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Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Sun, 17 June 2012, 23:26:09: After a recent post, I starting thinking about what other things some of us might collect that could raise a few eyebrows. Granted it all depends on the person judging your "collectables". But what items do you personally own that even cause you raise a brow from time to time?

For me the geekiest thing I can think of is my 5 1/4 red floppy disk signed by Steve Woz.

I think most people agree Woz is pretty cool, but I find it odd sometimes that I'm holding onto a floppy disk he personally signed.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Trent on Mon, 18 June 2012, 02:51:08: The geekiest thing I owned for a long period of time was an old 1993 HP 9000 mainframe. Weighed ~400lbs, about 6ft tall, metal wheels, made lots of noise, no clue how to get it working. I could turn it on and listen to the awful grinding noise the core unit made. I wanted an IBM mainframe but was unable to find one for the price I wanted (still looking). Sadly I had to make room, so I took it apart and kept the PCBs in the core unit for decoration. I'd post images, but my camera isn't working.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: JaccoW on Mon, 18 June 2012, 03:39:37: I've got an akai GX635 Tapedeck. It was my grandfather's and is not completely working. But it just looks too cool. Even though it is a 20Kg behemoth.
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Not really a collection though.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 18 June 2012, 07:31:45: Does it have to be computer geek?
On my wall is a calendar of women in costumes (sci/fi, fantasy, comic book characters), from a forum. Actual board members = real geek girls. That is the geekiest thing that I have that I can think of at a moment's notice.

BTW, I would love to have anything that was signed by Woz.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Mon, 18 June 2012, 08:32:52: Nope doesn't have to be computer related, that's pretty cool that some of the forum members decided to make a calendar though.

Edit: Unless you made the calendar yourself ;)
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: snoopy on Mon, 18 June 2012, 08:51:40: Quote from: RiffRaff;615983
For me the geekiest thing I can think of is my 5 1/4 red floppy disk signed by Steve Woz.

That's a cool thing! Can you post a picture of it?

I think the geekiest thing I have is a replica of the Jason hockey mask.... but also got a lot of other strange things. I think a lot of them are not recognized by me as geeky.... only by others.... lol
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Tue, 19 June 2012, 00:02:16: Here are a few Picts

Apple package where I store it

Vintage mouse pad

And finally, here it is!
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sth on Tue, 19 June 2012, 00:09:30: Nice! Wish I still had my Apple mousepad... it wasn't exactly in collector condition though.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Hak Foo on Tue, 19 June 2012, 00:16:39: My stereo equipment resides in the carcass of an IBM 3174-1L terminal controller.

I have a model representing a hypothetical locomotive (an Electro-motive SD90 built with the standard cab)

I went out of the way to buy specific Korean comics, despite only being able to read about three words of the language.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 19 June 2012, 05:27:55: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: WRXChris on Mon, 25 June 2012, 22:52:11: Either my HypnoCube or my Parallax Basic Stamp stuff, although they are not really collectibles they are probably the geekiest things I own other than my keyboards!

(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab166/millerjm2/random%20stuff/IMG_2498.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab166/millerjm2/random%20stuff/IMG_2502.jpg)
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Tue, 26 June 2012, 00:20:23: Ok +1 for that HypnoCube. That thing is pretty awesome.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mars-bar-man on Thu, 19 July 2012, 07:37:41: My collection of Nerf guns,

Or the huge amount of Star Wars action figures (original trilogy with a few from Episode I thrown in).. actually, I need to find them, I had the Millennium Falcon as well.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: poetik on Thu, 19 July 2012, 20:43:14: I own 2 pairs of custom in ear monitors. The Unique Melody Merlins and Miracle. A lot of people ask me why I would spend close to $1000 on a pair of iem's but it's the same reason why someone would spend close to $300 on a keyboard :)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43: Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

(http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: funkymeeba on Thu, 19 July 2012, 23:52:34: I'm going to go with the (I believe) 1960's LFE traffic light I have standing in the corner of the living room. It's automated by a custom Arduino setup.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: IllegalAlien on Fri, 20 July 2012, 18:24:43: Electric Envelope Opener.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: ajdane on Sat, 21 July 2012, 13:06:29: My 5 servers, several Cisco switches, quite a bit of fiber optic cabling..... yeah its bad.

Oh yeah my workstation with 5 monitors... My sister always slams me for that one when she comes over.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Djuzuh on Sat, 21 July 2012, 13:08:48: Quote from: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43
Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

Show Image
(http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)

DE razors FTW !!

But I'm not as hardcore as you, I use a merkur I bought new.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: kgleeson on Sat, 21 July 2012, 18:02:09: I own a TDS Meter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDS_meter) for testing my water before making brewed coffee.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mvh11 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 15:11:02: Geekiest thing I own? Well, there's a lot of stuff that I would consider geeky, but the one I think that would the geekiest is the arcade stick I use to practice at home(simply because I don't want to carry it around and possibly damage it).

Here is my Hori Real Arcade Pro 2: Special Addition:
(http://i.imgur.com/fDlgal.jpg)

Either that, or it would be my Super Famicom Wii Classic Controller from Club Nintendo Japan:
(http://i.imgur.com/nXO6Zl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/sSch3l.jpg)

Does this qualify me as a geek? Now I just need to order a keyboard and I think I will fit in just fine.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: kgleeson on Wed, 25 July 2012, 16:43:50: Yes it does!

I should probably include my stick as well then
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1607850/stick.jpg)

I had Voltech on shoryuken.com build the frame and do the wood for me.
Its got a Sanwa JLF and Seimitsu PS14KN buttons with LEDs controlled by a SparkyPWM.
Weights in at a nice 4.7kg :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: 486 on Thu, 26 July 2012, 04:35:04: Geekiest? Hmm. My vintage computer equipment!
Two XT's. One from 1987 and the other from 1989. With working RLL/MFM hard drives FTW. I use them to test XT keyboards and to fiddle with DOS. And I own 6 5.25 floppy drives. 3 360k and 3 1.2Mb drives.
My custom built 486 and my Macintosh SEFDHD.
Most people think, what's the purpose of having these machines, to which I respond "I view them as historical pieces, a reminder of how we have advanced".
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Sun, 29 July 2012, 21:11:50: Quote from: mvh11 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 15:11:02
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/fDlgal.jpg)
Quote from: kgleeson on Wed, 25 July 2012, 16:43:50
Show Image
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1607850/stick.jpg)

Now those are some pretty sweet input devices!

I never got around to making a sweet controller for my Mame Cabinet, but I did mod a Sega Genesis to use the controllers for playing Mame.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Wildcard on Sun, 29 July 2012, 21:22:36: Quote from: 486 on Thu, 26 July 2012, 04:35:04
Geekiest? Hmm. My vintage computer equipment!
Two XT's. One from 1987 and the other from 1989. With working RLL/MFM hard drives FTW. I use them to test XT keyboards and to fiddle with DOS. And I own 6 5.25 floppy drives. 3 360k and 3 1.2Mb drives.
My custom built 486 and my Macintosh SEFDHD.
Most people think, what's the purpose of having these machines, to which I respond "I view them as historical pieces, a reminder of how we have advanced".

I read a good article recently where a younger IT analyst asks the question "what's DOS?" -->Here (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133327-so-yesterday-someone-asked-me-what-is-dos)

Computers have progressed quite a bit, but it's good sometimes to take a step back and remember how far we've come.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: telepete on Sun, 29 July 2012, 21:53:51: I think its my life sized poster of Lt. Worf. My friends would say its my hoodie that looks like Boba Fett armor.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sth on Sun, 29 July 2012, 22:26:57: I think the geekiest things I own are:
-Gundam models -- built then put back into their boxes. Not trying to show off my toys... I just like putting them together!
-MT XINU BSD poster (mine is in better condition than this example):
(http://www.shrubbery.net/jokes/MtXinu42poster.jpg)
-of course, my collection of keyboards
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Joe221 on Sun, 29 July 2012, 23:10:24: I have lots of geeky stuff, don't we all. The oldest is my, in my Home Theatre setup and working, Technics SL-6 turntable. The collectibles are all the vinyl LPs it can play.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: 486 on Mon, 30 July 2012, 01:50:43: Quote from: RiffRaff on Sun, 29 July 2012, 21:22:36
Quote from: 486 on Thu, 26 July 2012, 04:35:04
Geekiest? Hmm. My vintage computer equipment!
Two XT's. One from 1987 and the other from 1989. With working RLL/MFM hard drives FTW. I use them to test XT keyboards and to fiddle with DOS. And I own 6 5.25 floppy drives. 3 360k and 3 1.2Mb drives.
My custom built 486 and my Macintosh SEFDHD.
Most people think, what's the purpose of having these machines, to which I respond "I view them as historical pieces, a reminder of how we have advanced".

I read a good article recently where a younger IT analyst asks the question "what's DOS?" -->Here (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133327-so-yesterday-someone-asked-me-what-is-dos)

Computers have progressed quite a bit, but it's good sometimes to take a step back and remember how far we've come.

Just read the article. LOL. How can you not know DOS? Just the other day I went to my local computer shop and talked to a guy about if they still use DOS for certain applications. And they still do. Apparently they use DOS to overclock many of their prebuilt computers. I also went there to use their MX keyboards for free. mmm. Steelseries 7G :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 30 July 2012, 12:29:36: I have a small collection of Rubik's cubes. I have a 2x2x2, a 3x3x3, a 4x4x4, a 3x3x3 mirror cube, and a Pyramid cube. I can solve all but the 4x4x4 (I'm too lazy to memorize how to solve it). I also have my server, which I use as a web server, a mail server, an FTP server, and as a host for my RuneScape Private server. So overall, I would consider myself to be moderately geeky.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:23:11: (https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/532419_4403783211735_1494043336_n.jpg)
This is hanging in my living room.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: ekw808 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:29:06: I'm kind of jealous of that gameboy collection, it's nerdy, but it also looks kind of artsy, and is that yellow one missing the grey screen cover??
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:40:56: Quote from: ekw808 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:29:06
I'm kind of jealous of that gameboy collection, it's nerdy, but it also looks kind of artsy, and is that yellow one missing the grey screen cover??

That's why I collect Gameboy systems. I find them very aesthetically pleasing.
I have a replacement screen cover on the way for the yellow system.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: NSMarkop on Tue, 31 July 2012, 17:57:03: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 30 July 2012, 12:29:36
I have a small collection of Rubik's cubes. I have a 2x2x2, a 3x3x3, a 4x4x4, a 3x3x3 mirror cube, and a Pyramid cube. I can solve all but the 4x4x4 (I'm too lazy to memorize how to solve it). I also have my server, which I use as a web server, a mail server, an FTP server, and as a host for my RuneScape Private server. So overall, I would consider myself to be moderately geeky.

Hello, fellow cuber. I keep my competition cubes in a briefcase with a foam mold I made myself, so that's probably the geekiest thing I own. A geeky result of this would be this trophy I got last year for multi-BLD:

(http://i.imgur.com/tn3xj.jpg)

Here's my WCA page for my official results: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2010MARK03

I also own an arcade stick (not as awesome as your guys', though) and 3 unicycles (20" Koxx-One, 24" Torker, 29" Nimbus). That's most of my geeky stuff, I suppose; nothing as killer as that Gameboy collection - that's awesome, sealcouch.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 01 August 2012, 10:15:25: Quote from: NSMarkop on Tue, 31 July 2012, 17:57:03
Hello, fellow cuber. I keep my competition cubes in a briefcase with a foam mold I made myself, so that's probably the geekiest thing I own. A geeky result of this would be this trophy I got last year for multi-BLD:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/tn3xj.jpg)

Here's my WCA page for my official results: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2010MARK03

I also own an arcade stick (not as awesome as your guys', though) and 3 unicycles (20" Koxx-One, 24" Torker, 29" Nimbus). That's most of my geeky stuff, I suppose; nothing as killer as that Gameboy collection - that's awesome, sealcouch.
Nice trophy! I was never much of a speed-solver myself, I just enjoyed the puzzle aspect of solving cubes. Rubik's cubes became quite the fad at my highschool last year. A friend of mine had quite the large collection; he had everything from a 2x2x2 up to an 11x11x11, and he could solve every single one of them.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Wed, 01 August 2012, 21:00:35: Geekiest thing I own is probably a custom Gameboy pocket that I had a $100+ paint job put onto.
I have no pictures of it, and it's in storage so all I can show you are these two videos.

list=UUUinFUgCfBJTfun3pz9uf_A&index=7&feature=plcp
list=UUUinFUgCfBJTfun3pz9uf_A&index=4&feature=plcp

and sealcouch, that is awesome! very inspiring!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Wed, 01 August 2012, 21:15:34: Here's something else, although I think this might fall under the "nerdy" category, rather than geeky

My collection of K-On petit nendoroids. and not trying to sound like a hipster or anything, but I bought these before I knew how popular K-On actually was. xD

(http://i.imgur.com/jxOcZ.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Thu, 02 August 2012, 14:05:29: Quote from: Lethal Squirrel on Wed, 01 August 2012, 21:00:35
Geekiest thing I own is probably a custom Gameboy pocket that I had a $100+ paint job put onto.
I have no pictures of it, and it's in storage so all I can show you are these two videos.

list=UUUinFUgCfBJTfun3pz9uf_A&index=7&feature=plcp
list=UUUinFUgCfBJTfun3pz9uf_A&index=4&feature=plc

and sealcouch, that is awesome! very inspiring!

Interesting color choice!
I also have a pretty large Gameboy Pocket collection. I'll try to get a picture up later.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 02 August 2012, 18:42:38: The color wasn't my choice really. I told the guy he could go nuts! I like it though. It's blue to purple chameleon flakes on a black base.
It's hard to tell, but in the second video, I keep turning back and forth to show it changing from purple to blue. It's pretty awesome! :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: 486 on Fri, 03 August 2012, 04:08:38: Quote from: sealcouch on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:23:11
Show Image
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/532419_4403783211735_1494043336_n.jpg)

This is hanging in my living room.
Man, I used to have two of those . Both a clear and the off-white one. Nice job getting the blue one. THey are very hard to find apparently.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Sat, 04 August 2012, 11:35:09: Quote from: 486 on Fri, 03 August 2012, 04:08:38
Quote from: sealcouch on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:23:11
Show Image
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/532419_4403783211735_1494043336_n.jpg)

This is hanging in my living room.
Man, I used to have two of those . Both a clear and the off-white one. Nice job getting the blue one. THey are very hard to find apparently.

The blue one was the second hardest to find next to the Manchester United system. I paid waaaay to much for that one.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 04 August 2012, 19:27:28: I think the geekiest thing I own is about 15 computers.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Excaliborg on Thu, 09 August 2012, 09:24:05: Anime figures, wall scrolls, and over $1k worth of yoyos.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/willkillall/2012-04-05_17-47-54_917.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: aeta on Thu, 09 August 2012, 09:26:33: Do the gameboys still work? And how much was the Man U one?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Excaliborg on Thu, 09 August 2012, 09:56:09: I forgot one small thing:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/willkillall/2012-08-09_09-46-27_834.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 09 August 2012, 12:39:11: The geekiest thing I've pwned is ripster.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: funkymeeba on Thu, 09 August 2012, 13:11:45: Quote from: Excaliborg on Thu, 09 August 2012, 09:56:09
I forgot one small thing:

Psht, we all know that 10-panel is the real way to play. ;D That reminds me, I need to get my IIDX controller out of its box and play Troopers again.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Excaliborg on Thu, 09 August 2012, 17:17:25: Is that what people call doubles in Pump It Up? I have only ever played DDR machines as that is what was around when I used to go to arcades. I can play doubles on heavy in DDR but I usually stay away from ITG charts with difficulties over 10-12 even on one pad. DDR made me weak haha.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: funkymeeba on Thu, 09 August 2012, 20:52:43: Nah, I guess it's just called Doubles in PIU now. There used to be Freestyle and Nightmare, now it's just Double Performance and Double.

Too bad there are NO good machines around the Denver area. I miss the Fiesta I was playing on before. :( I guess a place nearby did just get an ITG2 dedicab in, though. Cheap play on Fridays, too, so I may have to go play tomorrow.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: el2k on Fri, 10 August 2012, 11:35:09: Mmm, my PC is watercooled.. guess that in itself is quite geeky?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:34:43: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lord de Seis on Fri, 10 August 2012, 18:09:29: Quote from: Excaliborg on Thu, 09 August 2012, 09:24:05
Anime figures, wall scrolls, and over $1k worth of yoyos.
Show Image
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/willkillall/2012-04-05_17-47-54_917.jpg)

nice to see someone else plays with yo-yos here :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 10 August 2012, 18:41:25: I can't think of anything to top any of you... Ok, wait... I have a coin collection from all the places I have been, maybe that is 'geeky'? But I view them more as free souvenirs really. Its too much effort to get some random coins or small notes exchanged so I just keep them usually. Too lazy to count, but have currency from probably over 20 countries from various periods from 1989 to now, including former Soviet bloc and other defunct countries/currencies.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mickd on Sun, 12 August 2012, 11:58:42: I have some exercise weights that never get used.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: IPT on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:36:59: my figures/gashapon/gundam figures/etc
here's some lol
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff209/azianai/2012-01-17234536.jpg)
Oh and my GG buttons
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff209/azianai/20120809_232943.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 13 August 2012, 01:46:26: The wall of gameboys really makes me miss my Play It Loud gameboy :/
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mickd on Mon, 13 August 2012, 08:17:22: Geekhackers truly have some pretty amazing things.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: oTurtlez on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:03:12: If I had to choose my geekiest it would be my unopened copy of DOS 5.0. No reason to own it, other than it's history haha.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:38:17: Quote from: oTurtlez on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:03:12
If I had to choose my geekiest it would be my unopened copy of DOS 5.0. No reason to own it, other than it's history haha.

U SUCH A GEEK!!!!

But seriously... you'd be surprised how oblivious much of the younger generation is when it comes to old technology. I have even heard of a young IT rep asking what DOS was because she seriously didn't know.

Moral of the story: if you don't know what DOS is, then get the **** out of my IT department!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mickd on Tue, 14 August 2012, 07:18:24: Haha, but you never know. If someone's tablet starts malfunctioning, they might be the right person to ask ;)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: oTurtlez on Tue, 14 August 2012, 14:11:32: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:38:17
Quote from: oTurtlez on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:03:12
If I had to choose my geekiest it would be my unopened copy of DOS 5.0. No reason to own it, other than it's history haha.

U SUCH A GEEK!!!!

But seriously... you'd be surprised how oblivious much of the younger generation is when it comes to old technology. I have even heard of a young IT rep asking what DOS was because she seriously didn't know.

Moral of the story: if you don't know what DOS is, then get the **** out of my IT department!

I'm 17 and I'm proud to be separate from my generation. My school was throwing out a bunch of Model M's, some old IBM lab equipment, and an unopened copy of DOS 5.0, and I just had to have the DOS and a Model M. Unfortunately, I opened it, and played around on an old PC, installed DOS and was playing DOOM with the Model M. Twas like time travel.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Okita on Tue, 14 August 2012, 23:52:29: Definitely my hhkb and realforce. Even my friends with das and leopolds don't understand how I can spend so much on a keyboard.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: boost on Thu, 16 August 2012, 15:04:39: My Kmac's ^_^
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: KeyboardRookie on Sat, 18 August 2012, 04:55:55: I have a parachute. How about that?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Matt3o on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:20:01: What about this?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:23:20: Quote from: Matt3o on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:20:01
What about this?

I feel as if I have one of those disks of my own lying around somewhere...
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Matt3o on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:28:04: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:23:20
I feel as if I have one of those disks of my own lying around somewhere...

Please note the warning: "DO NOT MAKE ILLEGAL COPIES".... you know, mouse drivers are so desirable
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Icarium on Sun, 19 August 2012, 02:26:33: I just threw out a box full of games on tape for and old Schneider CPC so that floppy doesn't stand a chance. :)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: ra7c7er on Sun, 19 August 2012, 04:00:55: Computer related it would have to be a Sony 256 MB flash drive I bought the day it came out. I worked at Circuit City at the time and the Sony was one of the first to come out with a 256 drive. the price in 2002 $179 and I bought 2 at employee discount (130 each I think it was). Today you can get a 128 GB flash drive for less than what I payed back then.

Non-computer related a collection of WWII mess kit utensils which I use on a daily basis.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Djuzuh on Mon, 20 August 2012, 02:13:11: Just FYI, there is currently a kickstarter campaign which got a lot of attention, and is now offering 182 high quality miniatures (for RPG, tabletop, or simply collect them)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: KeyboardRookie on Mon, 20 August 2012, 03:05:49: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:38:17
Quote from: oTurtlez on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:03:12
If I had to choose my geekiest it would be my unopened copy of DOS 5.0. No reason to own it, other than it's history haha.

U SUCH A GEEK!!!!

But seriously... you'd be surprised how oblivious much of the younger generation is when it comes to old technology. I have even heard of a young IT rep asking what DOS was because she seriously didn't know.

Moral of the story: if you don't know what DOS is, then get the **** out of my IT department!

I can't imagine that there are people who don't know what DOS is.
But old IT guys may say 'I don't understand why young people don't know what the punched-card is.'
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Mon, 20 August 2012, 09:36:36: (http://i.imgur.com/CFk5Kh.jpg) Here's an updated photo of my Gameboy collection.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 20 August 2012, 11:39:22: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:38:17
Quote from: oTurtlez on Mon, 13 August 2012, 11:03:12
If I had to choose my geekiest it would be my unopened copy of DOS 5.0. No reason to own it, other than it's history haha.

U SUCH A GEEK!!!!

But seriously... you'd be surprised how oblivious much of the younger generation is when it comes to old technology. I have even heard of a young IT rep asking what DOS was because she seriously didn't know.

Moral of the story: if you don't know what DOS is, then get the **** out of my IT department!
/sigh/ I'm 16. I know what DOS is. I can't quite wrap my head arround not knowing what it is. That's truly odd.
On the other side of things, not exactly geeky. But fun nonetheless, my Dad has a 1974 Volkswagen Thing, and I have a 1983 Suzuki FA50. Truly an amazing ride, the moped that is. I haven't gotten to driving stick quite yet. :(
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 12:35:11: I used to have a FA50 but it got stolen. those things are tons of fun!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 20 August 2012, 14:55:19: Quote from: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 12:35:11
I used to have a FA50 but it got stolen. those things are tons of fun!
Indeed they are! My parents get nervous when I ride it though (new driver and all), so they are making me drive a car when school kicks back into gear. Partly because they want me to take my sister, but also partly because my peers are morons in cars.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 16:55:04: yeah be careful. I got hit by a truck once trying to make a left turn! thankfully nothing happened but the ******* cut and ran... if i had broken my back I'd be SOL.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 16:55:18: Quote from: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 16:55:04
yeah be careful. I got hit by a truck once trying to make a left turn! thankfully nothing happened but the ******* cut and ran... if i had broken my back I'd be SOL.
Quote from: sth on Mon, 20 August 2012, 16:55:04
yeah be careful. I got hit by a truck once trying to make a left turn! thankfully nothing happened but the ******* cut and ran... if i had broken my back I'd be SOL for insurance.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Tue, 21 August 2012, 00:28:23: Here's something to add to your collection sealcouch ^^

(http://i.imgur.com/6W6Hm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/EI8BZ.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sealcouch on Tue, 21 August 2012, 11:14:34: I'LL TAKE IT.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Tue, 21 August 2012, 12:33:13: It would cost you ; )
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: swagpiratex on Wed, 22 August 2012, 14:57:49: Aside from the mechanical keyboard that I spent a large sum of money on, the geekiest thing I own would be a CMOY amplifier I built to drive my Grado SR-80's back in high school.

(http://i.imgur.com/CIfuP.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 22 August 2012, 16:26:11: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Djuzuh on Wed, 22 August 2012, 16:29:09: I need a whiteboard.

But my place is too small, I don't have any wall left.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: metalliqaz on Fri, 24 August 2012, 07:32:34: An IBM PS/2 that I've been hoarding since it was in use (that's how I got my M, and appreciation for keyboards)
A server rack in the basement complete with Xeon servers, industrial-grade switch and UPS
My uncle's slide rule
My grandfather's physics textbook
Signed copy of "Free software, Free society"
Collection of DOS games and id Software FPSes
A self-hacked, overclocked SEGA Genesis with S-video out
A GameGripper for my old Droid
XBox 360 racing wheel
Every Futurama episode on DVD

And, lest I forget, a NetBSD bumper sticker. Ultimate nerd shame.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 26 October 2012, 04:10:31: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: baldgye on Fri, 26 October 2012, 05:22:41: Quote from: Lethal Squirrel on Tue, 21 August 2012, 00:28:23
Here's something to add to your collection sealcouch ^^

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/6W6Hm.jpg)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/EI8BZ.jpg)

looks amazing, is it a custom?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: 0100010 on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:02:38: I dont' have a pic of it handy at the moment, but I built myself one of those "useless machine" boxes a few years ago. The box with a pole switch on top, that when you flip it, the lid opens and an arm comes out and turns the switch back off, then retracts and disappears back into the box.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: 0100010 on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:23:32: One more....

I wanted one of these (6 channel volume unit meter) :
(http://www.logitekaudio.com/images/surroundSoundMeters_mainphoto2.jpg)

Couldn't afford the price.

So I ordered one of these (digital audio decoder) :
(http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/images/l/201112/13246100760.jpg)

And built three of these :
(http://images.hobbytron.com/VK4306.jpg)

Stuck them in a box, added power and got this:
(http://s9.postimage.org/3xkp9ur65/IMG_20121026_00019.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Seltox on Fri, 26 October 2012, 20:26:40: I'm not sure.. Probably a combination of things..

My Alisa Bosconovitch figurine:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/558301_3826384413122_463423332_n.jpg)

My anime merchandise:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/456605_3961457269859_435778734_o.jpg)

My manga:
(http://i.imgur.com/jY7n1l.jpg) (not a lot, I know. But having any at all is fairly geeky :P)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: iMav on Fri, 26 October 2012, 20:37:14: Geekiest thing I own??

http://geekhack.org

;)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 26 October 2012, 20:40:48: Woah, he's back! LoL nice submission iMav!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: tipo33 on Fri, 26 October 2012, 22:13:26: I have an NIB Atari 130XE, apart from that I'm an avid player of Magic the Gathering. I have a HUGE collection worth about 2K.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 26 October 2012, 22:35:22: I don't have it in my hands yet, but a hand restored SSK with a one-off CC and the first set of RA for BS boards (when it's available)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 26 October 2012, 22:54:02: There have been other Red BS CC's...
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 26 October 2012, 23:05:38: True, but I'm trying to feel special considering how much this board cost me.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 26 October 2012, 23:23:25: Def my infrared thermometer :{D

got it this week and so far used it just about everywhere I possibly can. Tea, Beer, computer, boredom... anything ft a laser is entertainment.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 26 October 2012, 23:27:08: My dad has a couple for his work and I'm always messing with them. 28 years old and he still gives me a hard time about breaking them like I'm 8.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 26 October 2012, 23:31:30: hahaha my coworker and I walked around blasting stuff with mine and his nice fluke one, 15 minutes in realized what we were doing...
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 26 October 2012, 23:45:48: BHAHAHAHA! I do the same thing when I get to go to work with my Dad!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TheQsanity on Sat, 27 October 2012, 05:14:06: Keyboards.... a compter that can run games..... rest of my prepherials....

Before that was my porn magazines and maxim magizines.

Before that was shoes....
Before that were skateboards...
Before that were tie dyes and tie dye supplies....

Hats..
Cologne and deoterent..
Stickers..
Phone trinkets..
Stuffed animals...
Silver coins, at one point over $400 dollars of one's and half dollars.
Legos..
Lego containers..
Probably more I can't that think of...

I know this moght not be geeky compared to what you all shared but the fact I have collected a lot is pretty geeky to me. Never had much uses for a lot of these. Lol.><
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 27 October 2012, 20:09:32: I have several pocket protectors, most of which have been well used (by me, personally).

Years ago I worked in an architectural firm and I needed to have at least half a dozen pens and pencils of varying colors, widths, etc, in my pocket at all times.

In that situation, a plastic pocket protector is the best and only realistic way to keep the tools of your trade handy and organized.

Today, I still keep my vital drawing instruments in these containers, inside my black bag.

Piss off, twerps!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 27 October 2012, 21:04:54: Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 27 October 2012, 20:09:32
I have several pocket protectors, most of which have been well used (by me, personally).

Years ago I worked in an architectural firm and I needed to have at least half a dozen pens and pencils of varying colors, widths, etc, in my pocket at all times.

In that situation, a plastic pocket protector is the best and only realistic way to keep the tools of your trade handy and organized.

Today, I still keep my vital drawing instruments in these containers, inside my black bag.

Piss off, twerps!

(http://coacheshotseat.com/coacheshotseatblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/PocketProtector.jpg)
You were saying...? :P I use a similar thing in my back pocket to prevent my pencils from breaking when I sit down.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: chaumeow on Mon, 29 October 2012, 23:32:52: Quote from: SmallFry on Sat, 27 October 2012, 21:04:54
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 27 October 2012, 20:09:32
I have several pocket protectors, most of which have been well used (by me, personally).

Years ago I worked in an architectural firm and I needed to have at least half a dozen pens and pencils of varying colors, widths, etc, in my pocket at all times.

In that situation, a plastic pocket protector is the best and only realistic way to keep the tools of your trade handy and organized.

Today, I still keep my vital drawing instruments in these containers, inside my black bag.

Piss off, twerps!

Show Image
(http://coacheshotseat.com/coacheshotseatblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/PocketProtector.jpg)

You were saying...? :P I use a similar thing in my back pocket to prevent my pencils from breaking when I sit down.

Lol does that actually work for the back pocket? I'm kind of curious now lol

Hmmm I think for me is a light saber and a R2D2 suit. And probably signing up for an account here on Geekhack, hehehe ;D (no regrets!)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 29 October 2012, 23:35:51: I have a case that is almost a slender glasses case that works well to hold my pencils from not breaking. Works well.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 29 October 2012, 23:55:05: Ok, another geeky thing. All my lego technic and star wars stuff
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: bilbobagginz on Tue, 30 October 2012, 15:57:34: Quote from: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43
Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

Show Image
(http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)

I have it too! aahhahahah
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Scurq on Tue, 30 October 2012, 19:36:28: it could be my periodic table or my rubiks cubes that i cant even solve, lol
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 31 October 2012, 01:12:00: Either my Magic The Gathering card collection(haven't played in years, but they are a great artistic reference) or my classic video game collection(SNES, Atari, Genesis, Saturn, and Neo Geo) those I do still play.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: NKRO on Wed, 31 October 2012, 01:38:58: Quote from: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43
Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG (http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)
DE Razors are geeky/looked down upon?

(http://www.abload.de/img/photoijj2s.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: modulor on Wed, 31 October 2012, 11:08:58: Quote from: NKRO on Wed, 31 October 2012, 01:38:58
Quote from: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43
Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG (http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)
DE Razors are geeky/looked down upon?

Show Image
(http://www.abload.de/img/photoijj2s.jpg)

Classy if you ask me!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 04 December 2012, 13:27:13: Not owned by me. A guy at work got this delivered to him, and I felt inclined to take a picture of it for this thread.
[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 05 December 2012, 12:28:39: my MGS/Kojima collection that includes;
MG
4x copies of MGS
7x copies of MGS2
7x copies of MGS3
3x copies of MGS4
5x copies of MGS:HD
4x copies of MGS:PW
4x copies of ZoE
ZoE2
2x copies of ZoE:HD
etc etc etc (I have much more stuff CEs/PP and console's etc etc)

and my 6 copies of SC2: WoL !
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: YMSNoms on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:06:24: every wow and starcraft collectors and special edition released :(
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: metalliqaz on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:20:36: I know it is pointless to ask this question in this thread, but why? What do you get from 7x copies of Metal Gear that you can't get from 2x? I can see two. One to play one to keep mint.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:24:55: Quote from: metalliqaz on Wed, 05 December 2012, 13:20:36
I know it is pointless to ask this question in this thread, but why? What do you get from 7x copies of Metal Gear that you can't get from 2x? I can see two. One to play one to keep mint.

well they are all diffrent, I could have tried to list all the variant names etc but I'm really lazy lol... but for example, I have a jap version, an xbox version, a CE version, a PC version, a steal tin version etc etc etc...

The only game I have more than one version of that are identical is Zone of the Enders, I have 3 copies of that becasue amazon ****ed up and one guy sent me two copies my mistake and neither had the MGS2 demo inside so I ordered another one that did (which ended up not having it but I got my money back and didnt have to return it so meh lol)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: okooko on Wed, 05 December 2012, 17:33:22: A work colleague in the station next to me had an Albert Einstein and a Crazy cat lady action figurine. They looked pretty old considering the packaging was fading and turning slightly yellow
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 08 December 2012, 14:33:41: The geekiest thing I own is about 15 desktop computers.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Smeagol_RP on Sat, 15 December 2012, 15:31:00: XFX 6800GS XXX Edition

(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r579/brunonardini/IMG_0869.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: PointyFox on Sat, 15 December 2012, 15:43:13: Quote from: bilbobagginz on Tue, 30 October 2012, 15:57:34
Quote from: Appeac on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:53:43
Not the rarest, but definitely the most looked down upon by peers thing I own is a 1952 Gillette Superspeed that I use for shaving.

Show Image
(http://api.ning.com/files/Bv58RIrVeGQF8Y*--obOaL1BjH-4nK6oykLQQiWhCBLkbV1t-lPhlpuVOqTvF*VuuOlscvHY-5WvRCom3uKqQazVduADKcF1IhvzayE2reI_/1952GilletteSuperSpeedSafetyRazor3.JPG)

I have it too! aahhahahah

I use an Edwin Jagger double edge or a straight razor if I have more time.

(http://www.safetyrazors.co.uk/Products/ProductImages/Edwin-Jagger-DE-Safety-Razor-DE87-Chrome-and-Faux-319_detail.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: longweight on Sat, 15 December 2012, 15:49:38: My Mont Blanc fountain and roller ball pens, pencil will be here soon and then I will finally be able to buy the case!

I need to get some out of house insurance!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Hak Foo on Sat, 15 December 2012, 21:06:45: If I may ask, why is the 6800 lightboxed?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 15 December 2012, 21:43:49: Probably my video game and system collection. Some of the top geekiest prized possessions are my Neo Geo AES system, Atari 7800, copy of Chrono Trigger and Super Metroid with box and all inserts and my Sega Nomad.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mrboli on Sat, 15 December 2012, 22:22:59: Probably the N64 and Perfect Dark I spent like a year delivery newspapers as a kid saving up for...
But that's at my parent's house.

in my possession:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/300960_10150283307462161_321128_n.jpg)
What's inside the case?
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294162_10150276884267161_5804417_n.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 16 December 2012, 01:25:52: [attachimg=1]
Quote from: mrboli on Sat, 15 December 2012, 22:22:59
Probably the N64 and Perfect Dark I spent like a year delivery newspapers as a kid saving up for...
But that's at my parent's house.

Me and my potato cam got you bro.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: PointyFox on Sun, 16 December 2012, 03:13:52: How in the world is a N64 geeky? As of December 31, 2009, 20.63 million units were sold just in America. Seems pretty common to me.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 18 December 2012, 10:34:59: Not exactly rare but extremely geeky, I have a TeamLiquid hoodie and shirt. And I am now the most hipster of SC2 fanboys since Quantic disbanded: I have a Quantic shirt.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: nullstring on Tue, 18 December 2012, 10:41:18: DIY tube headphone amp probably...
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: PointyFox on Tue, 18 December 2012, 22:25:59: Quote from: nullstring on Tue, 18 December 2012, 10:41:18
DIY tube headphone amp probably...
I also have one :B8
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: bear95 on Wed, 19 December 2012, 20:12:53: My NES setup:
2 normal controllers
1 advantage controller
1 quickshot controller
15ish games(Favorites are Gradius, Supersprint, super Mario bros, kirby, and teenage mutant turtles 2.)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: scoot on Wed, 19 December 2012, 20:46:11: (http://i.imgur.com/SEObI.jpg)

My collection seemed much larger at the time, guess it isnt too bad. I never got really good at any of them, my average on the normal 3x3 rubiks cube was ~25 seconds. Got made fun of to no end in middle/high school. Guess it was too geeky a hobby for people to go without comment or ridicule. Hah! Still play with a few occasionally, though my interest in collecting/modding them has long since died out.

(http://i.imgur.com/2oSirl.jpg)

Or it could be this. I remember watching an episode of Robot Wars where one of the people had made chain maile out of soda tabs. I took some pliers to a few on my own and found out how to get them to link together. Never finished it though, collecting those tabs took time and I cut my hands a lot. xD This was in elementary school too. haha
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Post by: bear95 on Wed, 19 December 2012, 22:10:33: ^Impressive!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: samuelellis on Thu, 20 December 2012, 21:52:20: I have a few geeky things

Bluetooth OBD connector in the car so my cars ecu communicates with my phone and runs a programme called torque (shows me everything the car is doing in real time)
Two RaspberryPi's - one in the front room as a media client (stuff stored on my 12tb server upstairs) and the other in my car acting as a media player feeding the mother of all sound-systems
Edwin Jaeger DE safety razor

Oh and this poster

(http://samuelellis.co.uk/gallery3/var/albums/Odds_and_Sods/20121029_155354.jpg?m=1351526816)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 28 December 2012, 11:31:13: Quote from: scoot on Wed, 19 December 2012, 20:46:11
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(http://i.imgur.com/2oSirl.jpg)

Or it could be this. I remember watching an episode of Robot Wars where one of the people had made chain maile out of soda tabs. I took some pliers to a few on my own and found out how to get them to link together. Never finished it though, collecting those tabs took time and I cut my hands a lot. xD This was in elementary school too. haha

Hahahaha. That is awesome. You should really finish it.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: spacecase on Sat, 29 December 2012, 03:19:08: It would be my keyboards. Seriously I have eight sitting in my computer center and only three computers. Three are topre. $1500 in keyboards must be geekier even than chainmail... almost.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 29 December 2012, 22:05:35: Quote from: spacecase on Sat, 29 December 2012, 03:19:08
It would be my keyboards. Seriously I have eight sitting in my computer center and only three computers. Three are topre. $1500 in keyboards must be geekier even than chainmail... almost.

What are the other five keyboards @.@.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: sammsorensen on Sun, 30 December 2012, 21:15:39: Quote from: WRXChris on Mon, 25 June 2012, 22:52:11
Either my HypnoCube or my Parallax Basic Stamp stuff, although they are not really collectibles they are probably the geekiest things I own other than my keyboards!

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(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab166/millerjm2/random%20stuff/IMG_2502.jpg)

I want that cube!
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TheQsanity on Mon, 31 December 2012, 15:35:20: Quote from: mrboli on Sat, 15 December 2012, 22:22:59
Probably the N64 and Perfect Dark I spent like a year delivery newspapers as a kid saving up for...
But that's at my parent's house.

in my possession:

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What's inside the case?
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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294162_10150276884267161_5804417_n.jpg)

Nice window I can tell you have some good airflow.
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Post by: Cataleet on Wed, 02 January 2013, 20:41:33: Probably my Nintendo Famicom

(http://i.imgur.com/ofGXf.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TAdams on Thu, 03 January 2013, 19:44:17: I am going to have to think on this one. But for now I would say a vacuum tube checker.

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Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: missalaire on Thu, 03 January 2013, 23:51:57: Besides my keyboards? Probably my Final Fantasy VIII PC version game.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: reverkiller on Fri, 04 January 2013, 18:51:17: I have a slide rule that my parents bought me for Christmas 3 years ago. I'm actually quite quick at using it - I've used it on physics exams before.

Other than that, I have a 40 count programming book collection, made of mostly "Introduction to C" and "Learn C++ in 24 days!" books.

I think to everyone but frequenters of this forum, my 5 keyboard collection (With some coming in the near future!), and the 1000 keycaps I ordered from SP is by far the nerdiest :P
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Post by: KangarooZombies on Fri, 04 January 2013, 23:55:38: Nerdy? More like awesome. this thread is rad. I wish i had something super nerdy to post.
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Post by: Wildcard on Sat, 05 January 2013, 17:37:16: Quote from: KangarooZombies on Fri, 04 January 2013, 23:55:38
Nerdy? More like awesome. this thread is rad. I wish i had something super nerdy to post.

I'm sure you can find something. Ever make a pen/pencil holder out of floppy discs? :)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: KangarooZombies on Sat, 05 January 2013, 19:20:22: Quote from: RiffRaff on Sat, 05 January 2013, 17:37:16
Quote from: KangarooZombies on Fri, 04 January 2013, 23:55:38
Nerdy? More like awesome. this thread is rad. I wish i had something super nerdy to post.

I'm sure you can find something. Ever make a pen/pencil holder out of floppy discs? :)

Cant say that i have, but im pretty sure i could find a ton of floppy disks in my basement. lol.
Title: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: __red__ on Sat, 05 January 2013, 20:00:29: Wow, tough question.

A long time ago I built the UK's largest ISP. I have an original floppy with the internet software on and one of the original modem cards from the POP.

Both ends if you will...
Title: Re: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 05 January 2013, 22:16:07: Quote from: __red__ on Sat, 05 January 2013, 20:00:29
Wow, tough question.

A long time ago I built the UK's largest ISP. I have an original floppy with the internet software on and one of the original modem cards from the POP.

Both ends if you will...
How does one build an ISP?
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: ihasmario on Sun, 06 January 2013, 02:42:23: Three IBM T221s
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwNA/3t2212.jpg)
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwMw/3t221.jpg)

And a NOS stylophone 350s complete with a never used vinyl demo narrated by Rolf Harris
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwNg/stylophone3502s.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: phetto on Sun, 06 January 2013, 02:44:50: Replacement buttons for a ****ing keyboard, thats the nerdiest **** I got. :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: bigsneakysnake on Sun, 06 January 2013, 16:38:24: (http://i.imgur.com/gw1aN.jpg)
An E-Mu Systems Emulator II. It's an 8-bit keyboard sampler from 1984 that stores its sound banks on 5 1/4" floppy disks. Expensive, prone to breakage, but awesome nonetheless.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: llovro on Tue, 08 January 2013, 11:32:05: Hmmmm... My geekiest thing is probably my gameboy advance sp and pokemon games (ruby, fire red, sapphire).
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: smknjoe on Sat, 12 January 2013, 14:11:41: Quote from: SmallFry on Sat, 05 January 2013, 22:16:07
Quote from: __red__ on Sat, 05 January 2013, 20:00:29
Wow, tough question.

A long time ago I built the UK's largest ISP. I have an original floppy with the internet software on and one of the original modem cards from the POP.

Both ends if you will...
How does one build an ISP?

The same way any other utility or ISP is built. I actually built an ISP myself. I would get completely unmanaged bandwidth and an IP block from a POP provider such as NTT and Cogent and then resell the service. All of the access, user accounts, and bandwidth was managed by my NOC. Most utilities in unregulated areas are set up this way. That's most likely how you get your Internet service. Small, privately owned ISPs were very common until about 10 years ago when broadband became much cheaper and small ISPs, like mine, could not compete with lower prices of the big boys (Comcast, etc.) And many of the "big boys" operate the same way, but on a larger scale. Small ISPs are still around in rural areas of the U.S.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: Lastpilot on Tue, 15 January 2013, 17:43:06: Probably my Pentel Graph 1000 :D
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: paradox on Thu, 24 January 2013, 21:11:51: I collect 1/6 scale "action figures." Does that count?
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Post by: metalliqaz on Thu, 24 January 2013, 21:29:31: Yes... NERD!! ;)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 24 January 2013, 21:47:34: I have this mouse.

(http://i.imgur.com/oWEaS.jpg)
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: metalliqaz on Thu, 24 January 2013, 21:55:29: That's... what is this I don't even
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Post by: mmmty on Thu, 24 January 2013, 23:14:44: It's a ducky mouse (goes w/ your Ducky keyboard). Right eye = left click, left eye = right click, nose = middle click. If you pick it up, the eyes move around.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: singaporean123 on Thu, 24 January 2013, 23:40:45: if you ask this question to my girlfriend she would answer,"my boyfriend" without hesitating
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: paradox on Fri, 25 January 2013, 09:38:28: Quote from: singaporean123 on Thu, 24 January 2013, 23:40:45
if you ask this question to my girlfriend she would answer,"my boyfriend" without hesitating

LoL...nice
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TheQsanity on Sat, 26 January 2013, 00:33:44: I don't own one, but I felt one and it feels more cloud of boobs than Cherry Reds.

It has a very unique feeling, On a different level than regular mouses.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 26 January 2013, 00:41:53: Tactile feedback for her pleasure.
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Post by: deegaf on Sat, 26 January 2013, 03:58:22: My Tardis collection. My TDS/PH Electronic Water Tester comes second.
Title: Re: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 26 January 2013, 04:03:04: Quote from: ihasmario on Sun, 06 January 2013, 02:42:23
Three IBM T221s
Show Image
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwNA/3t2212.jpg)

Show Image
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwMw/3t221.jpg)

And a NOS stylophone 350s complete with a never used vinyl demo narrated by Rolf Harris
Show Image
(http://ompldr.org/vZ3lwNg/stylophone3502s.jpg)

those always intrigued me migh have to look for one again.
Title: Re: What's The Geekiest Thing You Own?
Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 26 January 2013, 04:18:57: I dont think i have anything super geeky that i can think of...