skreamer 1 #1 March 17, 2001 Can we please have a quick show of hands - how many of you guys work in IT? I have come to realize that I am not the only geek posting here, in fact a lot of skydivers seem to work in computer-related jobs. Is it because we like the disposable income it brings, can work under pressure, don't get intimidated by *stuff* easily etc? Your thoughts please.For all you non-geeks - start your own thread and don't make fun of us nerds just because we are *special*./sPS can anybody please tell me how to fit my pen pocket protector and Palm to my harness? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OmriMon 0 #2 March 17, 2001 ummm yeah i kinda work in computers...i work as a admin in chat and kick little kids that swear and flood and read all the msg in some forums to look if there is phone numbers comercial web sites and curses, and i actually get payed for doing it from my house and in hours i want to work...Free Skies,Omri Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albatross 0 #3 March 17, 2001 I don't know if we qualify as geeks but my friends and I all work together in a medical lab. We have two genetisist and on researcher. We work with computers and DNA I think that is as bad a combination of Nerd and Geek ass it gets.Blue Skys and Safe LandingsAlbatross Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #4 March 17, 2001 Yep, you're in, bring your abacus and chess set over - let's rumble!/s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordAJ702 0 #5 March 17, 2001 I'm not in IT but I sell computers and i used to work customer service for the same computer company. So i have to deal with alot of morons all day. Am I supposed to have disposable income from my job? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #6 March 17, 2001 Yeah, you're in - my first job was 1st line helpdesk for an ISP - dealing with idiots with IQs lower than room temperature.For the record : disposable income = the amount you spend on skydiving, ie if you skydive you won't have any./s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doasfu 0 #7 March 17, 2001 Hey Skreamer,Do I make the cut? I don't work in IT (in fact, I don't work right now) but the computer I'm using right now I built from components, and I read slashdot every day.Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggie 0 #8 March 17, 2001 Its official dan, youre a geek :) and im the bad ass girl with the spiked hair, smoking cigarettes in the bathroom. (ie: the computer illiterate fool)lolfroggie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #9 March 17, 2001 Dan, if you can build your own box, then you already know more than 75% of the so-called *professionals* in IT. If you are looking for work, you should get a couple of industry certs (A+, MPC etc.) and start contracting - there's good $$$$ to be made. I've got loads of useful *stuff* if you are looking for a new career, mail me at [email protected] if you need help/advice./s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #10 March 17, 2001 Yeah, another geek here.I'm a CS student at uni, I read /. and built my own computer. I think my skydiving habit is my only saving grace!Gus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelda 0 #11 March 17, 2001 I'm not in IT, but I seem to have a soft-spot for geeks even if I am a computer idiot...Hey froggie, you got a light?-z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggie 0 #12 March 18, 2001 Zelda,no i dont have a light..but my chocolate covered candy eggs might :)lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #13 March 18, 2001 I'm an ex-lawyer-turned-programmer. I've been coding in C++ and Java for about the past 5 years. Primarily client/server and database stuff (ODBC/JDBC primarily). Does that count? ------------Blue Skies!Zennie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #14 March 18, 2001 ddaaahhhh football *runs into wall a couple of times * whats IT there is a team in austalia called IT oh well froggie pass us a smoke and we will sit in the corner and pay out the geeks :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deleted 0 #15 March 18, 2001 Mark F... here.....Um.... over 30 years in the system and network admin area. OpenVMS and U**X. Lotsa capacity planning and risk management...:-) Currently NOT working, and I have NO wish to in the near future...:-) (the near future extends to about May)OorooMark F... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloud9 0 #16 March 18, 2001 There is no such thing as geek skydivers only skydivers who happen to work geek jobs to make the bucks for the next load. You lost your geek status when the JM said go and you did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #17 March 18, 2001 I don't work in IT, but everyone at work calls me a geek... does that count? pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #18 March 18, 2001 Hey Skreamer,Shit, I must be a real geek. Telecoms contractor who bought his own laptop and built his own Linux based webserver. Aaargghhh! My mum always told me that I was special, but now I know why they've been laughing at me all these years... I AM A G E E K!CRAP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #19 March 18, 2001 QuoteYou lost your geek status when the JM said go and you did.Dude, no way, one day I want to be a SKYGEEK! Like a skygod, only with less attitude and more acne!hahahahhafuckinhahahahhaha i just got back from the pub and i'm pissed hahahahhahahaha/sPS Lisa, you're one of us now - bring your asthma pump and retainer on over to our huddle! Froggy, you too - but only cause us geeks are too scared to stop you from joining our gang. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albatross 0 #20 March 18, 2001 You guys we can all try to deny it but the truth is that we are all geeks. I tried to cover it for years by SCUBA Diving, being an athlete, fighting full contact, rock climbing, and now skydiving, but when you get all comfortable with yourself you admit you are a geek. Besides remember that it is that geekiness that allows us to get cash for our passions. Also geeks run the world. I mean what is the "cool" kid from high school doing: selling used cars with like 4 dirty kids and a fat and ugly wife. Blue Skys and Safe LandingsAlbatross Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloud9 0 #21 March 18, 2001 Man you guys are right, the cool guys are pumping gas. And dare I say it Whuffo! Ok you got me I'm a closet geek. There I said it, man I feel better.....Yeeee!!!!!!!!!! Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! oops well pilgrim I guess I'm a red neck geek.Don't ever quitThe Cloud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
venwood 0 #22 March 18, 2001 Damn it Albatross...u let the cat out of the hat!!!My geek friend just bought his first new rig; he's on his way from geek to skygod...beer is on him!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doasfu 0 #23 March 18, 2001 QuoteYou guys we can all try to deny it but the truth is that we are all geeks.Man, is this refreshing to hear. I always worry I'm the only one at the DZ who has an inner geek. I think our geekish pasts might account for many typical skydiver behaviours, such as the too cool for words acting skygods. You just know they had their lunch money stolen as kids. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doasfu 0 #24 March 18, 2001 QuoteIts official dan, youre a geek :) and im the bad ass girl with the spiked hair, smoking cigarettes in the bathroom.I went to a geek high school, so I missed out on most of the stereotypes. Are you the nice bad ass girl who's cool to crack jokes with, or the kind who'd steal my bad fantasy novels? :)And I must admit that if you searched my old bedroom at my parents house, you would probably find the occasional multi-sided die. Not that I skydive to make me seem cool... oh no... :)Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggie 0 #25 March 18, 2001 Id steal that fanasy book and photocopy your little self notes that you wrote on the inside pages quicker than you could light my cigarette for me! :) ROFLMAO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
