What is the average age of GeekHackers?

[wellington1869]

If you assume these midpoint ages (16,  25, 35, 45, 55) and run the numbers (sample size = 51) I get an average age of:

30.235

Which makes me feel CONSIDERABLY better.

- Ripster

lol, me too.  
I consider this poll to be a personal war on those under 30 here I was rooting for the 21-30 category staying under 50%  
(I mean, the under 20 category just doesnt count - I mean come on, they're toddlers!)

[o2dazone]

Damn...you guys sound old as f*ck lol
Fire away

[bigpook]

so i take it they're not for sale?

Oh no. Not now. I got both NIB's in the last 5 months. I will be holding on to them for awhile. They were such a pain to get in the first place that I won't be quick to part with them. The NIB's are just the sweetest keyboards.

[majestouch]

(I mean, the under 20 category just doesnt count - I mean come on, they're toddlers!)

I think statisticians often refer to 20-30yos as "cats," because at that age, age is all you can really pin them down with.

[bigpook]

Hey Pook, I think you just took us "over 30s" over the top.

If you assume these midpoint ages (16,  25, 35, 45, 55) and run the numbers (sample size = 51) I get an average age of:

30.235

Which makes me feel CONSIDERABLY better.

Now watch another 16 year old come in and spoil the whole thing.

- Ripster

Well, from what the numbers show now, there seems to be a die off after 30. Not a good sign.

Its even worse for over 40 ( that would be me ). Wheres greywolf when you need him.

[wellington1869]

I think statisticians often refer to 20-30yos as "cats," because at that age, age is all you can really pin them down with.

yea, they still have the illusion that they can do anything in life (lol!)

Sometime after the big 3-0 reality starts to sink in

[wellington1869]

Wheres greywolf when you need him.

probably on his front porch shaking his fist at the 'damn kids'

[wellington1869]

Oh no. Not now. I got both NIB's in the last 5 months. I will be holding on to them for awhile. They were such a pain to get in the first place that I won't be quick to part with them. The NIB's are just the sweetest keyboards.

well, its just as well. I just saw the selling prices of the last two m mini's on ebay, and O-M-G.  I'd have to save up for this one, lol.

[bigpook]

well, its just as well. I just saw the selling prices of the last two m mini's on ebay, and O-M-G.  I'd have to save up for this one, lol.

Yeah, its pretty stupid right now. That didn't stop me from getting my last one though. But I want to wait a bit for the mania to die down before I continue. I don't know what has happened recently to provoke such interest in them. Unless, of course its a bunch of geekhackers that are bidding on them.
You know, you can get a regular model m with numpad for a good price. I think I saw a NIB go for under 75 recently. I would think most people would prefer the num pad versus the spacesaver.

[wellington1869]

lol!  nice  metal gears pic

[bigpook]

ripster

is that a bed pan he is holding in his left hand?

[wellington1869]

You know, you can get a regular model m with numpad for a good price. I think I saw a NIB go for under 75 recently. I would think most people would prefer the num pad versus the spacesaver.

ya i have a nice regular one, love it. Its my daily driver. I actually use the numpad on it too. only paid 20 bucks for it.
Every now and then my RSI acts up tho. I've got a mouse bridge on my m right now (and actually its fine that way).  But thats why my thoughts drifted towards the mini for a moment.  If i were to get a mini, i'd get a blue cherry numpad separately and put it on the left side or something.

[bigpook]

Having a detached numpad makes sense to me. It allows you to get the mouse closer to the keyboard.
Back in the day, I had a HHKB lite and bought it for that very reason. I never liked having to reach past the numpad to get to the mouse. The ergonomics seemed out of whack to me.

I ended up putting the mouse on the left hand side of the keyboard to negate the issue. Of course, I just severely limited the type of mice I can use.
But I do have a fair collection of ambidextrous mice. I suppose though that since I mostly use numpad-less keyboards I could put the mouse back on the right hand side. But it turns out that having the mouse on the left side has its benefits. It allows me to use my right hand to manipulate the arrow keys and page up/down.
Not so much on the HHKB, but it works great on the filco tenless and model m mini.

[dougy]

Sigh, since no one else will admit it, I'm 56 and retired. Maybe keyboards are different for some of us old types. My first computer data input was via a rotary phone dial, in octal.

[wellington1869]

Sigh, since no one else will admit it, I'm 56 and retired. Maybe keyboards are different for some of us old types. My first computer data input was via a rotary phone dial, in octal.

retired at 56 is a good life
rotary dial input, wow.

[pmyshkin]

Yeah, we are.  But we still got it.

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Only if you descended from Big Boss ...

[itlnstln]

Having a detached numpad makes sense to me. It allows you to get the mouse closer to the keyboard.
Back in the day, I had a HHKB lite and bought it for that very reason. I never liked having to reach past the numpad to get to the mouse. The ergonomics seemed out of whack to me.
 
I ended up putting the mouse on the left hand side of the keyboard to negate the issue. Of course, I just severely limited the type of mice I can use.
But I do have a fair collection of ambidextrous mice. I suppose though that since I mostly use numpad-less keyboards I could put the mouse back on the right hand side. But it turns out that having the mouse on the left side has its benefits. It allows me to use my right hand to manipulate the arrow keys and page up/down.
Not so much on the HHKB, but it works great on the filco tenless and model m mini.

Just pointing this out for the irony of a keyboard discussion hijacking an OT thread.  Carry on.
 
If I didn't mention it before, I'm 30.

[georgew]

I'm curious too but am too old and wise to vote first.

- Ripster

I voted just to get 1 in the 60 to 70 range
Now its your turn
georgew

[georgew]

Sigh, since no one else will admit it, I'm 56 and retired. Maybe keyboards are different for some of us old types. My first computer data input was via a rotary phone dial, in octal.

My first computer input was with toggle switches on a Data General 1220 to enable a  cassette player or a punch card reader.
georgew

[wellington1869]

I think George's "long tail" vote is gonna keep those whippersnappers from ever sending it below 30 now.

glad to hear it!  Damn kids *shakes fist*

[ozar]

I'm still disappointed that only 56 active members have voted out of 374 (according to front page).

[ozar]

Ozar, I think you did good.  How many other polls here have that high a number?

I dunno... maybe the other 300+ that haven't voted all fall in that over 71 category and that's what's keeping them from voting.

[bhtooefr]

Hey, I'm 21, and grew up with an Apple II.

Living below the poverty line as a kid FTW?

[jjinjjin]

The korean usually count using different way when they check their age. Usually, korean started with 1 age just after born, becuase Korean think the life of baby started from their mom's body. So korean is older then western people around 1 year old.

Anyway, I am in late 30th ages.

[wellington1869]

The korean usually count using different way when they check their age. Usually, korean started with 1 age just after born, becuase Korean think the life of baby started from their mom's body. So korean is older then western people around 1 year old.

you mean all koreans? or just christians?
and shouldnt they be adding 9 months rather than 12?

[jjinjjin]

I mean all korea did it traditionally. We count our age from 1 year old.

[J888www]

Until now, little does the World know about 008. Do you realise that exposing the Queen of England as a MI6 Operative is probably certain death ?

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Also wondering who is THE over sixty ?

[ricercar]

whether you want a specific result or neutral one, Poll creation is a fine art.

[PRISONER 24601]

I'm down with some geezers.

[pikapika]

36 close to 37 here

i see i'm not alone :-)

[bigpook]

I am in the 11.69% bracket. Thats close enough to make me a 10 per center. Yeah, I am that guy.

[rdjack21]

At least I'm not the only old fart here.

[roaduck]

I'm 44 and ravaged also I've been accused of having an old head on young shoulders all my life.

I've had some VERY close brushes with death so all these years are bonuses to me and age is irrelevant to me.

[datamonger128]

I'm 23.  Gonna be 24 in one month.

[itlnstln]

Ripster, I switched groups about 6 days ago.  Can you put me in the 31 to 40 club now?

[keyb_gr]

^ Why a poll like this should be a Dirac sampling affair. A finite sampling time will eventually cause results to be blurred.

[itlnstln]

I know, right?  The grey hairs are getting more plentiful as we speak.

[microsoft windows]

Nearly seventeen, and I have two 1391401's that are older than I am. One by three years, and one by only a few months.

The keyboard, mouse, and monitor I am using right now are older than you. Hah!

[roaduck]

You old people stop voting.  Avg age went from 31 to 31.35 as N went from 77 to 103.

And I'd rather have a young head on old shoulders.  Especially if the young head looked like Geekgirl and the shoulders are mine.

What people need is plenty of experience for their years combined with a youthful, sunny disposition Ripster and you seem to have your head glued on fine at thirty-odd.

[ironcoder]

The keyboard, mouse, and monitor I am using right now are older than you. Hah!

I have a motorcycle jacket older than you, bud! And program listings older than that.

[JaccoW]

Two weeks away from 23. :peace:

I am looking around, if I can find something that is older than me in my room...
Wait a second, I should be having a small moneybank around here from 1936 or something. :laugh:

[exia]

I want to know how old is ripster, always playing with those legos

[ricercar]

ripster is nearly as old as I am. Or maybe I'm nearly as old as ripster? I can never get these things straight.

[EverythingIBM]

I think if you have a keyboard that is older than you then you should be banned. Its just not right!

It is kind of weird knowing I'm typing on a keyboard older than me. And to think, it was sitting somewhere in a school basement, waiting, years, for my arrival and to pick it up.

[bitflipper]

It is kind of weird knowing I'm typing on a keyboard older than me. And to think, it was sitting somewhere in a school basement, waiting, years, for my arrival and to pick it up.

How does a youngster become an IBM aficionado?

[EverythingIBM]

How does a youngster become an IBM aficionado?

When a youngster uses an IBM 300PL in grade 2 and discovers that all other brands are crap after being enraged by HP, Dell, Apple, and everything else.

Personally, I'm surprised people go CRAZY over silly IBM keyboards, but not IBM computers. Yeah, using a fancy Model M on some crappy Dell or HP... the horror.

[ch_123]

Do you know what the difference between an IBM and a Dell is?




















The pricetag.

Oh, and Dell actually still makes PCs. I wonder if there's a correlation...

[bitflipper]

I've had great experiences lately with my HP notebook and this awesome beast:



I don't really understand the nostalgia for obsolete hardware. Keyboards, ok, but old IBM computers?

[ch_123]

I like vintage computers. But rarely do you get a vintage computer that can be used for proper stuff. *nix workstations have something of an advantage here.

[ch_123]

With my Dolch PACs, I intend to have retro awesome and old gaming in one briefcase unit...