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Joe Matt 06-11-2002 17:10

-I'm the 100th poster on the I am Geek Because.... thread
-My favorite park is Epcot.
-Did I mention Nintendo is god?
-I was there the moment they upgraded the Power and iBook.

MacZealot 06-11-2002 17:23

Last two times apple released new hardware (not including this time) I stayed up all night and was the first person to announce it on spymac + macnn.

I was nearly banned from macnn once for posting so much

To date, I'm the only person ever in the history of macnn to have a negative post count

This is like the tenth time I've posted in this thread.

Joe Matt 06-11-2002 17:30

Quote:

Originally posted by MacZealot
Last two times apple released new hardware (not including this time) I stayed up all night and was the first person to announce it on spymac + macnn.

I was nearly banned from macnn once for posting so much

To date, I'm the only person ever in the history of macnn to have a negative post count

This is like the tenth time I've posted in this thread.

Who are you on Spymac? I'm, well, I'll tell you latter....

MacZealot 06-11-2002 17:42

MacZealot...

Just like I am here ;)

and I'm Mac Zealot (macZealot too!) at macnn

Brandon Martus 06-11-2002 17:42

*cough* pm. :)


I am a geek because...
- see above. a very large chunk of whats been said in the past 7 pages applies to me. :p

FotoPlasma 07-11-2002 03:04

Quote:

Originally posted by SolderQueen


- I scorn the software people, as I am a hardware person

You forgot to mention that you can make me cry.

:p

dlavery 07-11-2002 03:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Brandon Martus
I am a geek because...
- see above. a very large chunk of whats been said in the past 7 pages applies to me. :p

even the 3:00am phone calls to Jason?


-dave (who promises not to mention our respective lack of lives any more, but will periodically make obscure references to the fact that both of us need better things to do at 3:00am)

---------------------------------

still a curmedgeon, by all definitions

SolderQueen 07-11-2002 04:21

Quote:

Originally posted by FotoPlasma


You forgot to mention that you can make me cry.

:p

That makes me a geek? :confused:
And I've made you cry? :(

MacZealot 07-11-2002 05:50

a friend of mine fell asleep while I was talking to him on the phone once.

That about sums up how boring (geeky) I am.

xNexus 07-11-2002 11:06

Quote:

Originally posted by MacZealot
a friend of mine fell asleep while I was talking to him on the phone once.

That about sums up how boring (geeky) I am.

Yeah boring most likey sums it up...
Next time try to spice up that geeky convo!
Talk about the Geek Porn...
--Open Mac G4 cases... oh la la
or
--Overclock AMD XP 2100+ Procs ( So hot :p )

MacZealot 09-11-2002 02:46

LOL, yeah, once we had jokes going around about iPorn :D

DanLevin247 09-11-2002 21:28

I'm a geek for far to many reasons. I have my varsity jacket for FIRST. I base my life off my electronics. I will easily sit online for hours on end and talk to my friends instead of ever picking up the phone. I got a 6 inch long, 1 inch wide band of metal splinters in my hand/wrist and was able to laugh it off and make a "good thing i had my saftey glasses on" joke.

rbayer 09-11-2002 22:19

My bookcase is 75% programming books. The other 25% is equally divided between math books and Cisco networking books.

I've been working on the Linux version of RoboEmu since 9:00 this morning. It's currently 9:10pm.

You have to go through two different boot managers to get to Win98 on my computer.

I caught myself writing an essay with parenthesis every few lines (thanks, Scheme!).

Dogbert is sitting on top of my monitor right now.

My computer's audio system is more powerful/has more speakers than my TV's.

I have a OI and an RC sitting next to me.

I use Pro/Desktop for everything.

I have a t-shirt from Metrowerks (the people who make CodeWarrior) that says, "Blood, Sweat, and Code."

I can name every option for every command in PBASIC--literally.

I'm taking math (Calc IV) and physics II next semester just for the fun if it.

activemx 09-11-2002 22:24

i aint one... but i still
stay on my computer on an average of 6 hours a day.

Ian W. 09-11-2002 22:47

Quote:

Originally posted by rbayer

Dogbert is sitting on top of my monitor right now.

oh, but are the computers in your house named after the dilbert characters? my win2k server is Dogbert (because it was the first server we set up, and since it "controlled" the network, what better name than Dogbert, who wants to control the world? :p). my second server, running debian (which i set up all by myself, along with some help from joe and jim :)) is called Catbert, because i needed another name, and i felt like keeping in theme with what my dad started. then, i was fooling around on my computer, and found where to set the computer name (XP has it all jumbled, so i never looked until i stumbled across it) and figured why not go with the flow, and i named it Ratbert. then, when i made it dual boot with gentoo, i also kept the ratbert thing. now, all i have to do is go around to the other computers and name them. just haven't gotten a chance yet :). and yes, that's probably the plan for my weekend.

evulish 09-11-2002 23:33

My planned computer scheme is:

My current desktop is: g0d
My server (when I find a hdd) will be: j3sus
This laptop will be: m0ses
The computer after that will be g3nesis and so on.

I'm pretty much unreligious but bible names are cool! :)

I just got my shipment in from hackerthreads.com :) Three shirts that say 'Frag This!' 'Apache' and 'Python' The sad thing is...I don't know python, the shirt was just cool :P

FotoPlasma 10-11-2002 00:15

I've named all my computers after Aphex Twin tracks...

Phloam, a Win2k box.
Quoth, Debian server.
Flaphead, Debian laptop.
Ziggomatic, Debian box of some sort.
Ventolin, SparcStation IPX.

Can anyone think up a good Aphex Twin track title for an Apple Performa 6200CD?

Ashley Weed 10-11-2002 08:15

hahaha
 
:p I'm even geekier...... I named my computer after my robot!!!! Chuck N. Moose

Hailfire 10-11-2002 13:38

-I spend most of my time in front of this computer.
-I spend 50% of the time playing computer games. Particularly Westwood Studios's games. :D
-I spend 20% of the time doing school work on the computer.
-I spend 30% of the time using 3dsmax.
-I used to play video games 10 hours a day. Particularly with the Nintendo GameCube.
-I read everything technology related but still I don't know everything about technology.

I guess you could say I'm a real tech geek. lol.

P.S. What is DDR?

Joe Matt 10-11-2002 13:49

Dance Dance Revolution

I am really a geek because:

I can play Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 & 2 all day.... :D

evulish 10-11-2002 14:23

When people come into my house, they normally beeline to the computer and go 'whoa,' 'd00d,' or 'cool.'

MacZealot 10-11-2002 18:27

hehe, I have played roller coaster tycoon before for many hours at a time.

And evulish... don't even get started with the beeline,





:D

(and that 17" is still sitting on the floor, LOL!)

MattK 10-11-2002 18:34

Quote:

Originally posted by MacZealot
hehe, I have played roller coaster tycoon before for many hours at a time.

And evulish... don't even get started with the beeline,





:D

(and that 17" is still sitting on the floor, LOL!)


*drools*

I want a new imac! All I have is my ol' 366 Imac

hacksaw692 10-11-2002 18:48

hrm... what makes me a geek? that's a good question. well, here are your answers:

*i'm in robotics and team leader this year
*i'm the only one from my team on chiefdelphi
*i check chiefdelphi infinite times in a day, even at 3 in the morning when no one else is online
*i check chiefdelphi even at other people's houses (they get peeved when i do... lol)
*i'm taking 2 sciences this year
*i'm taking 3 AP classes, and a 4th one next semester
*i've taken 5 years worth of math
*i've taken 5 years worth of science
*i've taken more fine arts than i need
*one of the regional competion dates is the same day as my choir competition, i plan on going to both
*i gave up AP spanish 4 to take AP chemistry
*i want to go to the same school as my calculus teacher
*i'm on my school's mathletes team
*i'm asking a guy from mathletes to hc
*i'm asking him at a mathletes competition
*i'm on the computer hours at a time and all hours of the night
*i can't let a day go by without checking my mail, even though i never get anything
*i check my mail about 4 times in a day, even though i never get anything
*i've read each of the harry potter books a total of 12 times
*i'm plan to read them again before the movie comes out on friday
*i procrastinate on homework and projects, but i can write a paper on robotics in 1 hour
*i like fire
*i'm a horrible speller, but i can be nit-picky with grammar
*i attend an all girls catholic college prepatory school, by choice
*i waited about a week before posting on here to compile my list

evulish 10-11-2002 19:44

I fell asleep while playing quake3 once. 3 day quake-a-thons are hard :P

If I had another graphics card and hard drive...I would show you people up. I would have a pic of a dual monitor box, my server, and my laptop. :)

Oh yeah...I had the choice between going to my prom or to the PA robotics challenge. Guess what I picked. :)

MacZealot 10-11-2002 19:46

evulish, my video card is dual head, I just don't have room on my table for another monitor :P

Though I will take care of that soon! :D

SolderQueen 11-11-2002 17:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Hailfire
P.S. What is DDR?
Dance Dance Revolution is second only to FIRST in greatness.

A Japanese video game that can be played on Playstation/PS2, and is also in many arcades. Arcade version requires feet/eye coordination, whereas the PS/PS2 versions can be played with the regular controller, or you could buy a dance pad compatible with the PS.
http://www.ddrfreak.com



made url work -- brandon

Joe Ross 17-11-2002 03:36

I created a thread with 126 (now 127) posts

MikeFromTeam71 17-11-2002 12:42

- i am on a science olympiad team doing mission possible and ROBOT RAMBLE!!:)
- i am obsessed with web site design.
- i am nothing else.

chellyzee93 17-11-2002 21:05

Define geek......

Geek can be used in a negative or positive context. Most likely when used in a negative context it is referring to our "different" mindsets,hobbies, and long-terms goals. Because our interests are held in technology, science,math... the world around us and beyond us, rather than vainity issues,social issues, and whatever else we are held in a different light. Some may admire us, some may wonder how one person can be so intrigued by a moving green line, pages upon pages of code, equations, understanding the world around us that we cannot even see. We are different, but in our differences we help the world continue to grow, change, become inspired. Different is NOT bad. Be true to your self, be weird, be dorky, be crazy, be a geek. :)

FotoPlasma 17-11-2002 22:08

Quote:

Originally posted by chellyzee93
Define geek......
I've already posted the entire definition in this thread, so I'll just give you a link.

Greg 19-11-2002 16:28

Quote:

Originally posted by SolderQueen


Dance Dance Revolution is second only to FIRST in greatness.

A Japanese video game that can be played on Playstation/PS2, and is also in many arcades. Arcade version requires feet/eye coordination...
I always thought DDR was Double Data Rate SDRAM... I guess that makes me a geek :)

SolderQueen 19-11-2002 17:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Greg


I always thought DDR was Double Data Rate SDRAM... I guess that makes me a geek :)

*SolderQueen points and laughs
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...wait...erm..gaaaar
*SolderQueen sulks in teh corner
...mumblegrumble...silly geekdom...mumble...

FotoPlasma 19-11-2002 18:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Greg


I always thought DDR was Double Data Rate SDRAM... I guess that makes me a geek :)

Heh... That made me think of a reply to my own custom title:

"What?! You prefer RDRAM?! You sicko!!"

Yeah, I think I'm a geek...

dixonij 19-11-2002 20:32

Quote:

Originally posted by hacksaw692
hrm... what makes me a geek? that's a good question. well, here are your answers:

*i'm the only one from my team on chiefdelphi
*i check chiefdelphi even at other people's houses (they get peeved when i do... lol)
*i've read each of the harry potter books a total of 12 times
*i'm plan to read them again before the movie comes out on friday
*i procrastinate on homework and projects, but i can write a paper on robotics in 1 hour
*i like fire

HEAR, HEAR!

SolderQueen 19-11-2002 21:35

I've just achieved a NEW reason I'm a geek
 
At The University of Evansville, there was a tournament in which all of the clubs in the college competed in an It's Academic! fashion. We had buzzers and everything.
I was a part of the four person Archaeology team.
We made it to the final round...and it was Arch. Team vs. 4 of the Faculty
Guess who won? :D

Our winning Question was
"What is the method of copying songs from a CD? It begins with an R."
I answered, "Rrrrrrrrip!"
wheeeeeeee for being a geek

Perseus 19-11-2002 21:41

Quote:

Originally posted by MacZealot
hehe, I have played roller coaster tycoon before for many hours at a time.

And evulish... don't even get started with the beeline,





:D

(and that 17" is still sitting on the floor, LOL!)



Mac, will you marry me?


also see you have an iBUY power, very nice indeed

those two sentences tell you I am a geek

AlbertW 21-11-2002 02:11

i'm a geek cause i'm into rpgs, and i just got d20 modern and i'm ALL PSYCHED ABOUT IT!!! :D

AlbertW 21-11-2002 02:12

holy crap!

joe - i have that exact same computer case (the one in the bottom-right of your first image) for my PC

MacZealot 21-11-2002 09:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Aonic
holy crap!

joe - i have that exact same computer case (the one in the bottom-right of your first image) for my PC

WeWt :D

I love that case! :D

evulish 21-11-2002 15:48

That case is nice...what is it?

MacZealot 21-11-2002 17:22

Quote:

Originally posted by evulish
That case is nice...what is it?
raidmax a288?, you can grab those at ebay, and here

Amber H. 21-11-2002 18:30

I actually enjoyed diagramming sentences in the eighth grade.

I wrote my last novel in seven months in spite of four small children climbing all over me.

Before I lost my ability to compose, I could tell you what the lowest note was on the second inversion of a chord with the root being the dominant of any given major, minor, or modal musical scale.

The only team sport I do not quickly lose interest in is FIRST robotics competitions.

brainonska 20-01-2007 17:10

Re: I am a geek because...
 
im a geek because i once wrote an essay for school in perl script...

...and it actually parsed.

Pyro 21-01-2007 00:33

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I'm on Cheif Delphi at 10:30 instead of sleeping,

I spend more time at robotics than school, sports, dates, and sleeping.

My music was enjoyed by all the adults on the team, wereas half of the team didn't recongnise it.

I spend my time trying to think of more ways i am a geek.

Well thats it for now, but there's no telling with what i can come up with.

Oh i also have a calender counting down the days till halo 3 comes out.

GUI 21-01-2007 23:01

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I carry robot parts into Arby's so I can discuss the design with one of the mentors while we eat.

My dad is a mentor but I still have to discuss the design with him over lunch. (and have the part with me)

I space out in class, waiting till I get home to download Inventor 11.

Cuog 23-01-2007 21:46

Re: I am a geek because...
 
- I survived Algebra 1 by programming my TI83 all class

- I am starting a business selling/building computers and websites with the lead singer in my band

- I built a Cluster using 4 p2 266 MHz computers salvaged from my school

- I overclock to the max

- My computer case started as beige but now has UV reactive side windows and UV lighting

- I get more UV from my computer than the sun

- My desks currently hold: Checkbook(perfectly ballanced), EDU controller, embedded Linux board, CDRs, Magic Deck, the various parts of my server spread accross it, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy(the full trilogy of 5), 5port switch, joystick, USB tablet, coffee, multitool thing, Box full of misc. electronics components, last 6 months of PC Magazine, Various heatsinks, Disks for 3ds9, Inventor 11 and MPLAB. And my soldering iron better be burried somewhere under that mess

- 2 monitors is better than one, now if only my desk could fit one more...

- I built a computer case entirely from Ducktape and papertowel rolls.

- My laptop is held together with ducktape

- i took the time to reply to this thread ;)

Courtneyb1023 24-01-2007 09:09

Re: I am a geek because...
 
i am a geek because...

i go to school with geeks and greatly enjoy the company of geeks! i'm also persuing a "geeky" degree and have a "geeky" co-op job that allows me to be a professional geek and get paid for it!

...and i play video games...a lot, i bring my laptop camping and, i would die if i couldnt be online for at least 30 mins a day! OH, and i had the arm to my teams 2004 robot in the trunk of my car for several months.

court

and i love pi and have the pi shirt and know pi to 36 places

kyleg242 24-01-2007 20:08

Re: I am a geek because...
 
My best friend's favorite things to do while hanging out are:

Seeing who knows pi to a further place,

Discussing the newest kernel updates,

fight over the privelage to be Dungeon Master,

compare our fantasy FIRST picks,

and recite White and nerdy.

EHaskins 24-01-2007 20:47

Re: I am a geek because...
 
...I am sitting here typing this.

...my computer is <1 year old, and I was looking at new computers before I went to CD.

...after I finish typing this I have to go work on the autonomous mode for our robot.:ahh:

...I'm a programmer.

...I'm on a FIRST Team.

...I will run a beta version of anything.

...I'm a developer on the FusionEdit team www.sourceforge.net/projects/fusionedit

...I'm still typing this!!!

...the BEST thing i got for Christmas was an upgrade from VS 2003 to VS 2005.

...I carry $784.89 worth of electronics with me anywhere I go, and thats not counting my laptop.

...I'm taking a VB.net programming class this semester, and I have already finished all the work.

...I'm still typing this and keep thing of more, but I have home work so I have to stop.

If that doesn't make me a geek I don't know what would.

JaneYoung 24-01-2007 21:01

Re: I am a geek because...
 
a geek haiku would
not be unusual for
geeks to contemplate

kyleg242 29-01-2007 17:34

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I thougt of somemore after my last meeting...

you have more thumbdrives than fingers,

you spend allmost as much time looking for upgrades as you do at you team site,

you can rember what any piece of code is that you had to write for midterm but can't quite remember what you had for dinner last night:confused: .

More to come?

raymaniac 29-01-2007 17:43

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I'm a 9th grader in a computer class that's only supposed to be for 10th graders and up

I have the highest grade in my Algebra II class, which is made up of 10th and 11th graders (and one other 9th grader (also in FIRST))

FISHER 237 29-01-2007 21:08

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by EHaskins (Post 564517)
If that doesn't make me a geek I don't know what would.

...snowboarding in a banana suit:o

raymaniac 30-01-2007 15:55

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I've got some more!
  1. I make programs on my TI83+ when I get bored in math class
  2. My calculator is filled with programs because of 1, the only ones of which are actually somewhat useful are 3 and 4
  3. My calculator has an uncompleated program that can calculate the score of an aliance for this year's game (not the best program, but oh well)
  4. I spent a couple months of boring classes making an RPG on my calcultor (not as good as most of the actual games that are downloaded on my calculator, but it's still an acomplishment)
  5. It is nearly impossable for my mom and siblings to do any work on a computer without asking me for help with something (even if it's only MSpaint)
  6. I am constantly teaching my family how to do things on a computer (eg. keyboard shortcuts)
  7. I try to find ways to do all my school projects on a computer
  8. I have used screenshots and other pictures from Age of Mythology (and the expansion pack) in 3 of my projects this year (and gotten good grades on all of them)
  9. I have used pictures from other video games in some projects too, but not as much
  10. I can't get through one World Civilizations class without coneecting what we are learning to Age of Empires and/or Age of Mythology
  11. When I'm with my freinds I call my flash drive my bling
  12. I've replied to this thread twice within the past 24 hours
There are probably more to come...

Éowyn 30-01-2007 23:36

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I am a geek because of FIRST! Seriously, I was reeaalllllyyy boring before robotics. Not mechanically inclined at all. Now I love it!

JoeXIII'007 30-01-2007 23:53

Re: I am a geek because...
 
First of all, kudos for the revival of a 5 year old thread...

Secondly, there's one reason why I am a geek: I gave Leo Laporte a week watching The Screen Savers and Call For Help back in the year when this thread was created, and I became a geek, a VERY happy one at that.

:cool:

Joe Matt 30-01-2007 23:55

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I'm listening to a song that is about rods and cones and the unique phenomenon persistance of vision...

raymaniac 31-01-2007 14:59

Re: I am a geek because...
 
  • Whenever I mess up in school, people say it's a sign of the apocalypse
  • People have finally started to realize I don't consider 'geek' an insult
  • I can remember most of the theorems and formulas from my geometry class last year, but not vocabulary for Spanish class this year
  • I learn how to use computer programs by messing around with them for ten minutes
  • When I was young, before I had any video games, I would entertain myself by playing with Microsoft Word
  • I have responded to this thread three times within the past 48 hours

taylort 31-01-2007 22:57

Re: I am a geek because...
 
1. I have 2 computers of my own...and run Ubuntu (Linux) on them both.
10. I found four grammatical and spelling errors on my Language Arts midterm exam....before I even got to the error correction section (and then found another later)
11. I program. (Python, (X)HTML (not technically a programming language but I know it), XML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, some PHP, and some C (for Robotics, duh)
100. I know all of the lyrics to "White and Nerdy"--and acknowledge that it's my theme song.
101. I am the webmaster of four different websites, and do some work (I'm not the webmaster of it, though) on my team's website: http://d5robotics.org/
110. It's been said that my bio on my team's site is the best designed out of all of the team members. (Though I'm still working on it)
111. I have a habit of looking at the source of every single web page I visit....
1000. I just realized that I should number these in binary.
1001. I numbered these in binary.
1010. A girl asked for my number and I gave it to her--in binary, hexadecimal, and octal. Needless to say, she never called me. :p
1011. I know that I'm forgetting some more reasons. :rolleyes:
<edit reason="remembered some">
1100. I once wore my safety glasses all day during school. And on another occasion, I wore safety goggles to lunch with the team.
</edit>

zander_108 31-01-2007 23:00

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I am a geek because im on a forum site about robots. lol

65_Xero_Huskie 01-02-2007 08:45

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by taylort (Post 569241)
1. I have 2 computers of my own...and run Ubuntu (Linux) on them both.
10. I found four grammatical and spelling errors on my Language Arts midterm exam....before I even got to the error correction section (and then found another later)
11. I program. (Python, (X)HTML (not technically a programming language but I know it), XML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, some PHP, and some C (for Robotics, duh)
100. I know all of the lyrics to "White and Nerdy"--and acknowledge that it's my theme song.
101. I am the webmaster of four different websites, and do some work (I'm not the webmaster of it, though) on my team's website: http://d5robotics.org/
110. It's been said that my bio on my team's site is the best designed out of all of the team members. (Though I'm still working on it)
111. I have a habit of looking at the source of every single web page I visit....
1000. I just realized that I should number these in binary.
1001. I numbered these in binary.
1010. A girl asked for my number and I gave it to her--in binary, hexadecimal, and octal. Needless to say, she never called me. :p
1011. I know that I'm forgetting some more reasons. :rolleyes:
<edit reason="remembered some">
1100. I once wore my safety glasses all day during school. And on another occasion, I wore safety goggles to lunch with the team.
</edit>

Im a geek because i actually knew this was binary before reading your post.
Im a geek because whenever my friends have computer problems, they call me for help.
Im a geek because i fix my work schedule around the crazy 6 week build season.

wtfsam_tha_man 01-02-2007 21:00

Re: I am a geek because...
 
i'm a NERD because i refer to the FIRST Manual as the Bible,
I'm a NERD because the gift i got most excited about this christmas was my jumpdrive, and because i'm on a robotics team, need i say more???!!! I have a counter on my myspace until the next kickoff...

wtfsam_tha_man 01-02-2007 21:01

Re: I am a geek because...
 
yeah..i'm a nerd...not a geek!!!!!!!

trilogism 01-02-2007 21:13

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 564529)
a geek haiku would
not be unusual for
geeks to contemplate

Knowing that haikus are supposed to be about nature

Cynette 01-02-2007 22:29

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by wtfsam_tha_man (Post 569823)
i'm a NERD because i refer to the FIRST Manual as the Bible,
I'm a NERD because the gift i got most excited about this christmas was my jumpdrive, and because i'm on a robotics team, need i say more???!!! I have a counter on my myspace until the next kickoff...

Quote:

Originally Posted by wtfsam_tha_man (Post 569825)
yeah..i'm a nerd...not a geek!!!!!!!

Maybe us nerds need our own thread. :confused: But I'm too much of a nerd to actually take the risk to start something like that. I'll read up on it for a while first.

waiakea2024 02-02-2007 20:49

Re: I am a geek because...
 
-i spend most of my free time on chief delphi....(like now for example)

sonicbhoc 06-02-2007 16:51

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I am a super geek because I got a UNIX BASH terminal and built an entire Linux installation from source (although I used Gentoo Linux's portage system). It took me about 3 days to build everything from source, configure it and make it suit me. Oh, and I stole the SUSE menu for my custom build too. :) I have my computer check mail for me, and in a few weeks I might try to get it to read it back to me too. Yes, I'm really that lazy that I need my computer to read my mail for me. :D

I also am coding a game from scratch for my senior project, although I lose points for using the rediculously easy Python language with pygame.

(psst... what's the difference between a geek and a nerd?)

Spikan 06-02-2007 19:39

Re: I am a geek because...
 
-I joined First with prior programming knowledge

Beth Sweet 07-02-2007 08:16

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicbhoc (Post 573107)

(psst... what's the difference between a geek and a nerd?)

Straight out of Lavery's mouth...
"and, to be clear, the genus "geek" is not to be confused with the genus "dweeb" "Geeks" (and their associated species and subspecies, including "hardware geeks," "software geeks," and "nerds") are taxonomically different from the genus "dweeb" (and dependent species "dweebus" and "dorks")." -Lavery

65_Xero_Huskie 07-02-2007 12:38

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I always tell my friends im a geek and not a nerd. They ask why, i said because nerds are the ones who play D&D. ( No offence :yikes: ) Ill proudly be a geek.

WahooWa 07-02-2007 16:59

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I'm a nerd/geek because I can combine the words Ninja and Nerd into 300 different combinations:D...Nerja...Nind...ect.:D

JBotAlan 07-02-2007 17:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie (Post 573629)
I always tell my friends im a geek and not a nerd. They ask why, i said because nerds are the ones who play D&D. ( No offence :yikes: ) Ill proudly be a geek.

I actually have known it the other way; "geek" seems to have a negative connotation, whereas "nerd" has a cool factor to it. My OCCRA team has dubbed me "Turbo-nerd"--hey, that reminds me of "Turbo-tax"...awww, my nickname just lost its shine...:(

I would tend to say "geeks" are the ones who play D&D...and I play StepMania on the keyboard, does that count for anything? :D

JBot a.k.a. "Turbo-Nerd" (not like Turbo Tax...)

EDIT:
Quote:

-I joined First with prior programming knowledge
What's strange about that? lol....

Spikan 07-02-2007 20:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JBotAlan
What's strange about that? lol....

I just sort of assumed that that was enough to be considered a geek, guess I was wrong

JBotAlan 07-02-2007 21:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Spikan (Post 573955)
I just sort of assumed that that was enough to be considered a geek, guess I was wrong

No, it was actually meant as a joke towards myself; I don't think that it's strange to come into FIRST with programming experience, only because I did. Many, many teams are programmer-less because there isn't enough experience out there. Yay for being a nerd!:D

JBot

ECarlson 07-02-2007 23:19

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Because I just got a call from a random person (who happens to have his own law practice, and his own web site) asking for advice on setting up multiple monitors, because they saw my posts on that subject on some forum.

raymaniac 14-02-2007 18:29

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I thought about using these

mizscience 05-03-2007 00:40

Re: I am a geek because...
 
...I spend my saturday watching live feed from various regionals ^.^

[more to come, i'm sure]

:]

wolfj 05-03-2007 15:15

Re: I am a geek because...
 
* I am able to successfully support the reliability of Wikipedia.
* I am hardly able to contain my excitement at the sound of the words, "Critical Lens Essay"
* I count down the days to the Finger Lakes Regional, starting from the day after the previous regional.
* I have "FIRST-website-update" withdrawals.

Sirbacon 05-03-2007 18:33

Re: I am a geek because...
 
ima geek cus

-i kno alot bout the history of the internet
-i speek 1337 every day (u a geek 2 if u kno wat dat means)
-i do this XD, =), lol, rofl, ^_^, @_@, =P, XP at the end of every post
-i hack my comp to put in my own music into my video games rather than turn on my mp3. player
-i wana mod every thing that i own (think USB toaster for my xbox360)
-I BAKE HOT POCKETS!!!:D

mormannoob 06-03-2007 10:32

Re: I am a geek because...
 
i know some one who has an endless supply of dew in his car and it sits in his dinkle box (marching band shoes box)

ZeetherKID77 06-03-2007 19:25

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I know what Nintendo did BEFORE they made video games :ahh:

EHaskins 06-03-2007 19:26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeetherKID77 (Post 592127)
I know what Nintendo did BEFORE they made video games :ahh:

So do I!

What I am I bragging about that?:rolleyes:

Sirbacon 06-03-2007 19:46

Re: I am a geek because...
 
yea they where a tradeing card company.

thegathering 06-03-2007 22:12

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I play MUDs (more of a nerd thing than a geek thing)

I'm familiar with more programming languages than I know phone numbers.

I write my own local chat programs to bypass internet firewalls :p

I post on ChiefDelphi.

LordTalps 06-03-2007 22:19

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I post on 3 forums (ChiefDelphi, Genmay, Gamegeneration)

I read 4 internet news conglomerates (fark, slashdot, dslreports, and Latest Headlines active bookmark)

I have a piece of RAM on my keys

I have 6 flash drives on my keys

did a science fair project in 7th grade on programming languages and their various efficiencies for certain tasks (C++ kicks butt, but java owned it for file read/write)

I spend probably an average of 6-10 hours a day on or near a computer.

My favorite program for typing documents is Notepad

My favorite program for drawing pictures is Paint

I Fold@Home

I've edited wikipedia

I fix other peoples' computer troubles

I beat every standard level for N version 1.5

I've played D&D style games, by myself and with a group

The list goes on and on... :D

JoeXIII'007 06-03-2007 23:30

Re: I am a geek because...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirbacon (Post 592152)
yea they where a tradeing card company.



...and a playing card company... :D
thank goodness for sisters that goto Japan on a studying abroad thingy.

More proof I am a geek... :cool: besides the fact I went to wikipedia to re-read the history of Nintendo... ;)

youngWilliam14 21-03-2007 22:00

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i'm not a geek, i'm a mechanics-nerd who spends way too much time in the shop

i referr to the team as my "second family"

i belive that one can survive on pizza and vending machine food alone

depressurizing the pneumatics system is how i get our robot to make weight

i want to hook my palm pilot up to the dashboard port so i know how much psi we have left during the match

and one statement sums it all up:


There's a life outside of robotics?!?!

Templar1396 18-06-2007 00:05

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Not sure if anyone mentioned it,but
i'm a nerd because i can do a rubik's cube in under a min >.>

core2extremist2 17-08-2007 18:39

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I beat every standard level for N version 1.5

hipsterjr 14-01-2008 22:59

Re: I am a geek because...
 
-Chiefdelphi is the first site I check (regardless of time of year)
- Loved ones refer to my team as "the cult"
-I dream of owning a segway
-I've given the time in binary.
-I have a giant box of k'nex for "prototyping"

I'mbored. 14-01-2008 23:16

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-I spend at least 6 hours a day working on a robot. ((unless it's summer)
-While programing said robots I listen to dragonforce/deathmetal.
-I spent excessive hours online.
-I know more about scripting than people who get paid to do it.
-I can read a text book in about a day. (depending on length.)

ZakuAce 15-01-2008 07:46

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I know I am a geek cuz I listen to Japanese Rock...or maybe that just makes me a fanboy?

But I listen to my parents' music too, so that is geekworthy.

Oh and I play text-based internet games (itswar FTW!)

basicxman 15-01-2008 09:50

Re: I am a geek because...
 
...because i spend my money on all of this ->andrewshomepage.50webs.com/everything.html

^^There's my robotics collection, well some of it^^

...because im 13 and know robotics, CAD, computer programming, web design

...because i started my own FTC team

...because ive spent hours making my own team website (and personal website)

...because when i get home from school i log onto CD and VF, Coding4Fun, and other forums/blogs

...because Im making my own vex CAD to have a contest type thing->http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=my+vex+CAD

basicxman 15-01-2008 10:08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raymaniac (Post 568934)
  • When I was young, before I had any video games, I would entertain myself by playing with Microsoft Word

lol i did that :D :D :D
...because i am sick and since i woke up i have been on CD and VF

feliks_rosenber 15-01-2008 12:24

Re: I am a geek because...
 
I read Wikipedia.

Kennedy-M 15-01-2008 16:41

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

i_am_samus 15-01-2008 16:52

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.

mrbob1000 15-01-2008 17:16

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!

MiniNerd24 15-01-2008 18:03

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


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