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Azaghal
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'Normal' (well I think these are actually a minority) keep Linux as a hobby, but still goes outside his door, and has real-life social circles... ie goes out with his friends etc 
a nerd (who refers to himself as 'geek') is someone who doesn't see linux as a hobby but a way of life. Saterday night: the nerd is syncing his newly written kernel patch with the CVS server. Aided with a pizza box next to his monitor. Sitting in his underwear because he couldn't be bothered dressing up because he just had his 'eureka' moment on fixing a kernel bug.
Don't take this as offence tho 
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kevmille
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| someguy wrote: | | hes a geek in denial if not im really confused why hes using linux ? does he need to be ? is this a bad thing ? |
Are you accusing me of being a "Closet Geek" 
| Quote: | | 'Normal' (well I think these are actually a minority) keep Linux as a hobby, but still goes outside his door, and has real-life social circles... ie goes out with his friends etc |
Had fun last night  A friend made me some Greek food. Then we all went out in downtown Seattle for some dessert  |
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pzilla
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| kevmille wrote: | Are you accusing me of being a "Closet Geek"
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Wow! How appropriate your avatar looks when you asks that. I mean, risking being split by your katana, people should think twice. 
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kevmille
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| pzilla wrote: | | kevmille wrote: | Are you accusing me of being a "Closet Geek"
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Wow! How appropriate your avatar looks when you asks that. I mean, risking being split by your katana, people should think twice. |
Katana? How did you know I was part Japanese? Actually, I am holding an Ottoman sword which belongs to my friend in Istanbul. |
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pzilla
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| kevmille wrote: | | Katana? How did you know I was part Japanese? Actually, I am holding an Ottoman sword which belongs to my friend in Istanbul. |
Makes sense. Risking being completely inaccurate, it kinda looks like a scimitar.
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christsong84
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Gandalf_Grey_ wrote: | Yes, I admit it, I am a geek.
However I do have a social life, so a social geek. :p |
I had a social life once...before gentoo...   
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kevmille
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| pzilla wrote: | | kevmille wrote: | | Katana? How did you know I was part Japanese? Actually, I am holding an Ottoman sword which belongs to my friend in Istanbul. |
Makes sense. Risking being completely inaccurate, it kinda looks like a scimitar. |
Actually I am not sure what kind of sword it was. I took it off the wall and had my friend pose for the picture (yeah, there is a person at the end of the sword). |
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kevmille
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| christsong84 wrote: | | Gandalf_Grey_ wrote: | Yes, I admit it, I am a geek.
However I do have a social life, so a social geek. :p |
I had a social life once...before gentoo... |
Gentoo has taken precious time away from web development for me. I need to spend some time on revising my sites with CSS this week. |
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Sergio1704
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I don't have a social life, linux takes all my time (I can't even enjoy a meal without leaving it and going back to my computer)
Does that make a geek out of me? No, I don't think so, I love linux, and that is a different matter. In the same way when I was a teenager and I was in love I didn't want to be away for a moment from my darling. Did that make a geek out of me?
Now another consideration.
Let's not mix up:
1) Geeks, whatever that means.
2) Developers/experienced administrators. They are most definitely not geeks, as they like to install an operating system as fast and easy as they can. I know a few of them, their time is too precious.
3) Hackers. Only the most experienced among developers deserve this high, noble title. They are most definitely NOT geeks, they are among the elite of the human race! |
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Savve
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Posing with a bigass sword on your avatar definatly makes you a total geek. Sharing to the world that you are a former marine that can kick peoples butts even makes the case stronger.
See some people just go home and * the prom queen, no need to put a show on, if you got it.
Sorry dude I just had to say something..
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kevmille
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Savve wrote: | Posing with a bigass sword on your avatar definatly makes you a total geek. Sharing to the world that you are a former marine that can kick peoples butts even makes the case stronger.
See some people just go home and * the prom queen, no need to put a show on, if you got it.
Sorry dude I just had to say something.. |
That's Former Marine with a Capital "F" and "M" |
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iKiddo
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Sergio1704 wrote: | I don't have a social life, linux takes all my time (I can't even enjoy a meal without leaving it and going back to my computer)
Does that make a geek out of me? No, I don't think so, I love linux, and that is a different matter. |
Hell yeah, it makes you a geek!
| Sergio1704 wrote: | | In the same way when I was a teenager and I was in love I didn't want to be away for a moment from my darling. Did that make a geek out of me? |
In a certain way, yes.
| Sergio1704 wrote: | Now another consideration.
Let's not mix up:
1) Geeks, whatever that means.
2) Developers/experienced administrators. They are most definitely not geeks, as they like to install an operating system as fast and easy as they can. I know a few of them, their time is too precious.
3) Hackers. Only the most experienced among developers deserve this high, noble title. They are most definitely NOT geeks, they are among the elite of the human race! |
You talk as if being called a geek is per definition being cussed. I think a _lot_ of people in the #2 and #3 groups will be classified 'geek' by me. They can, of course, still be nice, decent and noble people.
| Savve wrote: | | Posing with a bigass sword on your avatar definatly makes you a total geek. |
That's rubbish!
| Savve wrote: | | Sharing to the world that you are a former marine that can kick peoples butts even makes the case stronger. |
That sounds even less close to my idea of geeks!
| Savve wrote: | | See some people just go home and * the prom queen, no need to put a show on, if you got it. |
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What are you trying to say? You're a Don Juan?
| Savve wrote: | | Sorry dude I just had to say something.. |
Feel free to say what you gotta say, don't be surprised that others might not share your view, though. (Seems like you already expected it.) |
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Savve
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iKiddo, well perseption differs, I just call it like I see it. Anyone eager to prove that they are bigger, better or stronger then anyone else, just look like a poser to me.
I'm not a Don Juan, all I'm saying is that there is no need to tell people how good you are, they'll notice it. Maybe you'll get it some day =)
C'mon you take the time to photograf your self posing with a sword, wearing a shirt, looking like one of them dudes in the old American Ninja movies. Using eather a digital camera or scanning the photo into your computer, rezising it to the appropriate size. Uploading it as an avatar to the gentoo site. Sorry to break it to you, that's geekish.
You seem to think that being a geek is a bad thing, to me it's just not posing to bee cooler then you are. I tend to think all people are geeks, it's just that some seem so very eager to cover it up.
I know plenty of marines that are total geeks, so I have no idea why that would have to do anything with geekness. But saying it in the sence that it would make you less of a geek just makes things worse =)
Just fess up dude you're a geek and you love it!
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kevmille
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| Quote: | | C'mon you take the time to photograf your self posing with a sword, wearing a shirt, looking like one of them dudes in the old American Ninja movies. Using eather a digital camera or scanning the photo into your computer, rezising it to the appropriate size. Uploading it as an avatar to the gentoo site. Sorry to break it to you, that's geekish. |
If you look closely, that is my digital camera case strap in the picture. My Turkish friend took this picture. I was a bit surprised with my facial expression. This is actually one of my common Avatar pictures. I have another one taken with me snorkling in Hawaii that I think is cool too.
| Quote: | | I know plenty of marines that are total geeks, so I have no idea why that would have to do anything with geekness. But saying it in the sence that it would make you less of a geek just makes things worse =) |
Ouch!!! Damn you picked up on a good one. People do not realize that Marines are no dumb bumpkins anymore.
| Quote: | | Just fess up dude you're a geek and you love it! |
Not until I learn how to compile my own kernel without the use of genkernel. |
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Sergio1704
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| iKiddo wrote: | | Sergio1704 wrote: | I don't have a social life, linux takes all my time (I can't even enjoy a meal without leaving it and going back to my computer)
Does that make a geek out of me? No, I don't think so, I love linux, and that is a different matter. |
Hell yeah, it makes you a geek!
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kevmille
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:49 am Post subject: |
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Okay, I am a Geek.
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pzilla
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| kevmille wrote: | | Okay, I am a Geek. |
Not only that, you are a "registered" geek.
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kevmille
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| pzilla wrote: | | kevmille wrote: | | Okay, I am a Geek. |
Not only that, you are a "registered" geek. |
Yeah, I totally forgot about this until I saw another user with it in his signature. Damn, been a Linux user for a year. Truth is out
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I installed Gentoo on my parent's machine, which they use exclusively (and very happily, I'll add) and they're anything but "computer geeks". Does that count?
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| hewbert wrote: | | I installed Gentoo on my parent's machine, which they use exclusively (and very happily, I'll add) and they're anything but "computer geeks". Does that count? |
As you being geek or they being geek?
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| kevmille wrote: | | petardi wrote: | I've asked Google Sets what can be predicted from "geek" and "linux".
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Linux
Internet Explorer
computers
Open
Borg
Star Wars |
There are no Marines there, only the Borg. |
Same thing sometimes |
If you know what a Borg is, you are probablyas geek as anyone in here
Seriously now: I consider myself a person that knows more "things" (not always useful ones) that the rest of the people, and tend to be with the same "kind" of people. If that's a good definition of a geek, then I am one, if being a geek implies thinking about USE flags while with a woman, then I'm not.
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kevmille
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The Borg are awesome!!!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| krusty_ar wrote: | | Seriously now: I consider myself a person that knows more "things" (not always useful ones) that the rest of the people, and tend to be with the same "kind" of people. If that's a good definition of a geek, then I am one, if being a geek implies thinking about USE flags while with a woman, then I'm not. |
According to me, in both definitions I'm no geek.
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| Please define geek. As far as I'm concerned, if your using Linux (or any Unix-like OS) then you're a geek. To me a geek is someone that's enthusiastic about science and/or technology and has absolutely nothing to do with the way they look. |
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kevmille
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| IvanHoe wrote: | | Please define geek. As far as I'm concerned, if your using Linux (or any Unix-like OS) then you're a geek. To me a geek is someone that's enthusiastic about science and/or technology and has absolutely nothing to do with the way they look. |
Defintion of Geek:
Geek = Linux User particularly those who use Gentoo and/or Debian distros.
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