More De-Geeking
November 4th, 2002 | by Tony Steidler-Dennison | 1 viewsI think I can add to this thread and this one - “Signs You Need a De-Geeking Intervention.”
22. Your dog growls at you when you step out of the backroom office.
23. Your co-workers leave phone message notes written in ones and zeroes, thinking you’ll be more certain to read them.
24. You do. And you understand them.
25. When asked about hobbies, you answer, “Free Radio Linux.”
26. Your wife tells you you need a 12-step program for computers. You respond, “Oh, no, honey. I can quit anytime I want …”
27. You catch yourself trying to change the TV channel by dragging the mouse.
28. Every single t-shirt you own is adorned with a penguin.
29. You set the alarm for 4:07 am to catch the cron job running your latest weblog stats.
30. You know exactly how many times Doc has updated his blog today.
31. At 4:30 on Friday, you’re excited because you’ll have the whole weekend to write a new snort rule to catch that bastard little script kiddie.
32. A lean install means more than a lean waist.
33. You forget your four-digit PIN number, but remember the IP addresses of all eight machines on your network.
34. The ‘94 Escort’s got no muffler, but you’ve got a new Zaurus and WiFi setup so you can blog from the front yard.
True.
4 Responses to “More De-Geeking”
By henderrob on Nov 5, 2002 | Reply
Who needs a car if the computers are hooked to the internet and you have room on the credit card?
By Gary D. Wright on Nov 7, 2002 | Reply
Add another 1 or two to your list. You use the *nix OS With KDE desktop and you spend your time trying to figure out how to line your icons perfectly on your desktop (As written in today’s Peguin Shell). #2 - The people reading it understand it and agree.
#3 - It was posted in the first place.