Get to know your local geek.
Sometimes they actually know what they're talking about.
Case in point: Me. I got my start as a computer store technician. I will admit that at first, I had no idea what I was doing - but I admitted it, learned the ropes, learned how stuff worked, and never claimed to be able to do something I couldn't.
Get to KNOW your technician, THEN decide if he's any good.
In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others?
Therin lies the true measure of a man.