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bigbadwolf

bigbadwolf

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Right, although I'm incredibly cool I do have a few geeky habits that I thought I'd share with you and I sincerely expect you to share yours. Here goes.


1) I'm 25 but still indulge in the odd Airfix model, or two.

2) I have a remote controlled helicopter.

3) I watch Newsnight religiously.

4) I'm very interested in fashion both male and female. I know alot of guys in this field are batting for the other team but my mum is a fashion designer and I've been surrounded by patterns and fabric all my life so I've taken an interest. Well thats my excuse anyway.

5) I post on area forums.

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chuff

chuff

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I like colouring in with felt tip pens and practising drawing treble clefs


I still wear knee length socks whenever I can get away with it


I colour code my wardrobe


I occasionally light farts


I love maths problems


I would love to get a soldering kit for my birthday


A chemistry set would also go down well



These are probably more childish than geeky though - I am 40 years old, bah

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> Right, although I'm incredibly cool I do have a

> few geeky habits that I thought I'd share with you

> and I sincerely expect you to share yours. Here

> goes.

>

> 1) I'm 25 but still indulge in the odd Airfix

> model, or two.

> 2) I have a remote controlled helicopter.

> 3) I watch Newsnight religiously.

> 4) I'm very interested in fashion both male and

> female. I know alot of guys in this field are

> batting for the other team but my mum is a fashion

> designer and I've been surrounded by patterns and

> fabric all my life so I've taken an interest. Well

> thats my excuse anyway.

> 5) I post on area forums.


1, 2, 3, and 5 not particularly surprising BBW.

4 though, you're having a Turkish. I reckon you're trying to gull innocents on here with the notion that you're 'com-plex'.

Not that you aren't necessarily, but to imply that to put it in Viz-speak you're 'good with colours' stretches my credulity to breaking point.

Nice try, you rogue you.

Mikecg

Mikecg

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1) I twiddle with linux

2) I like playing with very high volatges to the point that if somebody made me jump during my valve amp fiddling sessions I would more than likely fry.

3) I had a fixation with the convergence on old colour tv's when I was a kid

4) I love music theory, especialy diatonic modes

5) I love my xbox 360

Mikecg

Mikecg

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Keith wrote,

You love music theory? You are mad! After GCSE, A Level and Degree, I never want to see another scale, mode, or Bach choral in my life!

snip<


I have a passion for scales, I dont know why I just do. I didn't go to uni, and I was an average student at school. I was too busy traveling the country playing gigs to do A levels. No regrets, it was a fantastic oppertunity for a 17 year old kid to have a great time with players that were a lot older than me. I am totally self taught except for a few lessons here and there that didn't work out because of some reason or another. Mainly they were not into what I was.

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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Mikecg Wrote:

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> 1) I twiddle with linux

> 2) I like playing with very high volatges to the

> point that if somebody made me jump during my

> valve amp fiddling sessions I would more than

> likely fry.

> 3) I had a fixation with the convergence on old

> colour tv's when I was a kid

> 4) I love music theory, especialy diatonic modes

> 5) I love my xbox 360


Thank Christ for number 5, Mike, I actually know what an XBox 360 is.

Not sure I could actually prepare a grilled sandwich on one, but that's why I keep a spare Breville in the larder.

Mikecg

Mikecg

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Well there is a common fault on the 360 which results in overheating, I think it was the first release hardware that was affected. The problem caused what they call "dry joints" on the solder lugs on the cpu. I recon you could use one to grill a sandwich but it may take a while.
HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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Mikecg Wrote:

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> Well there is a common fault on the 360 which

> results in overheating, I think it was the first

> release hardware that was affected. The problem

> caused what they call "dry joints" on the solder

> lugs on the cpu. I recon you could use one to

> grill a sandwich but it may take a while.


Don't talk to me about dry joints.

Any minute now I'll drag up the Old Fogies thread and give you a comprehensive rundown on the state of my knees and elbows.

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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???? Wrote:

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> Shouldn't that be rouge then Honny B?


I think you could be along the right lines there Quids, but let's not allow BBW too much leeway.

The rouge is possibly a step too far. But I reckon he's got the cojones to turn up on the site with a 'schmear' of eyeliner. Or of course 'guyliner' as the more rugged amongst us style it.

Seriously BBW, I'd be disappointed if you didn't.

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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I like code - as in computer coding/scripts. I wouldn't want it to be a main occupation but I like the logic and the challenge of it all


As for xbox360, I reckon I have got more value out of mine than any other gaming system since my Amiga 20 years ago. And that's saying something

Jeremy

Jeremy

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My geek points...


-I am a software developer (good start)

-I like real-time-strategy games

-I have different computers for different purposes

-I like soldering things

-I own several guitars, amps, synths, etc

-I get very annoyed when people don't play guitar through a proper valve amp (or even worse, if they have a valve amp but use a cheap distortion pedal or effects box in front of it... you know who you are)

-I get even more annoyed when songs end on the "wrong" chord

-I spend as little money as possible on clothes and haircuts

-I don't watch sports (as a general rule)

Strawbs

Strawbs

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1) I post on 3 forums

2) I recently purchased a star wars tshirt and love it

3) I am a bit of a secret sci fi lover.. Sometimes on the weekends when I am flicking through the channels and land on a sci fi I tell Mrs Strawbs (who is normally on the laptop) that there just isnt anything on and we will just have to do with this whilst I secretly hang on ever word! Cant quite get in to stargate though I have to admit.

4) Love films like harry potter and Lord of the Rings..

5) I can think of nothing better than reading one of those books with all little tid bits of information

Brendan

Brendan

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I play shouty distortion pedals though cheap solid state amps and end songs wherever I so choose, sometimes mid verse.


Oh and I apologise Honabelushi but there was no pun intended. I thought this thread was about our own geekish habits. Well I collect scales. That little beauty there is a Salter?s compressed spring for the mid 20th centaury, produced and calibrated for use by the Royal Mail.

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