Polymath Programmer

This was something my English teacher said. Or was it my math teacher? Anyway, he was talking about something and then branched off into something else. He talked about how to behave during an examination, and he said this:
You may look up for inspiration
Down in desperation
But you may not look left or right for information

I have taken up Geoffrey’s challenge on writing a sestina. Man it’s hard! If you love seeking patterns in things, then see if you can figure out what a sestina is. If you’re stuck, well, here’s a hint.
Of course, I cheated a bit, since we all know hit songs are nonsense lyrics strung together. So [...]

I’ve covered diverse topics on my path to becoming a polymath programmer.

I went sleuthing with Encyclopedia Brown.
I’ve been a warrior, a mystic, a knight, a mutant, a thief, a superhero and many more in role playing games.
I went on adventures with computer super spy Orion.
I was (and still am hohoho…) phenomenal at typing.
I taught myself [...]

I’ve covered a number of topics that have little to do with programming, yet contributed significantly to my programming skills. Here’s a recap of everything so far:

Part 1 - The beginning
Part 2 - Role playing games and computer super spies
Part 3 - Typewriters, juxtaposition and XT86
Part 4 - Console games and self-learning Japanese
Part 5 - [...]

I’ve talked about how stories, typing, role playing, console games and self-learning Japanese so far. Quick links here for reference:

Part 1 - The beginning
Part 2 - Role playing games and computer super spies
Part 3 - Typewriters, juxtaposition and XT86
Part 4 - Console games and self-learning Japanese

Continuing the console game part, I started noticing more about [...]