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Ç ëComputer Nerdism And What To Do About ItÇ
You all probably have some kind of image, what a Computer Nerd
looks like. Maybe that image includes speech defects, eyeglasses
1" thick, inability to talk to women (hmm, let's make that 'the
opposite sex' even if there aren't any women reading this) and so
forth.
But do YOU know whether or not YOU are a CompuNerd? If you are not
sure, take the following test. Answer honestly! Score one point
for each 'yes' answer. The questions are in no particular order.
Have you ever...
- Missed a class because of using/abusing computer?
- Missed a day in school/work for the above reason?
- Coded all night long just to show yourself/your closest friends
that you can do something of no importance (like plotting 1000
points in a VBL?)
- Had more computers than girlfriends?
- Had more computers than friends?
- Felt that you are always in acute shortage of floppy disk / hard
disk space / memory?
- Ruined a beautiful summer day by debugging a program, even
though you were not paid for it?
- Ruined several beautiful summer days by debugging a program,
even though you were not paid for it?
- Been frustrated or angry as you could not debug a program until
you realized your error was a lacking ';' or somesuch?
- Bought a new computer / laser printer / monitor / other piece of
computer gadgetry just because you could afford it?
- Bought a new computer / laser printer / monitor / other piece of
computer gadgetry even if you couldn't afford it?
- Sat in front of a computer at midnight, waiting for a download
from the local BBS to be finished?
- Called in a BBS more often than your friends?
- Called nowhere but BBS's ?
- Got a mega-phonebill by calling BBS's abroad?
- Thought that using chat, talk, rmsg, email, irc or similar is
easier and more comfortable than a face-to-face contact?
- Paid no attention to the attractive member of opposite sex
sitting right next to you because your program was more
interesting?
- Made jokes which require knowledge of a programming language, an
operating system or a program to understand?
- Told those jokes in a company that didn't understand them?
- Had trouble finding things to do because your computer was
broken?
- Tried to commit a suicide because your computer was broken and
you were so frustrated about it?
- Looked at X-rated GIFs as a replacement for sex?
- Looked at X-rated GIFs and masturbated as a replacement for sex?
- Felt that your life had ended when your hard disk crashed?
Ç- Played computer games just to beat your/someone's high score
and become obsessed by it?
And now, let's see... Total the points and look at the results
table:
0 You are not a CompuNerd
1-25 You ARE a CompuNerd
<0 or >25 Get lost, geek.
What will you do if you are a CompuNerd? Get a life! Get friends,
girl/boyfriend(s), learn a foreign language, travel, buy a parrot,
go to movies, drink alcohol, smoke joints, run naked in the woods,
rave, damage your ears with loud music, whatever, BUT GET AWAY
FROM THAT FUCKING COMPUTER! Computers are fun, but they are NOT, I
repeat, NOT the only thing in life. So get your ass out of the
chair and do something before you die of old age, damnit!
Hannu M.