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I actually think that the "counting from zero" statement is the most correct. I don't consider my self a geek as such, but i know that i count fron zero; it just makes sence to me;

Oh, and the "ending a sentence with a semicolon;" is also pretty neat, allthough I don't think i've done it before;

Counting from zero is probably one of the most common--and likely--"signs" of being a geek. People think that I can't count because when I count, the number I come up with is one less than theirs. :-p

I love going on vacation and breaking from my computer.

It's a great break, plus I can code 20 days of new ideas when I get back.

-JL

piranha wrote:I love going on vacation and breaking from my computer.

It's a great break, plus I can code 20 days of new ideas when I get back.

-JL

You must have some memory to be able to do that. I don't even remember ideas I get a night before... Sometimes I write them down on my mobile, with task reminders, but I only end up ignoring the reminders and randomly deleting them to free up space. Ah, the need for space.
How does one take a vacation anyway?

MessiahAndrw wrote: ...you nest English statements (like this) and (like this too).
...you (do the above) and (wish everyone else did it since it would either (make English a lot more logical) or (confuse everyone else)).
...you secretely get angry when overhearing people on a public bus or train talk about computers when everything they're saying is clearly incorrect.
...your friends comment you have a sun tan because you moved your computer desk over by the window and were too lazy to shut the blinds.
...you have bought a game console primarly as a development platform rather than to play games on.
...you found the above funny.

Sums me up (I think (although I don't consider myself a geek)).

Hmm...I'm not considered a geek by my friends, espcially my girlfriend (maybe cause she programs too?)...

How does one take a vacation anyway?

I took a 6 day desert trip a week ago.
I went to Europe for 2 1/2 weeks to visit relatives.
I'm going on a backpacking trip this summer for 8 days.

-JL

Geek is no longer derogatory these days, I'm proud enough to call myself one..

This topic is pointless.. You know you're a geek when you refer to yourself as one.

... You get carpal tunnel and don't work with computers for a living.

Brynet-Inc wrote:Geek is no longer derogatory these days, I'm proud enough to call myself one..

This topic is pointless.. You know you're a geek when you refer to yourself as one.

I believe you can refer to your self as a geek without it actually being true.

Zacariaz wrote:

Brynet-Inc wrote:Geek is no longer derogatory these days, I'm proud enough to call myself one..

This topic is pointless.. You know you're a geek when you refer to yourself as one.

I believe you can refer to your self as a geek without it actually being true.

Good point. IMO you are a geek when other people start calling you that.

Same holds for hackers (in its original meaning).

Combuster wrote:

Zacariaz wrote:I believe you can refer to your self as a geek without it actually being true.

Good point. IMO you are a geek when other people start calling you that.

Same holds for hackers (in its original meaning).

I don't agree

Some "geeks" are highly antisocial, so requiring someone to call you a geek before you are one is absolutely ridiculous.

I'm a geek, I like science fiction/fact, I like computers.. electronics.... and very little else.

Brynet-Inc wrote:

Combuster wrote:

Zacariaz wrote:I believe you can refer to your self as a geek without it actually being true.

Good point. IMO you are a geek when other people start calling you that.

Same holds for hackers (in its original meaning).

I don't agree

Some "geeks" are highly antisocial, so requiring someone to call you a geek before you are one is absolutely ridiculous.

I'm a geek, I like science fiction/fact, I like computers.. electronics.... and very little else.

Nobody is stating that in order to be a "pureblod" geek (well actually they are, but I don't believe thay actually mean it that way), you have to be called so by another person. No, you have to be view that way by another person. Should you never meet another person, which I think is very unlikely, it doesn't really matter, it's all about how another person would view you if that was ever to happen. Also remember it has to be a generel view. Me thinking that you are a geek is not enough, it has to be a generel oppinion.

In short, you do not deside yourself, whether you're a geek or not, but most "geeks" I think would be intelligent and selfobservant enough to know.

Are you a geek because you like science fiction? I, for one, am crazy about star trek, babylon 5, stargate atlantis, futurama, you name it, and I must have watched each series a million times, but that doesn't make me a geek, just an obsesive person with too much time on my hand. If, on the other hand, I went to a lot of star trek congresses, viewed all the extra material, knew all the actors real names, birthday, etc. then I would truly be a geek.

Like comicbook guy in the simpsons (no I cannot remember his name, nor the name of the voice) says, "Worst movie ever! I'm only gonna watch it 3 more times. Today."

Anyway, you know you're a geek when you have this much to say about such a meaningless topic.

1/3 of my friends say I am
1/3 of my friends say I am in a joking way
1/3 of my friends say I'm not

-JL

Brynet-Inc wrote:and very little else.

Pasta?

Alboin wrote:

Brynet-Inc wrote:and very little else.

Pasta?

That's about it.