Biggest Geek On Oesf? :)

[danboid]

As we all know, we have amongst our ranks some of the worlds greatest technical minds, men of truly outstanding geekery. In fact, I think being a OESF member is an essential part of being 'The Worlds Greatest Geek' ™.

So who is the geek overlord here and why?

FIGHT!

[InSearchOf]

I think I'm very close to being a Geek... so that means I'm not a geek... and NOT EVEN CLOSE to being the "Worlds Greatest Geek"...

Danboid, so your not nominating yourself? :-)

Late

[danboid]

NO WAY am I anywhere near being the greatest geek. My coding skills are minimal to non-existant and I know zip about electronics- these are two areas in which the Geek Godhead will obviously excel.

sash, RP, maslovsky and DaBlitz are all in the running for this, surely?

[Cresho]

openzaurus guys are extremely geeky as well as meanie.

[speculatrix]

to be a true geek one must have mastered both hardware and software, have been dismantling things (and breaking and fixing them!) since before old enough to go to kindergarten, have more gadgets than you know what to do with, and be a major contributor to a software or hardware project.

perhaps most importantly, even if IT paid less well than some boring office admin job, the geek would still do the IT job - he/she is drawn to gadgets and technology and problem solving like moths to a flame!

I would say Anton Mas. fits the bill, the pdaXrom and some of the OZ team too.

[InSearchOf]

Remember guys... knowing technology inside and out doesn't make you a geek...

Knowing technology and looking like you know technology... thats a geek...

Late

[Ferret-Simpson]

I guess I count, Since I am the only person ever so far, (out of a few thousand) to take the Nerdquiz.com (I think?) test and get 100%.

I name all my computers after computers in Science Fiction, Have a total of 5 PDAs (3 functional) 7 Currently Active Desktops and Servers 9None of them actually doing anything useful) A collection of Docking crades wired up for devices I don;t even own, can quote most of the original matrix, Holy Grail (Ik den holi grailen) and about 40% of Red Dwarf. I'm a minor contributor to the PocketPenguin, AND source of the ruddy stupid name it has. I fervently argue in favour of Linux, Aros, Solaris, IRIX, RiscOS (3.50) and AmigaOS 3.9 whenever I see a Microsoft or Windows logo. I correct other geeks on their pronunciation of "Linux" and "Daemon" and am f1_U3N7 1N 1337.

I even MU*!!!!!!

And if someone wants to tell me where I can find some Amiga 9600-baud BBS software, I'll set one of those up and all. (Yes, it will be accessible over GSM by Zaurus.)

I'm 18, and own over 35 computers at last count. Most of them very Pre-2000, about a quarter Pre-1990.

I'm pretty snazzy at Acorn/BBCB Basic, if that even counts as a language. . . And I also know how to repair network faults on an SGI Indy, and have a parts source for same. I once built a 3D display system out of it, then realised that I didn't have a monitor that could handle a refresh rate higher than 85Hz.

And I use my Zaurus as a Music player for my favourite Albums: Stargate OMPS, Half-Life Soundtrack, Metal Gear - The music and Paul Simon's Graceland. And my primary desktop has a keycard login system.

I wear 2 watches, one of them displaying books, a pair of Otterbox Armor 2600's in beltclips, a Boom Headset, a rucksack, (with mobile phone holster) and carry Alan keys. (And of course, a Torx wrench of the right size for opening iPaqs.)

[kellyharding]

Not all of us are guys

Though I'd not consider myself a huge geek I guess, though I do have a mass of computers of different architectures just for the hell of it

Kelly

[danboid]

Cresho:

Good point! I forgot meanie- he be geek. iamasmith also deserves a stack of g points. hrw and mickeyl might feel left out if I don't mention them as they surely deserve some big geek respect.

Kelly:

Sorry for omitting the chance of a girl winning this but its not likely really is it- guys are just naturally better geeks than girls it seems. I can only think of two geek girls of note- Ada Lovelace and the gorgeous Jeri Ellsworth, neither of whom are OESF members. There are a few more girls on OESF but I don't think any of them are kernel hackers or anything too hardcore.

speculatrix:

You're pretty hardcore aren't you? Maybe you should lay your geek cards on the table and see how you fair (if you want)

Ferret-Simpson:

You undoubtably reek pure essence of geek but knowing BBC basic just doesn't cut it. A true geek would know AT LEAST C(++/#), some assembly and a few scripting languages. Maybe in a few years we'll run this comp again and you can take you desired position as the nerd supreme. I wish you the best!

As it stands we have 2 clear votes for Anton M. Take a bow Mr. Maslovsky! :-D

[speculatrix]

speculatrix:
You're pretty hardcore aren't you? Maybe you should lay your geek cards on the table and see how you fair (if you want)
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er, my geek credentials? Built my first computer at the age of 13 (long time ago) literally from a PCB and chips (anyone remember the UK101 aka Ohio Superboard?). There was very little software for it, had to even write my own terminal emulator in machine code (I didn't have an assembler, I wrote everything in hex). Printer was an ASR33 teletype, for which I had to hack my motherboard to do the 110 baud serial speed, and write a simple printer driver. Built my own memory cards and sound cards. Owned a Jupiter Ace, so had to learn Forth, built sound card and memory cards for it.
Went to uni and discovered real computers, which got me into trouble - this before the Internet, and JaNET was in infancy. Played MUD at Essex over 1200 modem, which cost a fortune.
After graduation, worked in embedded micros and radio systems, programming them and helping develop hardware - used 4, 8, 16 & 32 bit embedded CPUs. Discovered IP, joined an internet consultancy before anyone ever heard of the internet (my boss said at the time "waste of time, it'll never catch on"!). Left and accidentally became senior sysadmin at one of UKs largest ISPs. Left, joined startup, it went bust, joined big ecommerce company, corporate takeover and went back to ISP, got made redundant, back to same ecommerce company now as temp IT.

Have a modest collection of antique computers, most working. most interesting/rarest thing is an original Sinclair calculator. Whole house is cat5e wired, streaming media on demand everywhere - chipped xbox + media center.

So, in my own small way I'm a geek.

[danboid]

"small way"?   I can almost hear the Ferret weeping into his specially bust-open, super rare Episode 1 tissue box. Those are some damn good geek credentials and as far as volunteers for the title are concerned then you're winning thus far, although Maslovsky remains the honourary king of geekdom.

C'mon people! Out-geek this man!

[bam]

errr, ummm does a 230lb powerlifter who programs in a few "obscure" languages count? Along with some electronics stuff dealing with PIC's? Hmmm pehaps not, or perhaps a little 68K motorola series assembly code (palm api)...oh wait thats something else.

[speculatrix]

errr, ummm does a 230lb powerlifter who programs in a few "obscure" languages count? Along with some electronics stuff dealing with PIC's? Hmmm pehaps not, or perhaps a little 68K motorola series assembly code (palm api)...oh wait thats something else.
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ah, you wanna play the languages game!
basic, noddy*, logo, forth, pascal, fortran, C, C++, java, perl, PL/M51, PL/M86, assembler (NEC75000, 6502, z80, 8051, 80x86, 68k, PIC), shell scripts, javascript... probably others.

* yes, there really was a language called noddy, on an obscure UK machine called the memotech.

[speculatrix]

p.s. The Ferret's doing pretty well, given he's half my age... so, sorry mate, but don't worry, at least you have aspirations!

[bam]

errr, ummm does a 230lb powerlifter who programs in a few "obscure" languages count? Along with some electronics stuff dealing with PIC's? Hmmm pehaps not, or perhaps a little 68K motorola series assembly code (palm api)...oh wait thats something else.
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ah, you wanna play the languages game!
basic, noddy*, logo, forth, pascal, fortran, C, C++, java, perl, PL/M51, PL/M86, assembler (NEC75000, 6502, z80, 8051, 80x86, 68k, PIC), shell scripts, javascript... probably others.

* yes, there really was a language called noddy, on an obscure UK machine called the memotech.
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jeez and I thought I was bored.....