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Subject: 
Re: Geeks and Toys on Netslaves
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lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:08:10 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:

In lugnet.general, Jeff Shiner writes:
What do others in the community do?
- Jeff

Me?
Computer programmer

Aeronautical engineer. Worked once as a rocket scientist (literally..:-)
nor working as an manufacturing engineer

+ Loves math

Not that much

+ Likes Star Wars... to the point of analyzing frames of the movie for scale
  reference

Of course yes. Has all the novels and at least 15 reference books and
all four of the movies.

+ Ditto Star Trek (but to a much lesser degree)

Yeah, but not even that much

+ Once transcribed Monty Python and the Holy Grail by hand

Huh?

+ Knows how to program all his household devices' times by memory

Yes.

+ Occasionally quotes philosophers

No.

+ Could be mistaken for an albino (but not yet, phew!)

No.

+ Wore braces

No.

+ Has a history of lack of love life

No. I'm a married and happy man...:-)

+ Actually will sit down and explain why certain computer games are cooler
  than others

Yes.

+ Has a mini-leatherman

Always want ed one but they are not sold here. But I always have a
victorinox in my pocket

+ Knows what the "NT" in "Windows NT" stands for (and hates it)

Hehe. hehe. heh..:-)

+ Still can't dress 'cool'

Hates formal dressings (ties and jackets) always wears a bluejean and a
t-shirt/shirt/sweater

+ Knows that touchdowns are good in football, but little else

Doesn't know anything about American football. Knows most of the rules
but hates "real" football.

+ Actually wrote this response as a big math equasion

= *Geek*!

To a degree, yes. And proud of it.

DaveE, Geek

Selçuk



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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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