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Geek things that you do.

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Well,

Last night I admitted it, i'm a geek.
Well, not the looks, no problem with that ;)

Instead of searching something on the google website I just typed in the google url with the query. :oops:

Other things you do that make you realise something is very wrong?
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lol, once with a group of mates we were off to a mates house for some beers. I told my mates to hold up while I uploaded some beers to my bag!

haha. I didn't live that down for months...
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If i make a mistake in real life, i often think about pressing CTRL + Z Image
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I thought this was funny. It's a picture of dark matter.

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Only vaguely geeky thing I do is subscribe to New Scientist magazine... other than that, I'm quite normal...

I think...
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I still wear socks that come up to the bottom of my calves when I wear shorts :(
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

I try not to be a nerd as such while I'm out but it's hard to escape... Even when I go out to the pub or a club I'll often strike up a conversation that somehow leads to a computer based discussion.
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I use the server based Request<->Response process when explaining to my kids why they should do what I tell them to...
Client: (Request) Clean your room.
Server: (Response) Call to undefined function 'clean_your_room' on line 1
For some reason though, they just don't get it.
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My brain automatically does a component explosion (parts breakdown) for most objects until they become overly familiar. Even then, it does the breakdown every once in a while for the familiar.

Sometimes it drives me nuts. But it is a short drive.
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Post by hydroxide »

I used to play this game Ragnarok Online, in which the currency is called zeny. More than a few times I said "sorry, I can't go, I don't have enough zeny"
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Everah wrote:I use the server based Request<->Response process when explaining to my kids why they should do what I tell them to...
Client: (Request) Clean your room.
Server: (Response) Call to undefined function 'clean_your_room' on line 1
For some reason though, they just don't get it.
Now I picture you looking like "comic book guy" on the simpsons.
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But without the goatee or mustard stains on the shirt (unless it is hotdog night at Costco).
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Everah wrote:I use the server based Request<->Response process when explaining to my kids why they should do what I tell them to...
Client: (Request) Clean your room.
Server: (Response) Call to undefined function 'clean_your_room' on line 1
For some reason though, they just don't get it.
Oh Everah, that was a good one, especially the "Call to undefined function 'clean_your_room' on line 1" part! :lol:
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Post by infolock »

I'd say the geeky thing I do is, when people ask me a no-brainer question, i respond with "It's reaaalll easy man. You just have to point and click"

8O
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Post by Luke »

Pimptastic wrote:If i make a mistake in real life, i often think about pressing CTRL + Z Image
Honestly, I find myself doing this type of thing too.
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