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Fantasy » alt.fan.pratchett » [I] Geek Code
[I] Geek Code [message #234687] Di, 07 März 2006 02:03
Puck  
A while back there was a discussion in this group about our relative
geekiness. If I recall, alot of us took various geek tests and posted our
ratings. It soon became clear that we are a pretty geeky bunch, or at least
pretend to be (and wanting to be a geek is a pretty good sign of actually
being one). Anyway, it transpired in our debates that there are lots of
variations on the theme of what is geeky, and few could agree on what
exactly the qualifications were.

So rather than enter into another debate over this (and if I know this
group, *that's* a debate starting line if ever there was one), I've decided
to just work out my Geek Code and let you all decide where I stand. I would
love to see what your codes are as well (http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html),
if any of you are still interested in this long dead internet fad

P.S. I know the code is outdated, silly and just plain dumb. So what, so are
most fun things.

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GCS/E d- s a-- C++++ U P+ L++ E W++ N++ o+ K w++ O---- M-- V PS+ PE+ Y PGP
t+ 5 X+ R+ tv b++++ DI++++ D++ G e++ h- r y+
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Hmmm, I wonder if Pterry has a code? He's been on the net long enough...
--
Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night", indeed!
"I am that giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and
limb, more like."
-Neil Gaiman
Re: Geek Code [message #234697 ] Di, 07 März 2006 04:30
darthbob88  
Well, here's mine.
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
version 3.1
GAT d- [at] s:- a-- C++>$ UL+++ P++ L++ E---(!) W++ N+(+) o K w-- PS+ PE
Y-- PGP- t-- 5? X R* tv- b++++ DI+ D- G e*>+++ h* !r y?
-----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Geek of all trades-Specialization is for insects.
Dress-Jeans and a t-shirt. Really, anything that ain't too raunchy.
Size: Average, but slim.
Age-Young whippersnapper.
Computers-Important; want to make money with them.
Unix-Use Linux, do damned well with it.
Perl-Good with it, don't use shell scripts anymore.
Linux-Use it almost exclusively.
Emacs-Hate, hate, hate it.
Web-Use it daily, would have a homepage but for cost of registry.
Usenet-Read it occasionally, but would like to use it more.
Oracle-Never got a question answered.
Kibology-I know who Kibo is, but not much more.
Windows-Die, die, die!
Politics, Social- Libertarian, nobody has the right to tell anybody
else what to do.
Politics, Economic- Beware the Gov't.
Cypherpunks-Sod off, blackguards.
PGP-Don't need it.
Star Trek-Don't like it, but TOS was neat.
Babylon 5-Huh?
X-Files: Yawn.
RPG-What, I thought life was role-playing?
TV-Don't watch it much.
Books-I have bookshelves everywhere.
Dilbert-Read it daily.
Doom-Ptooie!
Geek Code-I know it, and wrote this.
Education-Proud Graduate of the TLAR School of Engineering. "That Looks
About Right." Want a Master's.
Housing-Anyplace I can put a Tucson bedroll.
Relationship-Haven't and nerver have.
Sex-Male, MYOB.
http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #234775 ] Di, 07 März 2006 19:54
Brian Wakeling  
In a speech called duim4k$937$1 [at] charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu,
Puck uttered thus:
<snip>
> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> Version: 3.12
> GCS/E d- s a-- C++++ U P+ L++ E W++ N++ o+ K w++ O---- M-- V PS+
> PE+ Y PGP t+ 5 X+ R+ tv b++++ DI++++ D++ G e++ h- r y+
> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
>

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----
GL/PA d+ s+:- a- C++ W++ N+ w+ PS+ PE- t+ !tv b+++ e+ h+ r--
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Compare with:

-----BEGIN AFPCODE BLOCK-----
AFP Code: ALi/PA/Mi(Hi) d s+:- a1978 UP++ F+++ L+++ W+ B+ CN-:-:::+
CC05+ PT++ Pu:42- e+ [at] ++ r
------END AFPCODE BLOCK------


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Re: [I] Geek Code [message #234869 ] Mi, 08 März 2006 01:14
Aggie  
"Puck" <Kormos.4 [at] osu.edu> wrote in message
news:duim4k$937$1 [at] charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
>A while back there was a discussion in this group about our relative
> geekiness. If I recall, alot of us took various geek tests and posted our
> ratings. It soon became clear that we are a pretty geeky bunch, or at
> least
> pretend to be (and wanting to be a geek is a pretty good sign of actually
> being one). Anyway, it transpired in our debates that there are lots of
> variations on the theme of what is geeky, and few could agree on what
> exactly the qualifications were.
>
> So rather than enter into another debate over this (and if I know this
> group, *that's* a debate starting line if ever there was one), I've
> decided
> to just work out my Geek Code and let you all decide where I stand. I
> would
> love to see what your codes are as well
> (http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html),
> if any of you are still interested in this long dead internet fad
>
> P.S. I know the code is outdated, silly and just plain dumb. So what, so
> are
> most fun things.

This one is a whole lot easier to do, though I believe that you're
automatically geekier by doing yours. ;)
http://innergeek.us/geek-test.html
Aggie[1]
[1]26.62722% - Total Geek
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #234874 ] Mi, 08 März 2006 01:23
Puck  
Aggie wrote:
> This one is a whole lot easier to do, though I believe that you're
> automatically geekier by doing yours. ;)
> http://innergeek.us/geek-test.html
> Aggie[1]
> [1]26.62722% - Total Geek

That is precisely the test I posted when we had the original debate many
moons ago. I don't remember my numerical score, but I was an "Extreme Geek".
As soon as I get my degree I'll surely be able to pull off "Geek God".
--
Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night",
indeed! "I am that
giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and limb,
more like." -Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235551 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 01:58
aqusenet  
Puck <Kormos.4 [at] osu.edu> wrote:

> A while back there was a discussion in this group about our relative
> geekiness. If I recall, alot of us took various geek tests and posted our
> ratings. It soon became clear that we are a pretty geeky bunch, or at least
> pretend to be (and wanting to be a geek is a pretty good sign of actually
> being one). Anyway, it transpired in our debates that there are lots of
> variations on the theme of what is geeky, and few could agree on what
> exactly the qualifications were.

There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the same
kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so I can't
get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which contains eight
years of regually updated geek codes and the rest) which is:
http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235579 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 10:50
Brian Howlett  
On 11 Mar, Aquarion wrote:

[snip]
>
> http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
>
Which 4 oh 4's...

Try with a Capital Sea -
http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/Codes

HTH, HAND, etc...
--
Brian Howlett - Email to From: address deleted unseen
-----------------------------------------------------
"I'm Brian, and so's my wife..."
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235580 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 11:01
Brian Wakeling  
"Brian Howlett" <news-spamtrap [at] brianhowlett.me.uk> wrote in message
news:59dcde054e.Brian [at] brianhowlett.me.uk...
> -----------------------------------------------------
> "I'm Brian, and so's my wife..."

I'm not anybody's wife!

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Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235590 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 12:28
Lister  
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:58:35 +0000, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
wrote:
>
>There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the same
>kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so I can't
>get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which contains eight
>years of regually updated geek codes and the rest) which is:
>http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes


Aren't the charges astronomically high when AFPing on the move?
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235594 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 13:03
PleegWat  
Lister wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:58:35 +0000, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
> wrote:
>> There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the same
>> kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so I can't
>> get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which contains eight
>> years of regually updated geek codes and the rest) which is:
>> http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
>
> Aren't the charges astronomically high when AFPing on the move?

He probably does it * ghasp * by downloading messages at work, composing
the replies on the bus, and sending them when he arrives home.

Or vice versa.
--

PleegWat
Remove caps to reply
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235627 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 17:21
Lister  
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:03:26 +0100, PleegWat
<pleegwat [at] PLEEGWAT.leegwater-68.demon.nl.INVALID> wrote:

>Lister wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:58:35 +0000, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
>> wrote:
>>> There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the same
>>> kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so I can't
>>> get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which contains eight
>>> years of regually updated geek codes and the rest) which is:
>>> http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
>>
>> Aren't the charges astronomically high when AFPing on the move?
>
>He probably does it * ghasp * by downloading messages at work, composing
>the replies on the bus, and sending them when he arrives home.
>
>Or vice versa.


I'd miss my stop if I did that.

I'd also get some funny looks from the people on the bus when I burst
out laughing at some of the posts
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235629 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 17:33
Arthur Hagen  
Lister <fache [at] SPAMclara.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:58:35 +0000, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
> wrote:
>>
>> There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the
>> same kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so
>> I can't get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which
>> contains eight years of regually updated geek codes and the rest)
>> which is: http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
>
> Aren't the charges astronomically high when AFPing on the move?

I don't know about what's offered where you live, but I have flat rate USD 6
per month unlimited[1] GPRS from my cell phone carrier.

[1]: In volume, that is. It's port-blocked, with only ports 25, 110, 143,
993 and 995 being open, plus ports 80 and 443 through a proxy. Good enough
for web and mail, and the technically inclined can always run a server on
one of the unused mail ports to access other content.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235632 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 17:53
Paul Brown  
Arthur Hagen wrote:

> Lister <fache [at] SPAMclara.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:58:35 +0000, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a geekcode. Also an AFPCode as it happens, which has the
>>> same kind of thing but more... afpy. I'm on a bus at the moment, so
>>> I can't get the URL, but it's linked from my page of codes (Which
>>> contains eight years of regually updated geek codes and the rest)
>>> which is: http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
>>
>> Aren't the charges astronomically high when AFPing on the move?
>
> I don't know about what's offered where you live, but I have flat rate USD
> 6 per month unlimited[1] GPRS from my cell phone carrier.
>
> [1]: In volume, that is. It's port-blocked, with only ports 25, 110,
> [143,
> 993 and 995 being open, plus ports 80 and 443 through a proxy. Good
> enough for web and mail, and the technically inclined can always run a
> server on one of the unused mail ports to access other content.
>
> Regards,


In the UK GPRS is charged at around £1 per MB transferred - it's beyond a
ripoff, but there's no alternative as the price is pretty much fixed across
all networks - the best price I can get is a bundle which has 40MB included
for £25 per month.

P.
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235643 ] Sa, 11 März 2006 18:30
aqusenet  
Brian Howlett <news-spamtrap [at] brianhowlett.me.uk> wrote:

> On 11 Mar, Aquarion wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >
> > http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/codes
> >
> Which 4 oh 4's...
>
> Try with a Capital Sea -
> http://www.aquarionics.com/articles/name/Codes
>
> HTH, HAND, etc...


Almost right
http://www.aquarionics.com/article/name/codes

Singular article.

--
'q
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235721 ] So, 12 März 2006 04:25
Aggie  
"Puck" <Kormos.4 [at] osu.edu> wrote in message
news:dul85a$f3p$1 [at] charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> Aggie wrote:
>> This one is a whole lot easier to do, though I believe that you're
>> automatically geekier by doing yours. ;)
>> http://innergeek.us/geek-test.html
>> Aggie[1]
>> [1]26.62722% - Total Geek
>
> That is precisely the test I posted when we had the original debate many
> moons ago. I don't remember my numerical score, but I was an "Extreme
> Geek".
> As soon as I get my degree I'll surely be able to pull off "Geek God".
> --
> Puck

Does that mean you'll get to move to Cori Celesti? I'm jealous.
I know I lost points due to my lack of Star Trek fandom. Dangit!
:)
Aggie
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235740 ] So, 12 März 2006 06:43
Puck  
Aggie wrote:
>> That is precisely the test I posted when we had the original debate
>> many moons ago. I don't remember my numerical score, but I was an
>> "Extreme Geek".
>> As soon as I get my degree I'll surely be able to pull off "Geek
>> God". --
>> Puck
>
> Does that mean you'll get to move to Cori Celesti? I'm jealous.
> I know I lost points due to my lack of Star Trek fandom. Dangit!
> :)
> Aggie

Considering that the gods seem to enjoy playing D&D with real life heroes, I
can imagine the place being very popular with geeks.
--
Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night",
indeed! "I am that
giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and limb,
more like." -Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235744 ] So, 12 März 2006 06:53
Davina Stuart  
"Aggie" <aggieangst [at] yourway.com> wrote in message
news:EwMQf.10300$S25.3906 [at] newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>
> "Puck" <Kormos.4 [at] osu.edu> wrote in message
> news:dul85a$f3p$1 [at] charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > Aggie wrote:
> >> This one is a whole lot easier to do, though I believe that you're
> >> automatically geekier by doing yours. ;)
> >> http://innergeek.us/geek-test.html
> >> Aggie[1]
> >> [1]26.62722% - Total Geek
> >
> > That is precisely the test I posted when we had the original debate many
> > moons ago. I don't remember my numerical score, but I was an "Extreme
> > Geek".
> > As soon as I get my degree I'll surely be able to pull off "Geek God".
> > --
> > Puck
>
> Does that mean you'll get to move to Cori Celesti? I'm jealous.
> I know I lost points due to my lack of Star Trek fandom. Dangit!
> :)
> Aggie
>
>



geek test score:



43.58974% - Major Geek


though i should get extra points cuz i can't wait for hubby to get home from
guard training so i can make him take it.. he's much geekier then i am.....
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235780 ] So, 12 März 2006 15:09
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach Davina Stuart:

> geek test score:
>
> 43.58974% - Major Geek
>
> though i should get extra points cuz i can't wait for hubby
> to get home from guard training so i can make him take
> it.. he's much geekier then i am.....


Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,
I know Doctor Who is the name of the programme, not the
character, I quote Pterry to make points, and I can name 10+
Muppets).

Still only got 39.25049% - Major Geek. It's very americo-
centric, IMO.


--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"Sometimes scientific progress requires personal sacrifice.
Personally, I sacrifice Beaker." -Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235901 ] So, 12 März 2006 21:49
Aggie  
"Daibhid Ceanaideach" <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97849000FA31daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4...
> Also Sprach Davina Stuart:
>
>> geek test score:
>>
>> 43.58974% - Major Geek
>>
>> though i should get extra points cuz i can't wait for hubby
>> to get home from guard training so i can make him take
>> it.. he's much geekier then i am.....
>
>
> Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
> even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
> name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,
> I know Doctor Who is the name of the programme, not the
> character, I quote Pterry to make points, and I can name 10+
> Muppets).
>
> Still only got 39.25049% - Major Geek. It's very americo-
> centric, IMO.
>
>
> --
> Dave

Now, now, don't be bitter. You scored better than me after all...
;)
Aggie
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235902 ] So, 12 März 2006 21:57
Davina Stuart  
"Daibhid Ceanaideach" <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97849000FA31daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4...
> Also Sprach Davina Stuart:
>
> > geek test score:
> >
> > 43.58974% - Major Geek
> >
> > though i should get extra points cuz i can't wait for hubby
> > to get home from guard training so i can make him take
> > it.. he's much geekier then i am.....
>
>
> Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
> even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
> name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,
> I know Doctor Who is the name of the programme, not the
> character, I quote Pterry to make points, and I can name 10+
> Muppets).
>
> Still only got 39.25049% - Major Geek. It's very americo-
> centric, IMO.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
> http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
> "Sometimes scientific progress requires personal sacrifice.
> Personally, I sacrifice Beaker." -Dr Bunsen Honeydew


of course i did... and you can dang well bet that i felt i should ahve
beenable to get more extra credit for my Muppet collection too..... *giggle*
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235914 ] So, 12 März 2006 23:00
Puck  
Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
> even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
> name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,
> I know Doctor Who is the name of the programme, not the
> character, I quote Pterry to make points, and I can name 10+
> Muppets).

I can do all those things as well. In fact I should get even more points
because I can name all ten Doctors and am American, which means that
actually seeing the show is extremely difficult.

> Still only got 39.25049% - Major Geek. It's very americo-
> centric, IMO.

Yeah. Nothing related to Pterry, the Doctor or Red Dwarf at all.
--
Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night",
indeed! "I am that
giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and limb,
more like." -Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235921 ] So, 12 März 2006 23:22
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach Puck:

> I can do all those things as well. In fact I should get
> even more points because I can name all ten Doctors and am
> American, which means that actually seeing the show is
> extremely difficult.

Then you'll want to know that Sci-Fi have bought the new series.

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"Sometimes scientific progress requires personal sacrifice.
Personally, I sacrifice Beaker." -Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235938 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 01:17
Puck  
Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> Also Sprach Puck:
>
>> I can do all those things as well. In fact I should get
>> even more points because I can name all ten Doctors and am
>> American, which means that actually seeing the show is
>> extremely difficult.
>
> Then you'll want to know that Sci-Fi have bought the new series.

I know and I am seriously pumped. The 2005 series totally ruled. Eccleston
was a great Doctor, and Tennant looks as though he is going to be awesome as
well.
--
Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night",
indeed! "I am that
giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and limb,
more like." -Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235983 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 09:18
Davina Stuart  
"Puck" <Kormos.4 [at] osu.edu> wrote in message
news:dv2dmh$caj$1 [at] charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> > Also Sprach Puck:
> >
> >> I can do all those things as well. In fact I should get
> >> even more points because I can name all ten Doctors and am
> >> American, which means that actually seeing the show is
> >> extremely difficult.
> >
> > Then you'll want to know that Sci-Fi have bought the new series.
>
> I know and I am seriously pumped. The 2005 series totally ruled. Eccleston
> was a great Doctor, and Tennant looks as though he is going to be awesome
as
> well.
> --
> Puck (onstage): I am that merry wanderer of the night!
> Peaseblossom (in audience): "I am that merry wanderer of the night",
> indeed! "I am that
> giggling-dangerous-totally-bloody-psychotic-menace-to-life and limb,
> more like." -Neil Gaiman
>
>


ok... now we're going to have to pay up for cablle..... dang...
does it work for, or against our geek score that we've done without for
years???
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235985 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 09:58
Brenda  
Davina Stuart said:

> ok... now we're going to have to pay up for cablle..... dang...
> does it work for, or against our geek score that we've done without for
> years???

(I hate the word "geek". Still, I grok the meaning, at least.)

You can be an early adopter (i.e. someone who pays through the nose for
technology that doesn't quite work) - some might call such a person a
"gadget geek" - or a Luddite (i.e. "you wouldn't catch /me/ using a mouse -
nasty horribly smelly things they are, and anyway I have a perfectly good
keyboard right here"), and still have the respect of your peers, provided
that either you can demonstrate mastery of the new-fangled technology (on
someone else's box, naturally) or you already have such an awesome
reputation that people just /assume/ you can demonstrate mastery!

So - if you aren't on the bleeding edge, you have only two choices - remain
a Luddite for the rest of your days, or hand in your geek badge.

Me, I'm a Luddite. Definitely. No speakers on this here computer. What would
I need those for? If I have some desperate need to play "Journey of the
Sourcerer" on a computer, I'll hack out some PCM code for the internal
single-beep-at-a-time speaker. And I'll still get it to play in three-part
harmony. Admittedly it'll be a bit wobbly, but certainly recognisable.

(And yes, I have actually done this. Sad, huh? Sadder still, it was for a
perfectly justifiable business-related reason!)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #235993 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 11:26
Graycat  
On 12 Mar 2006 14:09:13 GMT, Daibhid Ceanaideach
<daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> jotted down:

>Also Sprach Davina Stuart:
>
>> geek test score:
>>
>> 43.58974% - Major Geek
>>
>> though i should get extra points cuz i can't wait for hubby
>> to get home from guard training so i can make him take
>> it.. he's much geekier then i am.....
>
>
>Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
>even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
>name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,
>I know Doctor Who is the name of the programme, not the
>character, I quote Pterry to make points, and I can name 10+
>Muppets).
>
>Still only got 39.25049% - Major Geek. It's very americo-
>centric, IMO.

And a bit weird... does 500+ piece pussles really make you
geeky? Or naming a pet after a literary character, or
subscribing to national geographic, or popular
history/scence etc. Or snorting while laughig.

And don't get me started on foreign films - of course I
watch foreign films, 90 % of the films here are American!

And haven't they heard vintage clothing is extremely in
right now? There was vintage at the oscars!

--
Elin
The Tale of Westala and Villtin
http://tale.cunobaros.com/
The Oswalds DW casting award - Vote Now!
http://www.student.lu.se/~his02ero/Oswald/index.html
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #236090 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 19:54
stremler  
be gin quoting Richard Heathfield <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> :
[snip]
> So - if you aren't on the bleeding edge, you have only two choices - remain
> a Luddite for the rest of your days, or hand in your geek badge.

The trailing edge is sharper.

> Me, I'm a Luddite.

I've always taken "Luddite" to mean "against inappropriate technology";
that is, technology that offers no benefit to the person in question.

> Definitely. No speakers on this here computer. What would
> I need those for? If I have some desperate need to play "Journey of the
> Sourcerer" on a computer, I'll hack out some PCM code for the internal
> single-beep-at-a-time speaker. And I'll still get it to play in three-part
> harmony. Admittedly it'll be a bit wobbly, but certainly recognisable.

Doesn't work so well with a terminal, alas. Sending control-G characters
just doesn't carry a tune...

> (And yes, I have actually done this. Sad, huh? Sadder still, it was for a
> perfectly justifiable business-related reason!)

Playing "Journey of the Sourcerer" was business-related?

--
--Stewart Stremler--------------------------------stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu--
Having internal trust boundaries is a Good Thing when you're dealing with
a rich software ecosystem. -- Peter da Silva (1999)
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #236109 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 20:18
Paul Brown  
Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:

>
> Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
> even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I can
> name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in Doctor Who,

11. Or possibly 12.Maybe 18. Not 10.

1) William Hartnell
1.5) Richard Hurndall (In "The Five Doctors")
1.6) Peter Cushing
2) Patrick Troughton
3) Jon Pertwee
4) Tom Baker
5) Peter Davison
6) Colin Baker
6.5) Michael Jayston (The Valeyard - yeah, yeah - I know)
7) Sylvester McCoy
8) Paul McGann
8.1) Rowan Atkinson
8.2) Richard E. Grant
8.3) Jim Broadbent
8.4) Hugh Grant
8.5) Joanna Lumley
9) Christopher Eccleston
10) David Tennant

All appeared on BBC as The Doctor except Peter Cushing, and at least 11 of
them are canon, it just happens that 2 of them played the same incarnation.

P.
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #236117 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 20:36
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
Also Sprach Paul S. Brown:

> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
>
>>
>> Did you tick the extra points squares at the end? I did; I
>> even virtuously came up with questions for all of them (I
>> can name all the Discworld novels, all ten Doctors in
>> Doctor Who,
>
> 11. Or possibly 12.Maybe 18. Not 10.
>
> 1) William Hartnell
> 1.5) Richard Hurndall (In "The Five Doctors")
> 1.6) Peter Cushing
> 2) Patrick Troughton
> 3) Jon Pertwee
> 4) Tom Baker
> 5) Peter Davison
> 6) Colin Baker
> 6.5) Michael Jayston (The Valeyard - yeah, yeah - I know)
> 7) Sylvester McCoy
> 8) Paul McGann
> 8.1) Rowan Atkinson
> 8.2) Richard E. Grant
> 8.3) Jim Broadbent
> 8.4) Hugh Grant
> 8.5) Joanna Lumley
> 9) Christopher Eccleston
> 10) David Tennant
>
> All appeared on BBC as The Doctor except Peter Cushing, and
> at least 11 of them are canon, it just happens that 2 of
> them played the same incarnation.

You win. Unless Lenny Henry counts as 6.4...


--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"Sometimes scientific progress requires personal sacrifice.
Personally, I sacrifice Beaker." -Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #236125 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 20:47
alec  
In article <dv4f4f$agb$1 [at] gondor.sdsu.edu>, stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu
says...

> I've always taken "Luddite" to mean "against inappropriate technology";
> that is, technology that offers no benefit to the person in question.

The original Luddites (followerswere against technology that cost jobs.
They were stocking knitters protesting against the use of stocking
frames, which undercut them. The name later passed on to agricultural
workers smaching newly invented farm machinery, and then to anyone
opposing new machinery which cost them while benfiting others.
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #236145 ] Mo, 13 März 2006 22:41
Brenda  
stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu said:

> be gin quoting Richard Heathfield <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> :
> [snip]
>
>> Me, I'm a Luddite.
>
> I've always taken "Luddite" to mean "against inappropriate technology";

Yeah. Like, for example: television, ghetto-blasters, mobile phones, irons,
dedicated games consoles, the car, NBC weapons, genetic engineering,
old-fashioned mice (the kind with a rollerball that gets all gunky), COBOL,
C#, and Microsoft Windows.

> that is, technology that offers no benefit to the person in question.

Oh, that's a much longer list. :-)

>
>> Definitely. No speakers on this here computer. What would
>> I need those for? If I have some desperate need to play "Journey of the
>> Sourcerer" on a computer, I'll hack out some PCM code for the internal
>> single-beep-at-a-time speaker. And I'll still get it to play in
>> three-part harmony. Admittedly it'll be a bit wobbly, but certainly
>> recognisable.
>
> Doesn't work so well with a terminal, alas. Sending control-G characters
> just doesn't carry a tune...

Yeah, you do need to be able to tweak the shakey-back-and-forth period
somewhat...

>
>> (And yes, I have actually done this. Sad, huh? Sadder still, it was for a
>> perfectly justifiable business-related reason!)
>
> Playing "Journey of the Sourcerer" was business-related?

Er, drop the unintended second U, but yes. Here's why.

Imagine a guy whose job it is to go round about six trillion workstations;
at each one, he has to insert a floppy diskette into the box and then fire
it up. He then moves on to the next machine. Meanwhile, this one is
installing basic network drivers, and hacking up the system with a new
autoexec (yeah, I know, sucky system, but /that/ decision wasn't ours to
make, so we did the best we could with what we had). Then that system needs
to reboot. But there's no point if the floppy is still in the drive. And
anyway, we didn't want to have to print six trillion copies of the boot
floppy.

So my program basically polled the floppy drive, and waited for somebody to
remove the diskette. Whilst it was waiting, it displayed the most
mind-cheesingly irritating display (random characters eventually turning to
something along the lines of "please remove the boot diskette" in big
primary colours), and... yes... if (and only if) the machine was left
unattended for quite a long time, it played a three-voice PCM version of
the Hitch-hiker theme. And no matter how much you love that tune, it's hard
to love a three-voice PCM version when you're hearing it for the
ninety-seventh, ninety-eighth, and ninety-ninth times, "simultaneously" for
some extraordinarily loose definition thereof.

The objective was to motivate the installation engineer to break off from
whichever machine he was on at the moment, to come back to this one and pop
the floppy as soon as he could. On his doing so, the annoying music would
stop immediately, and the machine would reboot, and could then get on with
the rest of the installation process, unattended.

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #237214 ] Di, 14 März 2006 20:16
stremler  
beg in quoting Richard Heathfield <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> :
> stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu said:
>> be gin quoting Richard Heathfield <invalid [at] invalid.invalid> :
>> [snip]
>>> Me, I'm a Luddite.
>>
>> I've always taken "Luddite" to mean "against inappropriate technology";
>
> Yeah. Like, for example: television, ghetto-blasters, mobile phones, irons,
> dedicated games consoles, the car, NBC weapons, genetic engineering,
> old-fashioned mice (the kind with a rollerball that gets all gunky), COBOL,
> C#, and Microsoft Windows.

Hm... I have a TV set, but it doesn't get a broadcast signal, and I
don't have cable... it's just a display monitor for the DVD player.

Ghetto-blasters are too heavy; iPods are much more sensible.

I admit to having a mobile phone. But I resisted for a long time.

I own no irons -- I've only played golf twice.

I own no dedicated game console, although I have a spare Mac Mini I'm
going to hook up to the aforesaid TV. Because I can.

NBC weapons?

Humans have been engaged in genetic engineering for ages; presumably
this is the new toolset that people are worried about?

Pointing devices are good for casual use and selecting the appropirate
X-terminal to type in. A gunky rollerball mouse, however, is one of the
more annoying UI devices out there.

I've done COBOL. It's let to a belief that designing a language to be
readable to a non-programmer is generally a Bad Idea.

I don't wanna touch C#. Or Microsoft Windows. I know where that path leads.

:)

>> that is, technology that offers no benefit to the person in question.
>
> Oh, that's a much longer list. :-)

Heh.

[snip]
>> Doesn't work so well with a terminal, alas. Sending control-G characters
>> just doesn't carry a tune...
>
> Yeah, you do need to be able to tweak the shakey-back-and-forth period
> somewhat...

Heh. I imagine there's an old mainframer out there saying "We didn't need
a speaker in our computer! We just put a portable radio somewhere in the
machine room!"

[snip]
>> Playing "Journey of the Sourcerer" was business-related?

> Er, drop the unintended second U, but yes. Here's why.

I thought you were making a deliberate pun. :)

[snip - explanation]
> The objective was to motivate the installation engineer to break off from
> whichever machine he was on at the moment, to come back to this one and pop
> the floppy as soon as he could. On his doing so, the annoying music would
> stop immediately, and the machine would reboot, and could then get on with
> the rest of the installation process, unattended.

Heh.

Keep 'em from getting caught up in a game of Rogue or HSnipes, eh?

I can see how it would be annoying. One of the first things I did with
my Amiga after I found a music-playing program was to experiment with
the "sound envelope" for notes. I found Pachabel's Canon quite pretty
with square waves, but my girlfriend about throttled me for "destroying"
a beautiful song. It was _beyond_ annoying for her.

--
--Stewart Stremler--------------------------------stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu--
I prefer old age to the alternative. -- Maurice Chevalier
Re: [I] Geek Code [message #237274 ] Mi, 15 März 2006 01:15
Brenda  
(You sound like a decent bloke, and I'd love to stop and chat, but I won't
right now. Just one tiny question to answer, though...)

stremler [at] rohan.sdsu.edu said:

> NBC weapons?

Nuclear/Biological/Chemical.

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
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