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Subject: 
Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 01:37:26 GMT
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Jeff Shiner wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> > Netslaves has an article about geeks and their toys.  It mentions
> > LEGO too.
> > 
> > http://www.netslaves.com/comments/979826937.shtml
> 
> This brings about an interesting question that has been lingering in the
> back of my mind for awhile now.
> 
> Are the majority of AFOLs geeks?  Or... more to the point...
> 
> What variety of occupations/interests does the Lugnet community and AFOLs in
> general represent?
> 
> I for instance... am a geek... I am a Development Manager responsible for
> eCommerce personalization. Prior to becoming a manager I was the technical
> lead.  Pretty classical geek stuff.
> 
> What do others in the community do?
> - Jeff
I would probobly call myself a geek. I am currently studing computer
science at university and I also spend most of my spare time on the
computer, a lot of which is pulling various games to bits and working
with editors for them and so on.
Anyone who stares at 65816 assembler dumps must be a geek :)



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  Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
 
(...) Nah, just anyone who likes it. (Of course, that's sufficient but not necessary.) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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  Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
 
(...) back of my mind for awhile now. Are the majority of AFOLs geeks? Or... more to the point... What variety of occupations/interests does the Lugnet community and AFOLs in general represent? I for instance... am a geek... I am a Development (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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