Comments on: How Geeks Wish You A Happy Birthday http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/ Something to Think About Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:28:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-792 MsQ Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:52:57 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/#comment-792 DigitalRich: My head is spinning. That was way too much math for me. Do you know PC hardware? Are you a geek? Now that I think about it a running theme of your blog is your working on something and trying to optimize it. I recall your calculating the best way to help move someone and tossing the stuff down the stairwell would save time. You just had to be able to catch the stuff. Then again, your solution was very "guy-like." DigitalRich: My head is spinning. That was way too much math for me. Do you know PC hardware? Are you a geek? Now that I think about it a running theme of your blog is your working on something and trying to optimize it. I recall your calculating the best way to help move someone and tossing the stuff down the stairwell would save time. You just had to be able to catch the stuff. Then again, your solution was very “guy-like.”

]]> By: DigitalRich http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-783 DigitalRich Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:42:51 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/#comment-783 I have a theory. When you are 10 years old, it seems like time moves very slow, and you can't grow old fast enough. When you are 42, a year flys by in no time, and you want it to slow down. Why? When you are 10, a year is a 10th of your life- a vast amount of time that you perceive differently than when you are 42 and a year is 1/42nd of your life. To put it in perspective, 1/42nd of a 10 year olds life is 87 days. So you'll turn 43 like sometime in early June. Happy Birthday. DigitalRich I have a theory. When you are 10 years old, it seems like time moves very slow, and you can’t grow old fast enough.

When you are 42, a year flys by in no time, and you want it to slow down. Why?

When you are 10, a year is a 10th of your life- a vast amount of time that you perceive differently than when you are 42 and a year is 1/42nd of your life.

To put it in perspective, 1/42nd of a 10 year olds life is 87 days. So you’ll turn 43 like sometime in early June.

Happy Birthday.

DigitalRich

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-764 MsQ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:06:54 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/#comment-764 Jake: My experience leads me to believe that geeks know they are geeks. I think there are all types of geeks, not just the computer geeks that everyone thinks about. Geeks are passionate about things that bore most people. If you're passionate about oh, football and know all the stats, no one thinks you're a geek. If you're passionate about Dr. Who and can rattle off the various doctors and their sidekicks, you're considered a geek. If you can get into the nitty-gritty of something and can start spewing off acronyms and statistics, you're in the Geek Zone. If and your eyes light up over the elegance of an algorithm, you're Geeking Out. You can always tell the geeks from the non-geeks. If you're Geeking Out, fellow geeks will either join in our try to out-geek you. Non-geeks will stifle a yawn or tease you or walk away looking for some fortifying beverage. Jake: My experience leads me to believe that geeks know they are geeks. I think there are all types of geeks, not just the computer geeks that everyone thinks about. Geeks are passionate about things that bore most people. If you’re passionate about oh, football and know all the stats, no one thinks you’re a geek. If you’re passionate about Dr. Who and can rattle off the various doctors and their sidekicks, you’re considered a geek.

If you can get into the nitty-gritty of something and can start spewing off acronyms and statistics, you’re in the Geek Zone. If and your eyes light up over the elegance of an algorithm, you’re Geeking Out. You can always tell the geeks from the non-geeks.

If you’re Geeking Out, fellow geeks will either join in our try to out-geek you. Non-geeks will stifle a yawn or tease you or walk away looking for some fortifying beverage.

]]> By: Jake http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Jake Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:16:03 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/#comment-762 Just a couple of days ago in response to a question asked of me, I said, "The answer is 42." I received the requisite blank stare in return. For all the times I answered, “Forty two” I believe I have had only one look of delighted recognition light up the face of the person to whom I was talking. Can one be a geek and not know it? Just a couple of days ago in response to a question asked of me, I said, “The answer is 42.” I received the requisite blank stare in return.

For all the times I answered, “Forty two” I believe I have had only one look of delighted recognition light up the face of the person to whom I was talking.

Can one be a geek and not know it?

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-750 MsQ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:46:48 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/01/how-geeks-wish-you-a-happy-birthday/#comment-750 I am not geeky enough. I only read the first book. I know "VI" does that count? I am not geeky enough. I only read the first book. I know “VI” does that count?

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