On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 09:34:32PM -0700, perdurabo wrote: > On 6/14/05, Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What the hell is "the whole geek movement"? > > It usually consists of groups of individuals who do one, none, or more > of the following: > > - Enjoys Slashdot
Nope. > - Likes recompiling the Linux kernel Always thought it was silly to recompile everything because I plugged in a USB camera. > - Likes The Matrix, Star Wars, Star Trek, Douglas Adams, etc. Okay, you've got me on some of these. > - Puts black lights in their PC cases More silliness. > - Doesn't bathe Current humidity in this apartment, post-shower would suggest otherwise. > - Has a Linux bumper sticker Haven't got a car. =) > - Has debated Star Trek physics Babylon 5 had better physics--let's debate those instead? > - Attends SCA events Hm, don't those usually take place outside? Nope, not me. =) > - Visits freshmeat.net daily... and installs every new app I've been to slashdot more recently than freshmeat. I do know Rob, Jeff, and Trae personally--and nobody knows Trae anymore. (Just ran into Trae online a couple of weeks ago--he's doing well and has found employment with a company that "lacks the schizophrenia at VA". Trae originally ran themes.org and linux.com after VA acquired the domain. > - apt-get update's 2 or more times a day Does fink selfupdate/fink update-all once every week or two count? =) > - Is addicted to diet soda Eww.. Sugar in excess can cause diabetes and other health complications. Aspartame in excess will cause cancer, death, etc.. > - Is guilty of two or more of the following at: http://euglug.org/geek.phtml Guilty of half a dozen of those. =) > And so on. Use your imagination. All of the above are fine if it's > your thing. It's just not MY thing or MY crowd. > > Christ, I mention geeks and suddenly everyone denies everything. ;) I was always proud of nerdish tendencies. But still, it seems I'm no longer nerdy enough to be part of the "geek movement" anymore. That's fine I suppose--more chance of reproducing this way. ;) _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
