> I've thought about this a lot... There's a man with too much time on his hands. :)
> I've heard many people (wrongfully ashamed of their > geekness) demand to be called "Engineers". (Disney, > by the way, takes this a step further and calls its > people "Imagineers". This, of course, eventually > gets modified by someone in marketing to "Imaginerds" > and we've essentially come full circle.) I think engineer is an improvement, although I can't help recalling that the term is a reference to trains. :P > Others will throw the term "Hacker" around like it > means something and launch into uninvited tirades > about the vast differences between "white hats" > and "black hats". And the hack in the cat ... <cough> ... 'scuse me, hairball... > "Senior Associate" That would be someone who's related to an old person, right? :) > "Presence Managers" Someone who makes sure you're present? :) I thought that was a psersonal assistant... or maybe it's present as opposed to past. :P > "Information Designers". Editor? :P > Of course a good number simply refuse to apply > labels to themselves. I'm a contradiction. :) > "GearHead" (which is just wrong). You have something against gears? Childhood clock trauma? > Respectful ones include "Guru" and "Whiz". I thought "wiz" was short for "wizard" (which I never liked) not that there isn't a certain "black magic" in some of what we do > "Web Monkey" Now that's just wrong... Spiderman on the other hand... > "keystroker" I think that's taking the love of technology a bit far... > Once I was called an "electric slut" > (but I still don't know what it means). You'll sleep with anyone who gives you a little shock-treatment? Iirc electricity is popular in some bdsm circles... there's also an electric "rake" sex-toy ... which is not a bdsm thing -- it's a much smaller amount of current... I'm told it's pretty fun. :) > In moments of pique I've called myself a "Code Skull" Alas poor Jim... I knew him Horatio! > and have also heard "Code Wrangler" > (or, more generally, "Computer Wrangler"), I don't generally find that either of these things require the use of rope. > "Code Roller" Some estranged cousin of "holly roller"? > I've also been geeky enough to call the burgeoning > Carpel Tunnel Syndrome in my fingers "a failure of > the digital interface". That's not geeky, that's just a bad pun. > I've been called a "Geek" and "Nerd" both hatefully > and respectfully. But in my case if people want to > be hateful it's generally simpler for them to move > right to "fat bastard". The externally applied label > I enjoy the most is "Daddy". ;^) Pipe down you fat lipstick-consultant gear-monkey bastard! :) s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164955 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
