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| I'm always being called a geek, but I'm not always called a loser. We've got to stop putting ourselves down and be proud of who we are  I like having this knowledge and expertise. I like having geeky interests. You all should agree too  |
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I have been pretty much labled throughout my life as a cool geek.. lol, mainly because i have kind of a split personaly, on one side i love programming, it takes up half of my life, then the other side i spend going out getting as wasted as possible. lol, love going raving, to clubs, pubs, bars and so on, but also love php, sql, stats  and other geeky things. Its kind of strange though, the people i hang out with know nothing about computers, yet they listen to me when i talk about it.. lol So i guess i experience the best of both worlds This is why my life is perfect. I have never been picked on for my geeky side either. |
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| same here. People come to me to help fix their computers... yet I'm a student in UK's biggest student town, so of course I love to go out and drink with my mates I love my life too Noone would dare 'pick on' me for my geeky side - mostly because people tend to expect me to know nothing about nothing, and also because when I do demonstrate in any way what I know... they tend to be more impressed than anything |
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| Same here.. by day im a cool person w. friends ...by night im ubergeek... I love video games (i hate that word) and computers. Im really good in math and thats why im going to be an accountant. I think that male geeks have the upper hand as time goes on, because when girls' electronics break to whom do they come for help |
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| lol *waits for you to get slapped* |
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| MY favorite geek story is when I was 16 I had to get new glasses and I was thinking of getting contacts, then I realized that this is just who I am (thanks to the help of TechTV, R.I.P, which I watched religiously.) and I shouldn't be ashamed of it and I shouldn't try to hide it, so I went out and found the thickest, darkest frames I could find and I've been wearing them ever since, I consider them a badge of honor, it's who I am and I'm proud of it. | ||||||
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| That was me, forgot to log in, heh. | ||||||
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| You almost look, emo, HAHA! | ||||||
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| now imagine John Lithgow saying that |
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| Durandal says |
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| I've always been proud to be a geek. If someone called me a geek, I would always take it as a compliment. Although I still get "the look" when I start talking about different technologies used in computers and video games as if they wanted to say," What the hell are you talking about?" |
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| >>constantine.. i look emo? lawl | ||||||
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| I've never really been labelled a geek, but I think it'd be an honor. Don't ask me why, because I have no idea. | ||||||
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| 'geek' is indeed a badge of honor - a geek is the best person in the world to have on hand in an emergency, and they also tend to be the ones who get the highest paying jobs. | ||||||
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| >>Realn0whereman I was talking to Scorcho, he has those glasses |
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| You know what they say, the geek shall inherit the earth. |
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| Ugh, I'll pretend you didn't say that, Constantine, I was wearing those before emo existed, those are geek glasses, not emo glasses. | ||||||
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| I know I'm just joshing ya |
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| @SecretMidngiht I'll label you a geek. I mean, you are on shuzak btw @ Scorcho If you went out of your way to get geek glasses that you wouldn't have gotten had it not been for the fact that you wanted to be labeled a geek then the glasses don't represent who you are but who you wish to be seen as. |
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| I agree. Geeks are smart. Yay! | ||||||
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| It gets annoying when people try to get me to fix their stuff (for free). Oh well. |
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| >>Crazed G Haha, HELL YES! |
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| I've never actually been labeled a geek(in high school middle school is different), And somehow when I got into high school I got into the popular crowd, I go to parties, clubs, raves, and i throw parties. The major downside is I can't talk to anyone about computers and video games. Well video games to an extent. | ||||||
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| Ryeguy, I didn't get them because I wanted to look geeky, I went out and got them because those felt like who I was, I was contemplating contacts because I wanted to mask who I was, I got these glasses because they were a representation of who I am. I didn't want to be "labeled" a geek, I am one. By your logic going out and buying a CD from a band means you're trying to "label" yourself as liking them, that's kind of silly. |
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| I take pride in being a geek, I am oftened labeled as one...It is not bad at all, I make good money in computer repair and such. | ||||||
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| I've always been labeled a geek but I've never/rarely been considered awkward, been put down, etc. I'm never really an integral part of any specific group of people, but I'm the guys who is cool with everyone so you'll see me everywhere anyways. And I'm cool with that. And not to toot my own horn but... in my fraternity they were joking about creating the god award just for me because having a geek in the fraternity is just so helpful (new website, doing a lot of ERP for the group, making our flyers look sexy, etc). I'm cool with who I am. |
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| I've never really been put down or insulted either. Maybe it helps to be taller than the opposition. Weirdly enough, I seem to have intimidated a rather large bunch of people back when I was an undergrad. I didn't even know about it until a friend of mine told me a while ago. The ignorant masses often fear the gods, you see. |
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| Haha, I love it Nadeem. I wish I had those extra inches! I'm only 5'5"ish so I'm pretty much shorter than everyone. And recently I discovered the brutal truth that chicks don't dig guys shorter than them for the most part. Ugh. | ||||||
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| Hehe - I used to be tall back home. In India, being 6 feet tall is pretty good. Out here in the US, not a day goes by without me seeing someone six inches taller. It's like everyone is a pro basketball player or something. |
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| I like to think of myself as more of a nerd than a geek... not that there's really a difference. Or is there? I don't know. I've heard there are regional differences in the meaning of the two words. Anyway, yes, I'm very proud! |
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| I'm totally proud of myself; and how are you a geek? You know England is well known for this kind of lame stereotype; I tend to ignore it tbh, I have no interest in being insulted. What's it like up in Manchester? near Birmingham here. | ||||||
| - 27 January, 2007 | ||||||
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| *standing up* Hi, My name is Rob and I'm a Geek... I was addicted to video games in High School and read Omni magazine. I taught myself to program Basic and Assembler on a Timex Sinclair ZX81.. I have a Computer Science Degree and work as a software architect.. Yup I'm a geek. But I have a normal side too.. I can speak in front of a crowd of people without peeing myself. I go to the gym, I even study and teach the Martial Arts and mygirlfreind is the lead singer in a local band.. Geeks can be cool people too.. Be the Geek! Rob |
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| All geeks are virgins, but not all virgins are geeks. | ||||||
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| Labels breed violence and hate. Quite trying to classify yourselves fools. |
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| @Nadeem I sorta know what you mean, but in reverse. I went from 5'10 to 6'1 over the course of a summer. |
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| Quite trying to classify yourselves fools. I love the irony of this statement.  |
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| Wow this really is cute, bonding? i like how this topic has so much karma like everyone is giving the other person a olde pat on ye back! yippee im proud of myself! The computer you constructed will eventually turn on you, and consume your insides. much the way peanuts are finally creating a defense mechanism becuase of years of being mashed, crushed, eaten, and boiled. _ Respect the machines_ | ||||||
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| dude if by geek, you people mean: lacking social skills, ugly looking, smart, chess player, math club.... hmm.. i would say in my case some of that is true. except that i dont play chess, never joined a math club, and im not ugly (im hot). | ||||||
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| I think you are refurring to the cliche of geek.... I'll have you know that all my friends and I have brains and also have social skills heh heh.... I'd like to think so anyway...... |
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| i have long ago accepted my geekdom, now however, i believe i have elevated myself to the exulted level of "boffin" :j | ||||||
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| That's what my cousin calls me! It's good to know that it's exalted. Unless the meaning is different in England and Australia, of course.  |
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| I girl in my class just proceded to call a keyboard a typewriter, tried to plug it into the firewire slot, and then restart her computer by hitting the breaker switch (which shutdown power to all computers in the lab ) just when you think people are making some sort of progress .... |
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| Wow - and I don't suppose there were any mitigating circumstances? Like her being from a little unknown tribe from the Amazon rainforest or something? | ||||||
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| Oh my lord, the breaker switch, to restart the computer ;_; Please put her down in the most humane way possible. | ||||||
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Jim Jones says |
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| Geez you guys are so geeky. | ||||||
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| Ohhh yesh! *grin* | ||||||
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| HEY IM NOT A GEEK!!! Im a nerd. | ||||||
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| NI, Ummm.. I think in the Universal taxonomy... Nerd is a sub-class of Geek. And before you argue your point, allow me to point out that the Geek Class encompasses many groups including Art, Movie and Food to name a few... i.e. Good company to be in... and party with! *grin* Rob Computer Geek Martial Arts Geek Film Geek Food Geek Science Geek Porno Star .. Ok I am just making that one up.. *grin* |
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| Porn nerds are the classiest nerds. | ||||||
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| Geeks > Nerds in the same way as 1337 > D&D; pwnz()rd |
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Ati says |
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| I disagree. A nerd is someone with poor social skills. A geek is someone with an obsessive focus on an unusual or generally unpopular topic (read: technology). I am something of both. |
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| I'm pretty sure technology though is officially popular. So i'd correct that to say "obsessive focus on something otherwise not in the mainstream interest." But hey that's just Jim Jones' opinion. |
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| Actually... Jim is completely correct. An excellent point Sir... *Rob blinks and looks around in Bewilderment* Hmmm.. Come to think of it Spock WAS sporting a goatee in the transporter room and Uhura dressed rather provocatively... *sigh* damn Parallel Universe Transporter Accidents.. |
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| Well, technology is a mainstream interest, but how it works is not. The average person knows exactly the following about their computer: You turn it on, and then you press buttons to make it do stuff. To be a computer geek, you must have a devoted interest to how your computer works, either in hardware or software. |
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| Well I think Computer Geek is an overloaded term.. you can be a Hardware Geek, a Programming Geek, a Web Geek, an Applications Geek, a Networking Geek, etc. I think that Computer Hardware has become prett commoditized nowadays and as a result the vast magority of people buy computers without really understanding how the darn things work under the covers. For the innately curious and intelligent (two traits that I think all Geeks share) it means that they can focus on the areas that are less well defined and yield more relevant results to them.. like creating levels for Counter-Strike, or tweaking pictures with Photoshop. These are Technology focus areas of expertise that really require no knowledge of how the hardware really works. Hey I am old school and I agree that there is value in understanding how the whole technology chain works, from the physics of semi-conductors right up to wiring your Tivo but I also know that you can't "know it all" and many of my Geek freinds have an expertise in areas I just suck at. I guess i am a Geek Inclusionist! *grin* Rob |
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| Well, I take 'computer geek' to mean interested in hardware or programming software. With the counterstrike example you mentioned, I'd take that to be a 'counterstrike geek'. | ||||||
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| ATI, I think that is a fair delineation for us within the community but to the outside world mastery of anything having to do with a computer is sufficient to warrant the moniker "Computer Geek". I saw the best T-Shirt the other day at a Boardgaming Convention (Yes I am a Board Game Geek too..) that said: " NO! I will NOT fix your computer!" Loved it! Rob |
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| I'm a porn geek. | ||||||
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| Jim Jones: Not mainstream, remember? |
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| Is Porn considered Mainstream now? | ||||||
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| Well, it depends on how much sodium pentathol you have on hand when you ask... | ||||||
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| LOL... Seriously though.. I think we are right on the cusp of Porn crossing over and becoming mainstream. We are just now starting to see the taboo nbeing lifted in hollywood about Porn stars crossing over into mainstream media. As an industry Porn continues to grow at a tremendous rate and frankly is being taken seriously by investors. The future is bright for Porn! |
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| Whether thats a good or bad thing is open to debate. | ||||||
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| Yeah well.. I personally am heavily invested in the industry so I am voting Mary Carey for President! *grin* | ||||||
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| Back to geeky topics, Does anyone here know someone who is geekier than they are? I would have say no in my case (present company excluded, of course.) I have the most non-mainstream knowledge of any person I know. |
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| ATI, I have some buddies that are gaming friends of mine that would qualify as being more ggeky than myself. Oneof them works with a company that specializes in sattellites and has a very dep knowledge of networking protocols, geo syncronous orbital mechanics and electronics in general.. There is a certain presence that very intelligent people have I find.. ot arrogance, although I have met many people who are that, intgelligent and other wise. Perhaps it is a confidence, but it is very powerful. A few years agoSteven Hawking gave a lecture here in Boston and I scored tickets to it. I was in the fifth row at the Wang Venter so I had a great veiw of the Stage. Dr. Hawking came out and lectured for over and hour and it was simply amazing. Even through the compter generated voice, there was a rpesence. He was compelling and funny and engaging and for kust a second, just a breif moment when I left, I thought Ireally understood what he was talking about. I think that ability to touch others with a deeper understanding is a true gift that only the most talented and intelligent of people recieve. Rob |
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| I have never seen any speak, but I've found that most of the really brilliant thinkers project a certain aura of confidence and good-will, even through writing. It is remarkable that a man such as hawking could project a confidence such as you describe without the aid of gestures or changes of voice tone. That he could do it purely on the value of his words, demonstrates the value of what he has to say beyond all doubts. |
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| Words are razors. They're disposable and generally come in small packets. |
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Victoria Lea says |
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| Christ, this topic has gotten long. You bunch of geeks ; ) |
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| I have met some incredibly intelligent individuals, I am no where near the smartest person i have met. | ||||||
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| Hehehehehhehehehe... Victoria.. Welcome to the Geek Corp! *grin* | ||||||
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| Not neccesarily intelligence; I have met a number of people smarter than myself, but most of them do not qualify as 'geeky' as such. And yes Victoria, if you just realized that, I have a deal on a bridge in brooklyne. |
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| Psssst.. Victoria... Don't listen to ATI.. He sold me a bridge last year and it has been NOTHING but trouble... THe maintenance alone is a fortune.. plus it turns out that the thrill of running back and forth on your own bridge making choo-choo sounds runs out after a couple of weeks... *shrugs* Who would have thought.. | ||||||
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| At least he didn't sell you the bridge over the river Kwai. |
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| @Nadeem, Nope.. Bridge to Tomorrow... turns out Tomorrow is not as nice as I was hoping for... Looks pretty much like today but with more fins on things.... |
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