nine Internet. Martin Sargent had to -- your superstar Kelly who is ultimately only bought it alligator joke geek brief TV. Let's take a look at a --"

" Part of my job at this point in history is to provide a brief respite from all the financial doom and gloom that has -- a little agitated and nervous. It's in that Spirit that I want to introduce you to the automatic octopus all maker ox is also new are popular street snack and a -- and apparently -- difficult to make it home. The automatic activists ball maker takes them off the bus out of DNY dropped this bomb making by combining a nonstick Malden played. In a motor that gradually flips and cooks the octopus all -- needed. The kit includes a -- to baseball batter an oil breasts and picks for steering the talk yucky otherwise known as doctors false."

" Yeah she's. -- that's good for governor on the show articulate cool. I don't know why it's here I think probably my pleasure so people going to be watching this week from today but I feel like we have to talk about it because you've just got back up here Cupertino. Yes I drove all way into the city just for you because I was not going to come into the city youth culture at like for. Still reek of Mac I think you were down there at the apple compound so the big presentation what's your take -- Well I'm very excited about the new line of Mac books dean you know -- And like an hour hello I am bigs don't -- a lot differently but right isn't doing we'll certainly isn't just cheaper faster than there. You know -- figured out how to create MacBook and MacBook pros and MacBook -- From you know one piece of of aluminum and artist who that is cool and that living is that -- on this -- with -- yeah they they window hole X explanation and I have to watch the video is that wasn't actually invited. To the hands yeah. Now now now I am going to an -- color. Yeah. You don't go. Yeah the Cupertino and that's the hotel and -- I didn't actually go to a casino -- the event that it's going to the couldn't win there and that's. Yes so I think most exciting thing how is that glass tax dispute it's. -- there's no but it's all attached there's no button but you can assign different you have to forefinger. Catch. On our pet I I really CNET --"

" Do you have kids that I know. Central thing really has that are out there let everyone kind of kind of play with -- but he and yeah."

" There going to cafe max for lunch but and I miss Steve Jobs by two seconds a -- audio in and out of now I don't know I don't know I don't want to yeah. Apple. And you don't you know the air they're going to call it. What you do you think you Goodwill that brought about now and I'm -- is that if you doesn't like me then I'm done."

" You know I I love your show when I gotta say I was watching I think it was episode 4:43 am really disappointed and you don't talk about being scared because you do this 72 -- state."

" Yeah yeah we went to this place an Amarillo and if you eat and 72 ounce steak and -- it's like. He -- yeah -- thing for all it everything you get everything for free. And stock now I was gonna trying to I'd grown. --"

" It's up because I want to point out there when that you're from Texas. And that you came following up your presumably the cover this there's Matt saying well."

" No it wasn't even scheduled when I handed out now this is a trip completely that trip you called the little big trip yes."

" And I know that you."

" You you and your husband you know -- implanting something called what the big trip picture big trip for a long time -- And the big trip I believe it's fifty states in in fifty weeks."

" Actually it started it Gunther a couple of adjustments can then -- decided the you know would be a little too ambitious to cover fifty states in a few weeks and not -- through -- you know didn't do it to her right to actually see everything. On the economy is affected in a bit so we might wind up win it without -- I thought I. They timeline that we -- and not a huge tour buzz but garlic trailer and applicant have you that you were gonna -- the big RB or ordinary -- America. Well not don't know yet but we're we're trying to enterprise they continue to do the show when you're on the little island and the nowadays that's in the -- that's -- point to go and you know. Find all this amazing tech research that happening all throughout the country isn't just happening at Georgia Tech it's not just happening here in the valley it's. Everywhere thanks so much stuff going on and yeah I was."

" That I remember when I was working for the screen savers that detective if they sent me to Fargo, North Dakota. That's it turns out it's a it seems like yeah well I'll say I was also I love Fargo invite me back apart when I fired well North Dakota is it was fun. I cancers and also the thing about the what did you decide to change your name let's get down to brass tax okay Maria the true -- particularly that it Youkilis. The group with two G. Dick Kelley Lewis when you started your podcasting."

" Well -- there were a couple of reasons though and we came up with the idea for geek brief it was this whole back story I would be the international director for the geek intelligence agency -- yet okay -- and we have agents all across the world and that kind of just made sense to have an alias of Kelley Lewis who have eluded prison -- like -- that's kind of exotic great. But. Struggling mining try spelling it you know I think. It's not really possible that we've we've figured having -- American name for something easier to spell. And at Google and we're building brand United's as a stage that there. -- I was born girls -- Girl's arm and then on in mr. you're joking yes OK I think. I've. Done --"

" He'll is that his bio it says. Everybody believes. Well as sergeant doesn't sound like -- domain by now my parents that you know -- that you're very poetic if nothing else but the."

" And it's cool I have -- US because I come to California. And I get to walk down -- avenue and goes on like on heaven."

" I thought maybe you did it because. Your your your your birthday was already taken in the dot com. -- now all I have an agenda I I and I don't have early -- dot -- somebody's holding it hostage. They won't believe that's really me trying to get it back off. Given speculate but I had a -- like this that newspaper with today's date out of and it really me I'm Leo so you decided. That you weren't going to go to college when you read a book business you until the millionaire next door."

" Yeah I wasn't just -- that that was a huge influence on me the millionaire next story is all about. Real millionaires living in America they're not the people these these -- driving the fancy cars and spending lavish amounts of money and doing all sorts of things. They're real people who live in you know. Normal kind of communities don't have huge houses they drive used cars. And not a bad apple bothered me that Clinton are running what exactly right exactly and you know Steve Jobs Bill Gates that they they either in. Bill Gates dropped out college. -- and you know so. I loved school and I love learning and I still continue that just on my own but it. I decided that I wanted to work for myself and talent to be an entrepreneur and I didn't want to spend that time and that extra money. To go through college. And and -- coming weeks that time I felt like it would be a waste for me because that would be learning how to work for somebody --"

" Did you have that looking back in retrospect to have any regrets about that its chances are you've made the right choice because."

" Let me yeah I'm here -- you know I'm and a -- got here there observers that it's exactly what you're gonna analyze it yeah."

" So let me ask you this -- are your neighbors living next to a million."

" Not yet but expect that met yet. Yeah I'm got it we're gonna."

" I think you're doing great. And you if nothing else aren't Internet superstar from you how much the."

" Governor that he -- either well everyone -- can't break it comes out about four times a week he could find a geek brief. He broke drugs tomorrow we welcome -- and perhaps I don't round of it and we beat. Until that we'll see -- the book. Sort of start occupied. --"

" Sport looks like you gotta be your bonnet what's troubling yet well your right marred my cousin -- birthdays coming up but I can't decide whether to get this 150 -- cat puzzle. Or this new integrated camera load tape. Or I think you'd be -- if they got into."

" Those things -- what meat I think you should get them. Not what what's what's that well not Blix will deliver over an 8000 -- did titles the -- door with no link be free return shipping."

" Get it out yeah if you sign up at the site www. Netflix doctors -- superstar you'll save about. And -- birthday present -- I think that. That's not what extent W dot -- dot Netflix and superstar. Act."

" Yeah. It's. --"

" War. Sort of super -- Cuba right Netflix. Yeah. Welcome Internet superstar -- the government the most important intriguing insane people and things on line. Nine Internet. Martin Sargent had to -- your superstar Kelly who is ultimately only bought it alligator joke geek brief TV. Let's take a look at a --"

" Part of my job at this point in history is to provide a brief respite from all the financial doom and gloom that has -- a little agitated and nervous. It's in that Spirit that I want to introduce you to the automatic octopus all maker ox is also new are popular street snack and a -- and apparently -- difficult to make it home. The automatic activists ball maker takes them off the bus out of DNY dropped this bomb making by combining a nonstick Malden played. In a motor that gradually flips and cooks the octopus all -- needed. The kit includes a -- to baseball batter an oil breasts and picks for steering the talk yucky otherwise known as doctors false."

" Yeah she's. -- that's good for governor on the show articulate cool. I don't know why it's here I think probably my pleasure so people going to be watching this week from today but I feel like we have to talk about it because you've just got back up here Cupertino. Yes I drove all way into the city just for you because I was not going to come into the city youth culture at like for. Still reek of Mac I think you were down there at the apple compound so the big presentation what's your take -- Well I'm very excited about the new line of Mac books dean you know -- And like an hour hello I am bigs don't -- a lot differently but right isn't doing we'll certainly isn't just cheaper faster than there. You know -- figured out how to create MacBook and MacBook pros and MacBook -- From you know one piece of of aluminum and artist who that is cool and that living is that -- on this -- with -- yeah they they window hole X explanation and I have to watch the video is that wasn't actually invited. To the hands yeah. Now now now I am going to an -- color. Yeah. You don't go. Yeah the Cupertino and that's the hotel and -- I didn't actually go to a casino -- the event that it's going to the couldn't win there and that's. Yes so I think most exciting thing how is that glass tax dispute it's. -- there's no but it's all attached there's no button but you can assign different you have to forefinger. Catch. On our pet I I really CNET --"

" Do you have kids that I know. Central thing really has that are out there let everyone kind of kind of play with -- but he and yeah."

" There going to cafe max for lunch but and I miss Steve Jobs by two seconds a -- audio in and out of now I don't know I don't know I don't want to yeah. Apple. And you don't you know the air they're going to call it. What you do you think you Goodwill that brought about now and I'm -- is that if you doesn't like me then I'm done."

" You know I I love your show when I gotta say I was watching I think it was episode 4:43 am really disappointed and you don't talk about being scared because you do this 72 -- state."

" Yeah yeah we went to this place an Amarillo and if you eat and 72 ounce steak and -- it's like. He -- yeah -- thing for all it everything you get everything for free. And stock now I was gonna trying to I'd grown. --"

" It's up because I want to point out there when that you're from Texas. And that you came following up your presumably the cover this there's Matt saying well."

" No it wasn't even scheduled when I handed out now this is a trip completely that trip you called the little big trip yes."

" And I know that you."

" You you and your husband you know -- implanting something called what the big trip picture big trip for a long time -- And the big trip I believe it's fifty states in in fifty weeks."

" Actually it started it Gunther a couple of adjustments can then -- decided the you know would be a little too ambitious to cover fifty states in a few weeks and not -- through -- you know didn't do it to her right to actually see everything. On the economy is affected in a bit so we might wind up win it without -- I thought I. They timeline that we -- and not a huge tour buzz but garlic trailer and applicant have you that you were gonna -- the big RB or ordinary -- America. Well not don't know yet but we're we're trying to enterprise they continue to do the show when you're on the little island and the nowadays that's in the -- that's -- point to go and you know. Find all this amazing tech research that happening all throughout the country isn't just happening at Georgia Tech it's not just happening here in the valley it's. Everywhere thanks so much stuff going on and yeah I was."

" That I remember when I was working for the screen savers that detective if they sent me to Fargo, North Dakota. That's it turns out it's a it seems like yeah well I'll say I was also I love Fargo invite me back apart when I fired well North Dakota is it was fun. I cancers and also the thing about the what did you decide to change your name let's get down to brass tax okay Maria the true -- particularly that it Youkilis. The group with two G. Dick Kelley Lewis when you started your podcasting."

" Well -- there were a couple of reasons though and we came up with the idea for geek brief it was this whole back story I would be the international director for the geek intelligence agency -- yet okay -- and we have agents all across the world and that kind of just made sense to have an alias of Kelley Lewis who have eluded prison -- like -- that's kind of exotic great. But. Struggling mining try spelling it you know I think. It's not really possible that we've we've figured having -- American name for something easier to spell. And at Google and we're building brand United's as a stage that there. -- I was born girls -- Girl's arm and then on in mr. you're joking yes OK I think. I've. Done --"

" He'll is that his bio it says. Everybody believes. Well as sergeant doesn't sound like -- domain by now my parents that you know -- that you're very poetic if nothing else but the."

" And it's cool I have -- US because I come to California. And I get to walk down -- avenue and goes on like on heaven."

" I thought maybe you did it because. Your your your your birthday was already taken in the dot com. -- now all I have an agenda I I and I don't have early -- dot -- somebody's holding it hostage. They won't believe that's really me trying to get it back off. Given speculate but I had a -- like this that newspaper with today's date out of and it really me I'm Leo so you decided. That you weren't going to go to college when you read a book business you until the millionaire next door."

" Yeah I wasn't just -- that that was a huge influence on me the millionaire next story is all about. Real millionaires living in America they're not the people these these -- driving the fancy cars and spending lavish amounts of money and doing all sorts of things. They're real people who live in you know. Normal kind of communities don't have huge houses they drive used cars. And not a bad apple bothered me that Clinton are running what exactly right exactly and you know Steve Jobs Bill Gates that they they either in. Bill Gates dropped out college. -- and you know so. I loved school and I love learning and I still continue that just on my own but it. I decided that I wanted to work for myself and talent to be an entrepreneur and I didn't want to spend that time and that extra money. To go through college. And and -- coming weeks that time I felt like it would be a waste for me because that would be learning how to work for somebody --"

" Did you have that looking back in retrospect to have any regrets about that its chances are you've made the right choice because."

" Let me yeah I'm here -- you know I'm and a -- got here there observers that it's exactly what you're gonna analyze it yeah."

" So let me ask you this -- are your neighbors living next to a million."

" Not yet but expect that met yet. Yeah I'm got it we're gonna."

" I think you're doing great. And you if nothing else aren't Internet superstar from you how much the."

" Governor that he -- either well everyone -- can't break it comes out about four times a week he could find a geek brief. He broke drugs tomorrow we welcome -- and perhaps I don't round of it and we beat. Until that we'll see -- the book. Sort of start occupied. --"

" Sport looks like you gotta be your bonnet what's troubling yet well your right marred my cousin -- birthdays coming up but I can't decide whether to get this 150 -- cat puzzle. Or this new integrated camera load tape. Or I think you'd be -- if they got into."

" Those things -- what meat I think you should get them. Not what what's what's that well not Blix will deliver over an 8000 -- did titles the -- door with no link be free return shipping."

" Get it out yeah if you sign up at the site www. Netflix doctors -- superstar you'll save about. And -- birthday present -- I think that. That's not what extent W dot -- dot Netflix and superstar. Act."

" Yeah. It's. --"

mari1ee

Started discussion: October 21, 2008 @ 10:48am GMT

Episode 83 - Cali Lewis [Discussion]

Martin interviews GeekBrief.tv host Cali Lewis about new MacBooks, why she changed her name and why she decided to not go to college.

Watch or download here.

Cybersuchus
about 1 year ago
As someone who has spent an inordinate amount of time in college and is now looking towards pursuing a degree in academia, I would just like to say that I am in complete agreement with Cali in regards to college.

Unless the field you want to go in requires a higher education, then college is a humongous waste of time and money. As Cali rightly pointed out, many of the richest and most successful people on the planet got there without requiring four (or more) years of college.

As for the whole "college degrees determine pay" belief, I can state from experience that getting one's bachelor's has absolutely zero effect on landing a better job. Knowing someone in the business is a better guarantee of getting in than a diploma.

That said, college is fine for folks who enjoy learning, and who want to "broaden their horizons," but it is horribly over priced (while being underfunded at the same time), and a bureaucratic nightmare to deal with.
Nathan79
about 1 year ago
Screw the education system! I say we all go back to guilds and whatnot. At least that ensures people get properly trained/ rewarded for what they actually know.

My best friend is an attorney who only makes $24,000 a year working 50 hours a week. He only gets by through his real estate business which doubles his income. On the other hand, I know jack-offs who have gone on to be guidance counselors, making $70,000 annually to ruin kids lives.

I'm a little jaded since I grew up around a piss poor school system. Nearly all of our teachers were fat, lazy bastards, more interested in going on strike than teaching children. I was always tops in my class, but only out of spite. Nothing's better than getting suspended for laughing at a teacher's stupidity. :D

Degrees are nothing more than paying someone to give their opinion about you. I scoffed at all of my academic and art scholarships when I graduated high school. I cussed and told raucous jokes during my valedictorian speech, and hid the words "FUCK THIS SCHOOL" in the cover artwork I did for my senior yearbook.

I might be dirt poor until I make it the way I want to make it, but at least I stick to my guns, and don't allow society to decide the path I have to take.
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