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Title: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sun, 14 March 2010, 17:34:33
This just suddenly came to me, what do the geekhackers do when they are not on the forums?  Well, being a high school student, I spend most of my time at school, then when I get home I have been going chipmunk hunting.  My stepdad pays me $5 per chipmunk I kill because they get into our garden.  I also like watching baseball and playing golf.
Title: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: bigpook on Sun, 14 March 2010, 18:21:27
work, eat and sleep. and battlefield2.....
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Post by: kishy on Sun, 14 March 2010, 19:43:11
School (college, second year of three) combined with work (for the college as a variety of IT support).
Title: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: TexasFlood on Sun, 14 March 2010, 20:00:32
Quote from: webwit;164044
Taking over the world.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LuVdutkpqgw/Rqv-b1nYUzI/AAAAAAAABTs/kVH90wGXZl8/s1600/pinky_brain.jpg)
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Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 15 March 2010, 07:11:50
Work, drinking, and disc golf.  Sometimes, all at the same time (no, really).
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Post by: Shawn Stanford on Mon, 15 March 2010, 08:35:15
Play WoW. Screw.
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Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 15 March 2010, 08:48:53
Quote from: Shawn Stanford;164148
Play WoW. Screw.

Oops, I forgot that last one, but that's kinda like saying I take a **** or eat dinner daily, so YMMV.
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Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 15 March 2010, 08:49:53
Given my terrible concentration skills, you can pretty much judge how much work I have to do by how often Im around here.
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Post by: DreymaR on Mon, 15 March 2010, 09:48:31
Huh? Run that last part by me again? Didn't quite understand it...
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Post by: technicallyrite on Mon, 15 March 2010, 11:28:49
Play outside with my kids, build websites, drive the mini, watch LOST. Just started playing Mass Effect.
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Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 15 March 2010, 12:56:31
Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers.
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Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 15 March 2010, 13:01:19
Quote from: didjamatic;164178
Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers.

Nice.
 
I re-read the title of the thread, and it makes it sound like we put in 8-hour shifts on GH like it's our job or something.*  I'm not sure if that's something to be proud of or just plain sad.
 
 
*Now that I think about it, I do put in 8-hour shifts around here like it's my job.  That is sad.
Title: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: keyb_gr on Mon, 15 March 2010, 14:38:56
Quote from: webwit;164044
Taking over the world.

Sounds good to me. Does that still count as a relaxation exercise?

Yours truly hangs out in a few other forums and likes to go hunting for new (to me) music on the 'tube. Pity one can't really do that for a living, I definitely wouldn't mind.
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Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 15 March 2010, 16:44:12
That video is awesome!!!
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Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 15 March 2010, 16:56:16
Let's see. I work as an IT in a school district, I go to church on Sundays, take my dogs out to the woods, fix things, and do work around the house and yard.
Title: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 15 March 2010, 16:56:29
Quote from: didjamatic;164178
Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers.

Today it was revealed that Ireland's cardinal had been made aware of child sex abuse during the 1970s, and made the victims sign vows of silence. He had the priest layicized, but never reported the crime to the police. When asked why he replied -

Quote
"It wasn't my job"

I have no idea why people like Richard Dawkins make so much money - the religious seem to be doing a good enough job of destroying the credibility of their beliefs themselves!
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Post by: kishy on Mon, 15 March 2010, 17:10:56
Quote from: ch_123;164240
I have no idea why people like Richard Dawkins make so much money - the religious seem to be doing a good enough job of destroying the credibility of their beliefs themselves!


Bahaha. If this were Failbook, consider this "liked".
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Post by: HaaTa on Mon, 15 March 2010, 17:15:56
Hmm, currently I'm at: Work (driver/software dev), Skiing, Cycling, Karaoke, annoying University courses, game (occasionally, beat Mass Effect 2 a couple a weeks ago), program for various projects, study Japanese, and Linux guy.

Stuff I usually do, but have been lazy as of late: singing, piano, martial arts, and church, when it's convenient
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Post by: Mental Hobbit on Mon, 15 March 2010, 17:48:19
Quote from: ch_123;164240
I have no idea why people like Richard Dawkins make so much money - the religious seem to be doing a good enough job of destroying the credibility of their beliefs themselves!

(http://83.216.217.132/tja.jpg)
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Post by: Half-Saint on Tue, 16 March 2010, 05:51:17
Work, climbing, photography, fixing things, cycling, reading and I sometimes even play games. Imagine that! :D
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Post by: trievalot on Tue, 16 March 2010, 06:25:07
for this they deserve to die.
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Post by: HaaTa on Tue, 16 March 2010, 08:48:20
Quote from: trievalot;164419
for this they deserve to die.


Oh god...my ears.
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Post by: ricercar on Tue, 16 March 2010, 20:47:00
Quote from: trievalot;164419
for this they deserve to die.


I had that album when I was a kid. And an Alvin hand puppet, too.
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 16 March 2010, 21:08:14
I remember listening to them on my dads old record player back in the late 90's.  Those were good days, but I don't think I could bear to listen to them too much now.
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Post by: kriminal on Tue, 16 March 2010, 21:23:16
wow @ how threads never seem to stay on point lol

IT Tech for work, gaming {steam fiend}, poking around pc modding forums, buying crap of amazon
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Post by: EverythingIBM on Tue, 16 March 2010, 22:33:28
Quote from: ripster;164177
Sounds like German Catholic priests.  Well, maybe not the WoW part.  I'm gonna recommend the Pope try "The Sims" before removing celibacy.


I don't know about that...
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8455&stc=1&d=1268796759)
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Post by: elservo on Wed, 17 March 2010, 19:02:39
I know there have been three pages of discussion, but I must return to the Chipmunk hunting.  I love the fact that someone on here goes chipmunk hunting for 5 dollars a head.  

As for me, I am into Honda Ruckus scooters, and I'm getting excited about the warm weather we're starting to have because it means I won't have to bundle up so much when I take it to work.  My wife is also a big fan of my Honda Ruckus because it means she gets to use the car as much as she wants to while I zip around Ocean City.  

I love Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 (elswervo is my handle if anyone wants to be my buddy).  

I run a movie theater in a resort town which means I get to obsess over things in the offseason because there is absolutely nothing to do.  This offseason's crazes have been Beatles bootlegs, geekhack, my blue cherry Filco (greatest keyboard ever), scooter mods, Moby **** on my Kindle, and the Denny's menu, which is quite limited once you really look it over.
Title: Re: What do you do when not on the forums?
Post by: HaaTa on Wed, 17 March 2010, 19:17:05
Denny's is actually quite different in Japan (unlike say McDonalds). Menu is completely different (it's japanafied American breakfast/lunch food, which coming from the land of peameal bacon is quite disappointing...). The serving sizes are tiny as well, senior size portions almost come to mind.
All in all disappointing, but if you find yourself in Japan and really don't want to eat Japanese food, its a pretty good bet that you'll find something at least edible.
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Post by: elservo on Wed, 17 March 2010, 19:41:48
I mentioned Denny's because my theater is right next to one.  I eat there a lot and have only had six massive heart attacks because of it.
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Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 18 March 2010, 06:35:29
Quote from: elservo;164971
I run a movie theater in a resort town

I figured you were a movie buff. I'm suprised, though, since you were stuck on that spaceship watching terrible movies for such a long time.
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Post by: TexasFlood on Thu, 18 March 2010, 10:44:50
Quote from: ripster;165107
I've been trying to figure out that avatar for the longest time.....

So I guess you don't have this one then?
(http://tomopop.com/ul/10812-life-sized-lego-crow-and-tom-servo-from-mystery-science-theater-3000-are-perfect-for-movie-mockery/3581722511_5e5898c2f6_o-550x.jpg)
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Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 19 March 2010, 00:00:32
Quote from: ripster;164981
Ah Dennys.  I remember one late night trip coming back from Lake Tahoe and getting a fish sandwich.   My friend took a bite and noticed the fish stick was frozen solid.    She then took it and started rapping it on the counter yelling, "Oh Yoohoo!".


Denny's is HORRIBLE. My dad got a fly in his salad haha. Very low quality food, never ate there again.
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Post by: elservo on Fri, 19 March 2010, 00:27:14
Do any of you guys live in the land of Waffle House?  I, sadly, do not, but I am pretty close to the edge of the Waffle House domain.
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Post by: elservo on Fri, 19 March 2010, 00:36:54
They're all over Virginia, which isn't far from me, and there are a lot in Maryland, but for some reason my area doesn't have a single Waffle House to stumble drunkenly into at three in the morning.
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Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 22 March 2010, 07:35:16
Quote from: elservo;165310
Do any of you guys live in the land of Waffle House? I, sadly, do not, but I am pretty close to the edge of the Waffle House domain.

Jim Gaffigan has a hilarious bit on Waffle House, or Affle (awful) House if the "W" is burned out.  Those places are human dumps.  The last time I was at Denny's, it was after partying with some stripper all night.  I had a hangover for like 2 days.  I am never going back.