Author Topic: you know you are a geek when... (Read 44169 times)

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #250 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 11:40:21 »

when your cell phone ringtone makes modem sounds

tp4tissue · « **Reply #251 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 12:00:29 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 11:40:21

when your cell phone ringtone makes modem sounds

OMG.... that's awesome... you shouldn't have told us though.. now everyone's gonna have it..

just like when they did the power ranger ring tone...

davkol · « **Reply #252 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 12:03:09 »

I used modem sounds as my alarm before it was cool!

Melvang · « **Reply #253 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 12:08:59 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 11:40:21

when your cell phone ringtone makes modem sounds

well not my ring tone but my notifications.

For my wifes ring tone I use "I Get Off" by Halestorm
A group of friends that I would like to have as a zombie apocalypse team I use "Still Swingin" by Papa Roach. If you don't see why you should check out the video.
For everyone else its a song from the World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Soundtrack.

kilogeek · « **Reply #254 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:08:14 »

When you uninstall windows 7 and use your i7 CPU to use your PC under MS-DOS only ?

Or best, when you install a text mode only linux or unix OS and use these mythics word processors such as V.I. or emacs, and if you really burn out, you start coding new unix binaries with 10 pages user manual in ASCII

)

Geek definition is quite not very clear... I feel I'm geek when I prefer coding in assembler or Ada then all these crap new languages... but is this being a geek ?

I had a friend, many years ago who was coding games on an Oric Atmos using 6502 machine code directly with POKES, not even an assembler, he had memorized all instructions hexadecimal codes and he was doing the assembler job using paper and pencil... this is true. He was IMO a great geek !

kilogeek · « **Reply #255 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:12:14 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 11:40:21

when your cell phone ringtone makes modem sounds

Amazing, but modem sound is very close to fax sound, so you may not be identified as a geek

kilogeek · « **Reply #256 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:17:37 »

I just met few days ago a real geek, if he was not married and retired from the Royal Navy, I would have called emergencies...

He's got a 10 computers network in his flat, most of them are powered on 24/24, if he was not a britton like me and if he did not need some kind of hobby, I would have tell him to see a psy. IMO he is definitely a geek, a hardcore geek.

kilogeek · « **Reply #257 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:27:19 »

Is this a geek PC ?

Looks like crap but power inside and the IBM logo for nostalgy...

tp4tissue · « **Reply #258 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:36:53 »

Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:12:14

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 11:40:21
when your cell phone ringtone makes modem sounds

Amazing, but modem sound is very close to fax sound, so you may not be identified as a geek

um... it's called a FAX- modem....

tp4tissue · « **Reply #259 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:38:18 »

Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:27:19

Is this a geek PC ?

Looks like crap but power inside and the IBM logo for nostalgy...

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it depends...

the point is to look really ****ty on the outside, but be totally BEAST on the inside..

For example.. my computer looks like its guts are falling out...

The harddrives are literally all outside of the case..

BUT..... it runs super cool, because no covering, and super quiet, because of open air flow.

kilogeek · « **Reply #260 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 14:00:43 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:38:18

Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:27:19
Is this a geek PC ?

Looks like crap but power inside and the IBM logo for nostalgy...

(Attachment Link)

it depends...

the point is to look really ****ty on the outside, but be totally BEAST on the inside..

For example.. my computer looks like its guts are falling out...

The harddrives are literally all outside of the case..

BUT..... it runs super cool, because no covering, and super quiet, because of open air flow.

mine don't need to be opened, it's a cheap case but a smart case, reverse ATX, CPU is bottom, 660GTX is up with air cooling upside, no noise, no dust, no heat^^ The best cases are the 90° turned motherboards with all I/O slots at the top of the case, few brands sell these but this is real geek case IMO^^

tp4tissue · « **Reply #261 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 14:34:02 »

Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 14:00:43

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:38:18
Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:27:19
Is this a geek PC ?

Looks like crap but power inside and the IBM logo for nostalgy...

(Attachment Link)

it depends...

the point is to look really ****ty on the outside, but be totally BEAST on the inside..

For example.. my computer looks like its guts are falling out...

The harddrives are literally all outside of the case..

BUT..... it runs super cool, because no covering, and super quiet, because of open air flow.

mine don't need to be opened, it's a cheap case but a smart case, reverse ATX, CPU is bottom, 660GTX is up with air cooling upside, no noise, no dust, no heat^^ The best cases are the 90° turned motherboards with all I/O slots at the top of the case, few brands sell these but this is real geek case IMO^^

hmm.. i suppose our opinions differ as to what determines a "geek computer"..

I only care about 3 things:

Overclocking

Quiet operation

Price/ Performance ratio

Everything else seems unimportant.

kilogeek · « **Reply #262 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 16:25:35 »

To conclude : what is a geek ? Maybe you're a geek as soon you decided you are^^
Anyway, if I feel like beeing a geek, it's only because I'm single, once married, I'll probably put all my stuff in my cave and even forget the "geek" word

davkol · « **Reply #263 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 16:44:41 »

The word geek means nothing since the invention of "social media geeks" and such horrors.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #264 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 18:10:46 »

Quote from: davkol on Fri, 31 January 2014, 16:44:41

The word geek means nothing since the invention of "social media geeks" and such horrors.

a geek must remain pure with respect to social media....

For example.. tp4 does not have a facebook account... but he's got a buncha private trackers"

keymaster · « **Reply #265 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36 »

...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #266 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:18:04 »

Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36

...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

Are you referring to the PBT stamp on the bottom?

inteli722 · « **Reply #267 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:19:24 »

Quote from: davkol on Fri, 31 January 2014, 16:44:41

The word geek means nothing since the invention of "social media geeks" and such horrors.

keymaster · « **Reply #268 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:19:40 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:18:04

Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36
...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

Are you referring to the PBT stamp on the bottom?

Yes. Is it not really PBT?

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #269 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:21:17 »

Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:19:40

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:18:04
Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36
...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

Are you referring to the PBT stamp on the bottom?

Yes. Is it not really PBT?

Nope.

keymaster · « **Reply #270 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:26:13 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:21:17

Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:19:40
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:18:04
Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36
...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

Are you referring to the PBT stamp on the bottom?

Yes. Is it not really PBT?

Nope.

Has someone found an explanation for this? It seems illogical stamp 'PBT' to the bottom of an ABS space bar.

Edit: Thanks. I found some discussion on DT about it:

Quote

No black Cherry Corp space bar is PBT. I have a 6.0 unit space bar from a more recent black double-shot ABS set -- with the text >PBT< in it, and it fails the acetone test, indicating that it is not PBT!
It was just made from the same mold as PBT space bars. A curious detail is that when I compare it to a light grey PBT space bar from what is otherwise the same type of keyboard, the space bar that is really PBT is 1.5 mm shorter! (measured with calipers)

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #271 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:27:21 »

Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:26:13

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:21:17
Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:19:40
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:18:04
Quote from: keymaster on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:03:36
...when I got excited to find out the G81 I harvested doubleshots from has a PBT space bar. *Kreygasm*

Are you referring to the PBT stamp on the bottom?

Yes. Is it not really PBT?

Nope.

Has someone found an explanation for this? It seems illogical stamp 'PBT' to the bottom of an ABS space bar.

I'm on my phone right now or I'd find a link but its been discussed a few times.

domoaligato · « **Reply #272 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:52:03 »

you bought the techkeys.us business card to turn it into a development board.

Grim Fandango · « **Reply #273 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 20:15:03 »

When you have a house full of women, but ignore them to go online with your headset on playing CS:GO with your team......
Never happened I swear.
(っ^‿^)っ

kilogeek · « **Reply #274 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 20:56:25 »

When your girlfriend is also a geek and you play LAN games together and communicate mainly by chat and webcams, I think you're in an irreversible geekness situation...

Melvang · « **Reply #275 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 21:04:28 »

When you ask your other half to get you something from the fridge via some form of electronic communications.

Thechemist · « **Reply #276 on:** Sat, 01 February 2014, 08:35:18 »

When you have the mark.

iri · « **Reply #277 on:** Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:04:07 »

Quote from: kilogeek on Fri, 31 January 2014, 13:08:14

I feel I'm geek when I prefer coding in assembler or Ada then all these crap new languages...

i don't see how coding in ada is very geeky. though i wish the language had java-scale support from large it vendors.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #278 on:** Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:32:10 »

You know you're a geek when you argue over what defines geekiness.

Melvang · « **Reply #279 on:** Sat, 01 February 2014, 11:32:56 »

When you have 2 levels of snacks/munchies in the house.

Regular munchies and raid munchies.

iri · « **Reply #280 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 02:33:51 »

...when flossing your teeth you realize it's the super floss you bought to do the silent mod to your model m...

tp4tissue · « **Reply #281 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 10:04:53 »

You're depressed when it snows... Cuz it's almost certainly going to delay your package....

tp4tissue · « **Reply #282 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 10:05:28 »

Quote from: Thechemist on Sat, 01 February 2014, 08:35:18

When you have the mark.

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her mark is fake... it's too low.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #283 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 10:07:06 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 03 February 2014, 10:04:53

You're depressed when it snows... Cuz it's almost certainly going to delay your package....
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This winter has been the worst on delayed shipping ???

Quardah · « **Reply #284 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 12:41:47 »

When you refer picking up stuff as loot,

Whenever you go out with people, you refer everything has a quest,

You perfecly know your friends stats of might, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and charisma aswell as their special abilities,

When you see your diplomas as achievements,

and you always wear your headset in front of your computer even if you are not on teamspeak nor playing any music.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #285 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 13:01:06 »

Quote from: Quardah on Mon, 03 February 2014, 12:41:47

When you refer picking up stuff as loot,

Whenever you go out with people, you refer everything has a quest,

You perfecly know your friends stats of might, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and charisma aswell as their special abilities,

When you see your diplomas as achievements,

and you always wear your headset in front of your computer even if you are not on teamspeak nor playing any music.

LOL... and no chix allowed I bet...

Tarzan · « **Reply #286 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 13:24:18 »

When you refer to learning from one's mistakes as accumulating XP the hard way.

When you can spot the retconned and non-canon elements of any number of recent superhero movies.

When Earl Grey is the only tea you know by name (probably explains why it's become such a household name, come to think of it.).

davkol · « **Reply #287 on:** Tue, 04 February 2014, 02:57:27 »

Quote from: Tarzan on Mon, 03 February 2014, 13:24:18

When Earl Grey is the only tea you know by name (probably explains why it's become such a household name, come to think of it.).

#TeaGeek

Seriously though, the only people, who drink pu'er and I know them, are geeks in the 90's sense.

Melvang · « **Reply #288 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 18:11:33 »

When you buy new shoe laces and they match the forum colors.

Novus · « **Reply #289 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 18:46:47 »

Quote from: Melvang on Thu, 06 February 2014, 18:11:33

When you buy new shoe laces and they match the forum colors.

Which theme though?

C5Allroad · « **Reply #290 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 19:05:27 »

You know you're a geek when: you get PO about net neutrality and the ISPs screwing with us.

Melvang · « **Reply #291 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 19:08:34 »

The dark orange and black one.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #292 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 19:56:38 »

Quote from: HUNTERANGEL121 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 19:05:27

You know you're a geek when: you get PO about net neutrality and the ISPs screwing with us.

The problem with net-neutrality is that there does exist information that "certain" people are not-ready-for..

Given that.. censorship is a requisite to preserve social harmony.. Will this be abused.. sure ... it will..

but... total-net-neutrality is no less an Ideal that can not possibly exist..

C5Allroad · « **Reply #293 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:01:05 »

That sucks.
I'm sure AT&T and Verizon will have some serious fun with this.

I want google fiber though.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #294 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:17:20 »

When you stop your group of friends to take photos of the keyboards you see in public (during photo class school trip)..

SPOTTED: G80-8113HRBUS
So many of them scattered all over the MoMa....was nice to see the shiny cherry legends

McDonalds branded TG3 (****ing swag)
Was so shocked to see this in the middle of the place...just with this broken computer next to a table..recognized that layout so quick and the feeling of mx blacks confirmed it

)
(seen at a McD's a few blocks away from Times Square)

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #295 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:18:31 »

Yeah I've seen a few of those TG3's in the wild!

Melvang · « **Reply #296 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:36:10 »

When you can call the switch by the sound.

Lanx · « **Reply #297 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 21:44:16 »

visiting family for chinese new years and i bring the ps3 and monitor(with hdmi and built in speakers) so she can play skyrim(she just finished a 2 year project and is catching up on backlogged games).

she complains about the monitor being so small, i say you game on a projector, any monitor/tv in the world would seem small.

also wolf among us eps2 came out and i can't d/l it on psn cuz there's no internet connection at parents house, every wireless is seemingly secured and we have verizon with 2gb limit caps. gotta cut it short to go home, for wifi.

demik · « **Reply #298 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 21:45:54 »

Who is "she"?

Is your mom a gamer??

Lanx · « **Reply #299 on:** Thu, 06 February 2014, 21:47:13 »

oh i didn't say wife huh? sorry i'm also fighting a 101 fever...

i meant continue to play skyrim, while we visit family, holy christ i can't form coherant sentences.

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