Re: I am a geek because...
 

I read Wikipedia.

Re: I am a geek because...
 

...because I read over 70 books last school year - including some Star Wars ones
...I still play KOTOR and Morrowind
...my life is spent on my labtop
...all the forums I'm on are either robotics or school related
...I started my own forum for my high school
...I'm an IB kid - or does that just make me stupid???
...I've take a math course over the summer just to "get ahead"
...I'm taking another math course this summer to get ahead
...I study astronomy in my free time
...I read quotes in my free time

Re: I am a geek because...
 

...my first memories are those of playing Super Mario World.
...I get giddy around technology and physics and giggle.
...I taught myself C++ out of my free time.
...I got the librarian's award for reading nearly 200 books in the last school year.
...I open up my computer and stare at for half an hour, even if I'm not doing anything.
...ask questions as to how something works, not for why it works that way.

Re: I am a geek because...
 

...i built my last computer.
...i own 4 computers. (2 desktops and 2 laptops)
...all but one of my computers run entirely linux (one of my computers runs windows too)
...I have installed xorg and gnome from command line just for fun.
...I edit wikipedia
...I considered backing all of wikipedia up to my laptop.
...I prefer to install apps on linux using apt-get because debian packages are just not as fun!
...I own 3 soldering irons and use all of them.
...Im planning to buy a frc gearbox, motor, battery, throttle (from an electric mini bike) just to make my bike electric. (because pedaling is for fit people! :p )
...I have over 1,500 posts on micro rc center.

and i think that about sums it up!

Re: I am a geek because...
 

(these are pretty pathetic compared to everyone elses)
I can program robots
I can navigate the internet and computer using the command prompt
pick most locks( does this count?)
I can speak Binary/convert Binary to ASCII

Re: I am a geek because...
 

sounds like me, but i'm an outdoor geek too, take a hike in the woods stuff...

i'm a camera geek

I have 80/20 on my keychain

a 4 gb flash drive there too

i wear those wristbands

i've had like the same haircut since i was like 5

i posted...

Re: I am a geek because...
 

My girlfriend is a cheerleading coach who works on robots on her free time

Re: I am a geek because...
 

My life is based around a computer and video games.
I access and use the internet using command prompt.
I can take apart and put a computer back together in half an hour...blindfolded.
I can program circles around most people older than me(cause they don't know how to prgram).
I have multiple passwords on my computer...before you even get to the login screen.
I have an encryption on my flash drive...both of them.
I'm the secratary(bad position I know) of a club at our school called Geeks Unlimited.
I bought the Halo 3 Xbox 360 just because.
I speak in code constantly.

Re: I am a geek because...
 

Frig, I spelled secretary and program wrong...oh well.

Re: I am a geek because...
 

... I have a printed McMaster-Carr 2008 catalog. :D

Re: I am a geek because...
 

well ia have a printed hpc gears catalouge!

and i have a collection of linux cd's!

plus...

http://www.google.com/search?q=mrbob...ient=firefox-a

Re: I am a geek because...
 

i have the highest english mark out of all the grade 9s at my high school

i have lord of the rings 6 times over.

i can speak elvish.

i read 256 books in grade 8 (and no, it's not a coincidence that 256 is 2 to the power of 7).

i was excited about the eragon movie

i knew how to hook up all the wires to a computer before i was 8.

my iPod is in french and i speak english.

i make guitars out of paper towel rolls, tissue boxes, and elastic bands.

i can define 'on' and 'off' (can you?).

i get high on permanent marker fumes.

i spend most of my living hours on a computer.

i still watch pokemon.

i schooled 'Brain Age' on my first try.

my mental age is actually 32, and i'm 14 right now (got it from an IQ test from a pychiatrist).

i'm actually making a list of all the nerdy things i've done.

Re: I am a geek because...
 

I'm subscribed to this thread, and can't help but correct someone who thinks 2^7 is 256. 2^7 is only 128!!! 2^8 is 256!

Re: I am a geek because...
 

I'm a geek because I won 1st place at a competition for Computer Maintenance. Yay skills USA... Boo being the only girl at the whole thing...

Re: I am a geek because...
 

i just got pwned.

that's just mildly embarrasing, lol. i'm bad with powers okay? lol.

that is just so funny.