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Ok, I'm a geek. I admit that. But now that I've got that out of the way, lemme say I've always loved connect 4, just because it's such a more strategic game (like checkers, rather) than one typically accounts for-- rather than say, tic-tac-toe, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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I (...) I think you met someone who is not a geek last night. Jonathan (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think the more important question is, who here is NOT a geek??? :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) So... Have you ever had to write up documentation for a product that didn't exist yet, like Tina? --Electro-- (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, according to CNN, there is but one career in the entire IT gammut that does not entail direct interaction with networks or personal computers. That is the Technical Writer. I am a Technical Writer. Unlike network administrators, UNIX (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) I'm an aeronautical engineer, by my education. I was a "Rocket Scientist" (really..:-) for the first two years of my carrier, I decided that I didn't want to spare my job hours in front of a workstation by coding simulation programs, and I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Whew! Just fixed a mess. Vision Command owners read :)
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I just solved a problem I was having.... this may help someone else! Recently (as in the last 2 weeks) I installed an ethernet card and cable modem, I upgraded to Direct-X 8, I replaced my aged Celeron300a with a Celeron-II 600, and installed Lego (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Special Browser Add-on Question
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(...) In MLCAD, you can create a new parts-group that will show all the parts. To do this, select the Settings | Groups | Group configuration menu option. In the Name, type "All" (or something). In the Search, type "<" (no quotes). Click OK. To see (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) Well I guess I am a greek. I am a structural engineer, and looking back on things - I actually learned a good deal about structural mechanics just by building with Lego as a young child. I didn't know at the time the technical physics behind (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) Nah, just anyone who likes it. (Of course, that's sufficient but not necessary.) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 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. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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I think you maybe misunderstood what I was saying! I didn't mean that being a firefighter was what made me "not" a geek! I was just stating it for the original question as to what AFOL's do! Second, I was saying that if I was walking a fine line (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | skipstone
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For everyone lookin' for a good web browser on *nix: check out Skipstone. (URL). It's a pure Gtk+ browser that embeds mozilla gecko. Unlike Galeon, it's *just* gtk, sans the GNOME baggage. Current cvs builds (linked with cvs mozilla) are really nice (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) OK, after READING the article, I am definitely a GEEK!!!!!! A big one! And a netslave to boot!! How scary is that? But I am a geek about five million times over. Yay me! Matt (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm a graphic designer, which doesn't necessarily connote geek-ness on its own, but I think my geeky tendencies make up for that. ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I guess I'm NOT a geek. At least, not a techno geek. I'm a stockbroker. As soon as I graduate with my bachelor's in May, I'll be workign towards my CPA degree also. So, no I'm not a geek, I'm a nerd. Matt (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I don't think I'm a geek. I currently work in Publishing but its only a job to get me to the next one. My previous 'career' job was floor manager in a factory, it couldn't get more blue collar, and I mean old school blue collar. Totally union, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I dunno; there are a lot of computer/internet users out there who most certainly are _not_ geeks. On the other hand, just because you're a firefighter doesn't mean you're not a geek, either. :) And many of the computer professionals I work (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) I don't classify myself as a geek! I'm a firefighter! But, I am partial to geeks! hehheheh If I had to tip the scale, it would probably fall into the geek catagory! I would think that the majority of computer/internet users would fall that (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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(...) I'm probably classified as a psuedo-geek. I repair all kinds of computer/electronics related hardware (primarily printers in my current job), which is pretty solidly in the range of geekdom, but it's a 9-to-5 deal with me. I enjoy it - it's (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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