Comments on: Why John Chow is a Geek and Darren Rowse Is Not http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/ Something to Think About Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:52:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 MsQ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:30:59 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/#comment-1328 Michael: Have you ever built a PC? If so, you ARE a geek. Accept and embrace your Geekhood. Michael: Have you ever built a PC? If so, you ARE a geek. Accept and embrace your Geekhood.

]]> By: Michael Kwan http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Michael Kwan Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:15:56 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/#comment-1326 I've been labelled a geek because I'm good at math, play video games, and spend all day on the computer. But I also have several non geek tendencies like taking psychology as my major, english literature as my minor, and heading into a career as a freelance writer. I think I have a very conflicted sense of self. I’ve been labelled a geek because I’m good at math, play video games, and spend all day on the computer. But I also have several non geek tendencies like taking psychology as my major, english literature as my minor, and heading into a career as a freelance writer. I think I have a very conflicted sense of self.

]]> By: ack http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-929 ack Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:21:37 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/#comment-929 Turbo Button - we nicknamed someone that once. he kept complaining about how a tool was taking forever to load on his system. He was the only one that was complaining, but finally, the developer for the tool went over to see him. (He was in our field arm, which at that time was in a separate office.) Developer sees the turbo button while the tool is loading, hits it, and watches it zip through the rest of loading. Bye bye! Turbo Button – we nicknamed someone that once. he kept complaining about how a tool was taking forever to load on his system. He was the only one that was complaining, but finally, the developer for the tool went over to see him. (He was in our field arm, which at that time was in a separate office.) Developer sees the turbo button while the tool is loading, hits it, and watches it zip through the rest of loading. Bye bye!

]]> By: ack http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-928 ack Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:18:24 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/#comment-928 Oh my. That list of optional characteristics had me wondering if someone was watching me. A little while ago I suggested some SciFi authors for a friend of mine's son. I'm sure Asimov, Dick, and Card were all on it. As for the stories about hardware and such, the keyboard i'm using on my main system at work has an AT style connector. (You know, the ones about a third of an inch in diameter or so. Pins you can actually see.) Why? It works. It's quiet. I'm happy. If I were to plug it directly into my notebook, I'd have to go through an adapter to make it PS/2, just to plug it into a USB adapter to plug into the notebook! Oh my. That list of optional characteristics had me wondering if someone was watching me.

A little while ago I suggested some SciFi authors for a friend of mine’s son. I’m sure Asimov, Dick, and Card were all on it.

As for the stories about hardware and such, the keyboard i’m using on my main system at work has an AT style connector. (You know, the ones about a third of an inch in diameter or so. Pins you can actually see.) Why? It works. It’s quiet. I’m happy.

If I were to plug it directly into my notebook, I’d have to go through an adapter to make it PS/2, just to plug it into a USB adapter to plug into the notebook!

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-910 MsQ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:22:38 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/08/why-john-chow-is-a-geek-and-darren-rowse-is-not/#comment-910 You work in telecom and they still use floppies? I gave up on floppies. I use a USB drive to copy stuff - few sites I work at have floppy drives - everyone seems to have laptops and docking stations. Do you also have spare keyboards? You work in telecom and they still use floppies? I gave up on floppies. I use a USB drive to copy stuff – few sites I work at have floppy drives – everyone seems to have laptops and docking stations. Do you also have spare keyboards?

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