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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:16 PM
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Am I officially a geek now?
I just finished getting my new computer up and running. I built it myself. That means I bought a case, and installed everything that normally goes into a computer, from mobo to sound card. The kicker is that my old P4 2 gig processor now resides under a huge heat sink and a rather loud, but powerful fan. It's been given a 25% increase in speed, and is now an unofficial 2.5 gig processor. (it was rather unstable at 2.6) I've thrown some real work its way, and so far, it hasn't crashed on me. We'll see just how stable it is in the next few days I guess.

I'm not looking to be 1337, but to just be able to wear cool geek tshirts without feeling like a poser, heh.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:17 PM
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1. I am a nerd so I cant help you
;)
So just to say it, I will say, yes you are a geek.
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Kamika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:19 PM
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2. Yes
Im a geek myself and I have no clue about any of that stuff, so whatever is geekier then me is geeky.
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:19 PM
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3. Geek!
:P
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:21 PM
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4. If it was an AMD processor, then you'd be a geek!
Take that from me, a guy who owns a bunch of working PCs, half of them using AMD. :D
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twistedliberal Donating Member (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:24 PM
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5. Yes, I believe you are a geek...
...but one question: Does it have any cool lighted fans or anything?
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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 09:09 PM
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17. Cool lighted fan, check
Four blue LEDs on the front, check
Plexi window on side to see its "guts", check
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:26 PM
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6. I bet I'm Geekier...
I have a cd archive collection of every release of DOS and pre-32 bit Windows ever released, including Windows 1.0!

He shoots, he scores!!!!!!!! :evilgrin:
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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:28 PM
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8. I bow to your mastery
You sir, are a Jedi Master.
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:30 PM
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11. Yes, MY kung fu is better than yours!
:nuke:
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 09:23 PM
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18. But Did You Write Code that ran under Windows 1.0?
I did.
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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:27 PM
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7. Revels in geekiness
w00t!
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TXlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:28 PM
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9. Real geeks don't do "LEET"
Leet-speak is for posers.
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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:30 PM
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10. If 1337 makes sense to you
Then you've crossed over ;)
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Sentath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:50 PM
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16. check the sigline
Heh
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:31 PM
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12. Welcome to the club
Proud German...

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Champion Jack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:36 PM
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13. Check your inner geekness here:
http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html

good luck! Write if you get work
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:39 PM
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14. Does your heatsink sound like a jet engine?
Is your case cover transparent so you can see the components inside?

Does your sound card have tubes that glow?

Does your video card have blue and green LEDs?

Do you have a IEEE 1394 port? Do you know what an IEEE 1394 port is?

If you answered "no" to ANY of these questions, there's still hope for you.
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 08:45 PM
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15. okay, yeah yur a geek
But you are STILL a 20% on the Gay-o-meter!

:D

dp
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-14-04 09:24 PM
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19. Hey, my bro helped me build my PC--I'm an amateur geek (nt)
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