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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Melvang on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:08:13

Title: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:08:13
So my wife got home the other day and was telling me about her day when she mentioned to one of her co-workers that I was waiting for this GB to go through and turns out the other co-worker is a lurker here.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: digi on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:11:48
not yet, but I recently found out that I literally grew up in the town over from another 'well-established' member here  :cool:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:12:22
Well.. sometimes I meet people who see my keyboards or something at an event/tournament who tell me about geekhack.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:13:40
Well.. sometimes I meet people who see my keyboards or something at an event/tournament who tell me about geekhack.

Nice.  So we do actually have an influence.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:17:18
Well.. sometimes I meet people who see my keyboards or something at an event/tournament who tell me about geekhack.

And did you pretend to be someone else :o :D

Also....small world....melvang your wife has spies....  :))

I think it would be really awkward and cool at the same time to randomly meet a gh'er, unplanned.

And I've sold these to a couple gh'ers who live in the same town as each other but I'm not sure if they know each other.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:18:58
Well.. sometimes I meet people who see my keyboards or something at an event/tournament who tell me about geekhack.

And did you pretend to be someone else :o :D

Also....small world....melvang your wife has spies....  :))

I think it would be really awkward and cool at the same time to randomly meet a gh'er, unplanned.

And I've sold these to a couple gh'ers who live in the same town as each other but I'm not sure if they know each other.

No I just say I'm Sifo. Sometimes people know me, sometimes people don't :P
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:20:15
I know there's some folks around my area, but I've never met any of 'em :(
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:20:49
Well.. sometimes I meet people who see my keyboards or something at an event/tournament who tell me about geekhack.

And did you pretend to be someone else :o :D

Also....small world....melvang your wife has spies....  :))

I think it would be really awkward and cool at the same time to randomly meet a gh'er, unplanned.

And I've sold these to a couple gh'ers who live in the same town as each other but I'm not sure if they know each other.

No I just say I'm Sifo. Sometimes people know me, sometimes people don't :P

How could someone be familiar with GH and not know the Almighty Sifo??   :eek:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:21:34
I don't have as much of a presence here as I used to >_>
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:22:23
I don't have as much of a presence here as I used to >_>

I spose.  Know if someone said they didn't know rowdy or spamray then I would be surprised.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: iri on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:23:24
Tipo33 is from my home town. But he lives in naples. Well, the answer is no...
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: IPT on Fri, 07 March 2014, 13:26:23
I met laffindude in taiwan when I went back last year.

Met him back last year in January cause he wanted a Taiwan keycap and I gave him a few other novelty caps.
He treated me by showing me all the places to get keyboard stuff in taipei and also we had Mango ice lol.

2nd time I met up with him just to chill and talked with him and ...crap i forgot the other guy's name lol.  Anyway we just had a chill dinner talking about keyboards/caps and what not lol.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 07 March 2014, 15:51:16
I don't have as much of a presence here as I used to >_>

I spose.  Know if someone said they didn't know rowdy or spamray then I would be surprised.

I really wonder whether spamray looks like that bearded guy he's got on most of his avatars. He really seems to like beards.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 07 March 2014, 15:52:28
I don't have as much of a presence here as I used to >_>

I spose.  Know if someone said they didn't know rowdy or spamray then I would be surprised.

I really wonder whether spamray looks like that bearded guy he's got on most of his avatars. He really seems to like beards.

I do have a beard but I'm not quite that old :D
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 07 March 2014, 15:53:54
I'm aware of 4 GHers who live in my state (myself included), only ever met one of them, but that's cuz I went to school with him.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 07 March 2014, 15:59:08
One of my coworkers is a long-dormant geekhacker who has no idea I'm a moderator here. :D
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:01:33
One of my coworkers is a long-dormant geekhacker who has no idea I'm a moderator here. :D

I thought you were an admin :eek: :P
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Zeal on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:01:53
So far, I only know that there's 2 other GHers around my city... But there could be lurkers  :eek:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: mashby on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:04:40
When I went out to MechanicalKeyboards.com for the first time, I didn't know that the person I was talking to was the owner aka ShakeR (http://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=14817). It wasn't until my 2nd trip to their location that Caleb explained to me who he was.  :confused:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Latin00032 on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:06:05
I met tp4tissue once.

He bought my fw900.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:07:29
I met tp4tissue once.

He bought my fw900.

Is he as crazy in person?
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: IPT on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:09:00
i know a few GH'ers that live in NY/NYC.
But you know, our summer 2013 get together didn't go according to plan, so i've met noone haha.

Irony meeting someone in Taiwan b4 meeting someone in NYC
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Zeal on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:12:48
I met tp4tissue once.

He bought my fw900.

Did he carry his ergodox+tissue everywhere?  :eek:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: kenmai9 on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:19:25
Maybe. I was using my Poker at work once, and this dude that works in another department walked by me and said "Poker?" and I was like "HELL YEAH" and then he walked away.

I'm sure he goes on here to know what a Poker is.

I met tp4tissue once.

He bought my fw900.

Did he carry his ergodox+tissue everywhere?  :eek:


Don't forget the lube. ;)
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:20:09
Maybe. I was using my Poker at work once, and this dude that works in another department walked by me and said "Poker?" and I was like "HELL YEAH" and then he walked away.

I'm sure he goes on here to know what a Poker is.

I first heard of a poker on another forum before I came here, one of the reasons I found this place.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:20:24
My school's IT guy is a "well-known" DT member
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: osi on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:44:04
There are a few ghers in Orlando from what I've seen from users' location info.

I only have met one so far--A co-worker from a past job that initially introduced me to geekhack. I don't know his username though or if he is even active.

Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Novus on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:56:03
I live in the bay area.
I must have had the rather unfortunate pleasure of encountering one of you at the crack house.
By crack house, I mean PMT shop or Philz.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 07 March 2014, 16:57:42
I sold a keyboard to a guy on an auction site last weekend.  We live in the same city so we met up instead of shipping.
He seemed to knew a bit about keyboards and vintage electronics so we talked a bit. He is registered as "gunnish" here and is not very active, with only 19 posts.
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Fri, 07 March 2014, 17:21:18
I live in the bay area.
I must have had the rather unfortunate pleasure of encountering one of you at the crack house.
By crack house, I mean PMT shop or Philz.

You would never find me at Philz. Try Chromatic Coffee, Bellano, or Epicenter Cafe. :D
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 07 March 2014, 20:24:55
My girlfriend's friend (now my friend) has a roommate who's on geekhack. I saw his filco and other keyboard on their desk and geekhack came up when talking.

Still don't know who they are, but they're here somewhere  :confused:
Title: Re: Have you ever met a random GHer in real life that you didn't know on the site?
Post by: StylinGreymon on Fri, 07 March 2014, 20:49:30
I can't be the only geekhacker iun Portland, but I have yet to meet any fellow enthusiasts.
One day, perhaps.