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Official Nerd/Geek Thread

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chicken
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Aug 2 2012 12:18AM
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1337
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what kind of a pie is sigma pie?
Aug 2 2012 12:22AM
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iRapeKittens
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Aug 2 2012 12:23AM
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1337
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Aug 2 2012 12:23AM
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Aidan-G
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i'm all for this thread but what are we supposed to post in it?
Aug 2 2012 12:26AM
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chicken
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Aug 2 2012 12:34AM
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RICK_ROSS
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Aug 2 2012 12:37AM
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Peter.
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i'm a huge closet computer nerd/geek

built my own rig, etc.
Aug 2 2012 12:50AM
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rareison
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I've got the highest average in my class for 4 years in a row, does that count? Just kidding all my classmates are rednecks
Aug 2 2012 12:54AM
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bobs
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sigma = sum = "some"
Aug 2 2012 12:55AM
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1337
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yup
Aug 2 2012 12:55AM
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terrible_skier
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Aug 2 2012 12:58AM
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Peter.
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i play a lot of MMOs and i was on a top cod4 team at one point

/nerd
Aug 2 2012 1:01AM
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Darth.Maul
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I built my own computer
I led the top 5v5 and 3v3 arena teams in TBC in my private WoW server with a 5k+ population,
I play League of Legends and at one point a long time ago had a 1950 ranked rating
I have a gameboy emulator on my phone with Fire Red, Emerald, and Gold on it and my Emerald baton pass team has yet to be beat.

Do i qualify for this thread?
Aug 2 2012 2:20AM
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CliffyByro
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i got three unconditionals to university for physics/ engineering. do i qualify?
Aug 2 2012 10:19AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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http://fyeahuniverse.tumblr.com/
Aug 2 2012 10:26AM
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Caspaaa
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my brother built his own desktop computer with some RIDICULOUS specs (i'll post em later), and he somehow did it with less than 800 dollars.


then he promptly taught himself C, C++, C--, Java, Javascript, and Python over one summer.
Aug 2 2012 10:33AM
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chicken
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what's an unconditional?
Aug 2 2012 12:56PM
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Peter.
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hahaha i used to play pokemon competitively
Aug 2 2012 12:58PM
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.Hugo.
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I'm gonna go ahead and guess scholarhsips?
Aug 2 2012 1:00PM
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1337
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guess i'm not nerdy enough to remember that one

fuck summer
Aug 2 2012 1:02PM
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edai
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You wanna throw down?
Aug 2 2012 1:04PM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Dependant on exam results.



That pie chart that was posted earlier, I'm everything on it apart from the red bit. Gave up on WoW about 4 years ago...
Aug 2 2012 1:05PM
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Schoellkopf
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In case you are having an identity crisis:

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Aug 2 2012 1:18PM
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chicken
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haha a few my friends play pokemon cards competitivly (at age 22) can't say I ever have played pokemon cards though or battled someone on gameboy.
Aug 2 2012 2:04PM
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CliffyByro
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basically over here when you apply for uni you get either a conditional or unconditional offer (or a rejection)

Conditional: The university gives you set criteria to acheive in your final year at school to firm your place e.g. gain two B's or better and they'll let you in

Unconditional: You're in. Do what you want in your final year, they don't give a fuck. You've shown you're good enough already.
Aug 2 2012 2:15PM
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GEORGEzimmerman
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i play a lot of wow
Aug 2 2012 2:33PM
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howlongcanausern
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dude that is nothing to be proud of
Aug 2 2012 2:40PM
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GEORGEzimmerman
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5 85's is def something to be proud of! i pwn newbs u mad?
Aug 2 2012 2:43PM
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howlongcanausern
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...on a PvE server
Aug 2 2012 2:59PM
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skifoo
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^ get a life
Aug 2 2012 3:00PM
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skifoo
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^ get a life
Aug 2 2012 3:06PM
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Caspaaa
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ahhahahahah i don't play WOW and even i know that's pathetic


for the record my brother also got to level 80 in 3 days with his pally on a PVP server, and proceeded to level up 4 more level 80's without becoming what people would consider "obsessed" with WOW

kid played like an hour a day.... he's a fucking genius
Aug 2 2012 3:06PM
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howlongcanausern
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daaaaamn
Aug 2 2012 3:18PM
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Bar_Down
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I'm a closet nerd.
Aug 2 2012 3:20PM
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muFFn
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Asus G75VW with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 670m

90% sure this is my new rig for college/play. I'm so excited.

1000th post!
Aug 2 2012 3:27PM
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Spinoza
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just kidding, do whatever the hell makes you happy
Aug 2 2012 8:21PM
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HARVERSACE
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man that comp is so sweet! i wanted it, but it was way outta my price range.
Aug 2 2012 8:21PM
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muFFn
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A good chunk of my graduation gifts are going towards it. If I didn't have the spare cash, there would be no way that I could get it.
Aug 2 2012 8:24PM
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terrible_skier
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Some people just don't understand this
Aug 2 2012 8:30PM
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E__
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My cousins used to play competitive Yu-Gi-Oh since they were little kids. They finally stopped at age 18.
Aug 3 2012 6:37AM
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Puzzled
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Bullshit.

C-- ? Lawl.

"Taught himself" is very vague. I could spend all my life learning C and would still find new stuff near the end of the road.
Aug 3 2012 10:43AM
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bfulmer
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one of the best posts i've ever seen. 10/10 for you sir
Aug 3 2012 10:50AM
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chicken
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anyone here primarily run linux? if so what distro.

I have personally switched back to ubuntu. You might think I'm crazy but I forced myself to use unity for awhile and now I love it. Only complaint is the auto hiding global menu bar.

My reason for going back to ubuntu is I have a feeling it's starting to go mainstream. Especially with this whole ubuntu for android thing. Dell might release an ubuntu ultrabook as well.

I love fedora but ubuntu is going places, that's for sure.
Aug 3 2012 3:31PM
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jibjunkie
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lol i thought you were being sarcastic earlier
Aug 3 2012 3:43PM
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CliffyByro
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i thought this thread was gonna be space and science and shit, not computers and video games. oh well :/
Aug 3 2012 4:41PM
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Nurgle
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I run Backtrack for pen testing, and general hacking, and then Ubuntu. Ubuntu is def already mainstream bruh.

I play WoW, CSS, SC2, Diablo 3, and several other games.

I currently play SC2 Competively, and waiting for CS:GO to get back into the professional scene.

I was in a top raiding guild for WoW, and used to sell items for profit on Diablo 3.


I run a permenant Tor Proxy relay point, and have a server.

I also run a SC2 Blog/Site, A nihilism blog, a SC2 Twitter, a tournament ladder, built several computers, went to Georgia Southern University for Information Security (Equivalent to GT) but dropped out, build apps for the android platform, currently designing a Flash based game, and enjoy beta testing along with theorycrafting for WoW/Diablo3

I also attend 2-5 cons a year, such as Comic-Con, and Dragon Con, enjoy cosplaying, and a huge star wars geek with around 120 books from that specific IP

I also have a Space Marine, and Ork tabletop army for Warhammer 40k, and starting a Tyranid one soon. I have around 80 books from that IP.

My bed back home sits on top of bookshelfs, and at last count, have around 3.2k books at my parents home.



BUTTTTT Im giving it all up, and going to be moving soon to help with enviromentalism along animal rights, and do some sick climbing. You could say Im somewhat of a radical, and involved with ALF, and Earth First, if anyone knows what those are.
Aug 3 2012 4:49PM
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ParryWithAnEh
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CS:GO professionally? Have you played the beta because I doubt their will be a big competitive scene because it just doesn't fell like a Counter-Strike game anymore. (IMO)

Aug 3 2012 5:27PM
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chicken
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in what sense? linux as a whole probably has less than 1% of the market share for PCs. So mainstream as a linux distro? of course! but mainstream as PC OS? no way!

Aug 3 2012 8:45PM
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