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Can someone give me a checklist on what to do before being able to call ourselves "geeks"

asked Apr 24 '11 at 01:37

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To me, you have to know technology. Love technology. Be technology. Once you're zen on the level of technology after years and years of meditation within the technological field, you become a geek. =)

answered Apr 24 '11 at 02:07

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I say, If you like to go beyond what standard users are using their objects for, then they are a geek. If they like to go beyond in knowing about tech than standard do this and that a standard person does, then they are a geek

answered Apr 24 '11 at 03:18

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There is no specific criteria. Geekiness is a state of mind vs a measure in physical terms.

Anyone, black, white, fat, thin, old, young, girl, boy, gay, straight, ugly, rich, poor can be a geek.

answered Apr 24 '11 at 15:47

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I think theres only one. Prefer Technology over most human interaction. Or use technology as a medium for human interaction rather than the real thing.

answered Apr 24 '11 at 01:59

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Kind of like today for me my whole family is upstairs chatting, playing games,and things, yet I am alone down stairs talking to you guys. While fiddling around cleaning out my desktop.

(Apr 24 '11 at 13:48) Blagersdeath Blagersdeath's gravatar image

Nothing really you need to do.. If you consider yourself a geek, you're a geek. Just like if you consider yourself to be a funny person... you're a funny person. Get what I mean?

answered Apr 24 '11 at 02:09

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Well, I know quite a few people that think they're funny, and they're not. I also know a few people that think they are "geeks" and it's obvious to most other people they are indeed not geeks.

(Apr 24 '11 at 02:37) kmark937 kmark937's gravatar image

According to Wikipedia there is no clear definition of geek. In fact, Wikipedia explains it so much better than I, I'll just copy and paste with a link.

The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no longer a definitive meaning. The terms nerd, gimp, dweeb, dork, spod and gump have similar meanings as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations among these terms, although the differences are disputed. In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done." Julie Smith defined a geek as "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely traveled to the ones invented by his favorite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house."

Other definitions include:

  • A derogatory reference to a person obsessed with intellectual pursuits for their own sake, who is also deficient in most other human attributes so as to impair the person's smooth operation within society.
  • A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Geeks are adept with computers, and use the term hacker in a positive way, though not all are hackers themselves.
  • A person who relates academic subjects to the real world outside of academic studies; for example, using multivariate calculus to determine how they should correctly optimize the dimensions of a pan to bake a cake.
  • A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
  • A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad but because many of these interests have mainstream endorsement and acceptance, the inclusion of some genres as "geeky" is heavily debated. Persons have been labeled as or chosen to identify as physics geeks, mathematics geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, computer geeks, various science geeks, movie and film geeks (cinephile), comic book geeks, theater geeks, history geeks, music geeks, sport geeks, art geeks, philosophy geeks, literature geeks, historical reenactment geeks, video game geeks, and roleplay geeks.
  • A more recent school of thought sees nerd as being a derogatory phrase, while geek is simply a description. It is taken to be someone who is an enthusiast, often in things outside of the mainstream spectrum. It may also describe immersion in a particular mainstream interest to an extreme that is beyond normalcy (e.g. sports geek). Of note is that in this definition, there is no reference to being socially inept in the slightest.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek

answered Apr 24 '11 at 02:15

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Do you get what I defined as "Tech Geek"?

(Apr 24 '11 at 03:08) iTechnologyz iTechnologyz's gravatar image

Add up which of the following devices you have. (If you have 3 of an item, put down 3, and so on.)

  • _ Converged Cell Phone Device (iPhone, EVO Shift 4G, Droid, Etc.)
  • _ Standard Laptop (Mac, Windows, Linux, Etc.)
  • _ Gaming Laptop (Windows, Mac, Etc.)
  • _ MP3 Player (iPod, Etc.)
  • _ Desktop PC (Mac, Windows, Etc.)
  • _ Automotive GPS
  • _ Personal GPS
  • _ Digital Point N Shoot Camera
  • _ DSLR Camera
  • _ 20"+ LED-LCD HD Monitor
  • _ 40"+ Plasma HDTV
  • _ 40"+ LED-LCD HDTV
  • _ Blu-Ray Player
  • _ PS3
  • _ Xbox 360
  • _ Wii
  • _ Tablet (iPad, Zoom, Etc.)
  • _ Handheld Gaming System (PSP, Gameboy, Etc.)
  • _ Bluetooth Headset

_ Total. If total equals at least 15, you are a Tech Geek.

answered Apr 24 '11 at 02:22

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edited Apr 24 '11 at 02:28

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And/Or rich.

(Apr 24 '11 at 02:31) kmark937 kmark937's gravatar image
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This is utter crap, I have 5, and I consider myself a tech geek.

There is no measure.

(Apr 24 '11 at 02:54) Tim Fontana Tim%20Fontana's gravatar image

wow, you expect me to have 15/20 of these things? LOL.

(Apr 24 '11 at 03:11) iTechnologyz iTechnologyz's gravatar image

you count all of any given item. 3 iPods = 3 4 laptops = 4 2 desktops = 2 3 converged phones = 3 How many TV's do you have and so on, granted 36" TV's may have been more realistic. I personally only have 8 of the items, but I have multiples of some. There is a difference between Tech savvy and a Tech Geek.

(Apr 24 '11 at 03:48) NeoHavock NeoHavock's gravatar image

Based on this scale:

  • 1 Converged Cell Phone Device (iPhone, EVO Shift 4G, Droid, Etc.)
  • 1 Standard Laptop (Mac, Windows, Linux, Etc.)
  • 1 Gaming Laptop (Windows, Mac, Etc.)
  • 4 MP3 Player (iPod, Etc.)
  • 4 Desktop PC (Mac, Windows, Etc.)
  • 1 Automotive GPS
  • 0 Personal GPS
  • 4 Digital Point N Shoot Camera
  • 0 DSLR Camera
  • 3 19"+ LED-LCD HD Monitor (Changed this to 19")
  • 0 40"+ Plasma HDTV
  • 1 40"+ LED-LCD HDTV
  • 1 Blu-Ray Player
  • 1 PS3
  • 0 Xbox 360
  • 1 Wii
  • 0 Tablet (iPad, Zoom, Etc.)
  • 6 Handheld Gaming System (PSP, Gameboy, Etc.)
  • 1 Bluetooth Headset

So I have 30 out of the 15. What does that mean?

(Apr 24 '11 at 14:12) TheTechDude TheTechDude's gravatar image

You're 14 and have all that stuff?!

(Apr 24 '11 at 14:13) Mattophobia ♦♦ Mattophobia's gravatar image

@Mattophobia: Ya, The GPS is my dads, but I use it. I also share the game systems with my brother but other than that they are mine.

(Apr 24 '11 at 14:29) TheTechDude TheTechDude's gravatar image

well, that means you are showing off, lol, no offense.

(Apr 25 '11 at 11:56) iTechnologyz iTechnologyz's gravatar image
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