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When this makes you smile.

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When this makes you smile.

It made me smile. :lol:

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Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:45 pm
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adidan wrote:
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...when you feel the need to differentiate between being a geek, and being a nerd.
I've had that conversation...
It's not uncommon.

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When you have a Venn diagram to explain how you're a geek not a nerd.

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When you have a Venn diagram to explain how you're a geek not a nerd.

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when you have an image or TV/film/song quote for every situation :D


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When you open the packages you got today and these are inside...
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Pfft

A real geek already owns the brief history of time...and has read it 8-)

(And doesn't need illustrations...make it sound like it's a kids book :lol: )

And has some understanding of it.

Makes references to the Big Bang Theory in forums.

Is fluent in Klingon or Na'avi

understands Feynman diagrams and draws them.

Has a box set of at least one Scifi series.

can program in at least one computer or calculator language.

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... you get upset that the poster hasn't included the XKCD mouseover text ... :evil:

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...your phone's predictive text includes "SVN", "br/", "TCP/IP" and "192.168."

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You have your language set to "leet" on Facebook.

By the way - anyone who doesn't, give it a try - it's very funny.

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You have your language set to "leet" on Facebook.

By the way - anyone who doesn't, give it a try - it's very funny.

Cool!

Upside Down English and Pirate :D

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You have your language set to "leet" on Facebook.

By the way - anyone who doesn't, give it a try - it's very funny.


Oh that is brilliant, I think I'll keep it. :lol:

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LOL, pirate speak in Facebook...

Underneath it tells me when it was and gives the options to comment, like, etc...

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One sunrise ago at 1:25 in the evenin' · Weigh in · Arr! · Denounce


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I've changed mine to Pirate now. Thanks for that. :D

*edit* That's a very thorough translation, too. I shall keep it as my language for this voyage.

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*edit* That's a very thorough translation, too.

I thought so too.

They've changed every bit of standard text on there!

*edit - 'bout a shot o' rum ago thru the good ship Th' Parrot Network · Weigh in · Arr!

ROFL!

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when you own more than 5 books from Apress?

yes i'm targetting someone ;)


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when you own more than 5 books from Apress?

yes i'm targetting someone ;)


I own 7 or 8 across C# and C++ on various areas and platforms, along with a load of Wrox and Addison-something books :P

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