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In lugnet.general, Jeff Shiner writes:
> What do others in the community do?
> - Jeff
Me?
Computer programmer
+ Loves math
+ Likes Star Wars... to the point of analyzing frames of the movie for scale
reference
+ Ditto Star Trek (but to a much lesser degree)
+ Once transcribed Monty Python and the Holy Grail by hand
+ Knows how to program all his household devices' times by memory
+ Occasionally quotes philosophers
+ Could be mistaken for an albino (but not yet, phew!)
+ Wore braces
+ Has a history of lack of love life
+ Actually will sit down and explain why certain computer games are cooler
than others
+ Has a mini-leatherman
+ Knows what the "NT" in "Windows NT" stands for (and hates it)
+ Still can't dress 'cool'
+ Knows that touchdowns are good in football, but little else
+ Actually wrote this response as a big math equasion
= *Geek*!
DaveE, Geek
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| (...) On the other hand, you didn't write it as a math equation in RPN, so you can still be turned from the Geek side of the force... -JDF [who can be described as most of the things you listed, though my leatherman is full-sized and my (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Aeronautical engineer. Worked once as a rocket scientist (literally..:-) nor working as an manufacturing engineer (...) Not that much (...) Of course yes. Has all the novels and at least 15 reference books and all four of the movies. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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