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Richard M 01-05-2005 01:33
Can't...stop...reading
 
Wikipedia is such a timewaster, not that it's really a waste of time but it's just so difficult to stop reading once you start.
For example, I started reading this page about an hour ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP and before I knew it I'd read about 20 other pages...did you know Yahoo is powered by PHP? I didn't before but I do now. :D

bopdude 01-05-2005 03:03
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Richard, mate, time for a holiday I think ;) won't check it out right now coz I'm in a pub bedroom in Newport on the xda ..... could be costly ..lol

jrhnewark 01-05-2005 04:04
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Wikipedia.. I hate it. It's just so good!

Paul 01-05-2005 04:23
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You really need to get out more Rich. :angel:

Richard M 01-05-2005 04:38
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:rolleyes:
It's like a good book you just can't put down.

punky 01-05-2005 10:43
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I do love Wikipedia, except as you say, it does waste a lot of time... because it is so slow. Its all on donated hardware and bandwidth, so speed, performance, and uptime aren't brilliant.

I wouldn't mind some small unintrusive ads if it meant it was fast and uptime was good.

Macca371 01-05-2005 11:01
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I know what you mean, I'm like that with www.howstuffworks.com

Bifta 01-05-2005 11:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
:rolleyes:
It's like a good book you just can't put down.
Yeah, that thrilling book on PHP :rolleyes:

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Maggy 01-05-2005 19:46
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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...achmentid=6539

Anyone who reads this for entertainment deserves one of these.

MadGamer 01-05-2005 19:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Incognitas
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...achmentid=6539

Anyone who reads this for entertainment deserves one of these.
Who me........? Im a Geek

Im Not Really

Maggy 01-05-2005 19:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne A
Who me........? Im a Geek

Im Not Really
Of course not you..You ask for the most help here.... ;)

It's for Richard... :p:

allieyoung666 01-05-2005 20:28
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I have agree with you there coggy, you really are a geek Rich!

MadGamer 01-05-2005 20:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allieyoung666
I have agree with you there coggy, you really are a geek Rich!
Lets not start an arguement here people. Might result in you know what.

allieyoung666 01-05-2005 20:44
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Why what have I done now!!! I am going to go and catch up on my timesheets as I have to have them in by tomorrow.:sulk: :geez:

Stuart 01-05-2005 21:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne A
Quote:
Originally Posted by allieyoung666
I have agree with you there coggy, you really are a geek Rich!
Lets not start an arguement here people. Might result in you know what.
Err, they aren't arguing. They are both calling Richard a geek...

Pea-Pod 02-05-2005 00:54
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I like Wikipedia too, it's very much a fountain of knowledge. Very easy to navigate too, probably too easy, as you just keep clicking from link to link, you have to remind youself to go back to the original link, which is what you were initially interested in.

I read all about London the other day, and it was interesting reading. I need to get out more too.
:D

carlingman 02-05-2005 03:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bopdude
Richard, mate, time for a holiday I think ;) won't check it out right now coz I'm in a pub bedroom in Newport on the xda ..... could be costly ..lol
Newport, well you should have said I could have popped over and bought you a well earned pint as thats about a couple of miles from me.

I hope its not the Kings Hotel :(

:D

bopdude 02-05-2005 05:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carlingman
Quote:
Originally Posted by bopdude
Richard, mate, time for a holiday I think ;) won't check it out right now coz I'm in a pub bedroom in Newport on the xda ..... could be costly ..lol
Newport, well you should have said I could have popped over and bought you a well earned pint as thats about a couple of miles from me.

I hope its not the Kings Hotel :(

:D
Thanks matey, to late was the cry :( , I just got back home ( Teesside ) and no, it was the Prince of Wales pub, opposite the cop shop :tu:
Thanks anyway :tu:

Richard M 02-05-2005 07:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bifta
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
:rolleyes:
It's like a good book you just can't put down.
Yeah, that thrilling book on PHP :rolleyes:

http://www.princeton.edu/~rshamim/JA...iles/Frink.gif
Bifta, the web developer, of all people thinks that I'm a geek. :cry:
Jesus, so I take an interest in technology - so what?
If nobody did then you'd still be using 486 PCs with monochrome monitors. :(

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pea-Pod
I like Wikipedia too, it's very much a fountain of knowledge. Very easy to navigate too, probably too easy, as you just keep clicking from link to link, you have to remind youself to go back to the original link, which is what you were initially interested in.

I read all about London the other day, and it was interesting reading. I need to get out more too.
:D
There, see?
At least somebody can relate to it. :D

Chimaera 02-05-2005 08:29
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Well I didn't know Wikipedia existed until this thread - and now I'm in danger of becoming a recluse!
Cheers guys! :D

martinell 02-05-2005 09:35
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dont worry about it richard, i spent a happy coupla hours reading about domains and home networks. inexplicably geeky coz i dont need too, i just want too.

Bifta 02-05-2005 10:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
Bifta, the web developer, of all people thinks that I'm a geek. :cry:
There's level's of geekiness, there's me, who is probably considered a geek by completely non-geeky people, then there's you, who's considered geeky by geeky people, making you an uber-geek by non-geeky people's standards.

(And I may well be a web developer but I take absolutely no interest in it, hense me constantly having to ask for help on here ;))

jtwn 02-05-2005 10:50
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Talking about levels of geekiness makes you an uber geek - to the rest we either see you as 'geek' or 'normal' :p:

Monster Jedi 02-05-2005 12:28
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What can one say about you lot. But sad very sad indeed

Stuart 02-05-2005 12:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
Bifta, the web developer, of all people thinks that I'm a geek. :cry:
Bifta, the person who has been known to advise people on Cooling Systems thinks you are a geek.. :D


Actually, Richard, I suspect it's also something to do with the fact you think Browser stats are cool..

allieyoung666 02-05-2005 15:06
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I sometimes read it on a night shift if there is nothing else better to do. But it is strictly for geeks only!!!

Maggy 02-05-2005 15:19
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Perhaps this should be renamed the Who is the Geekiest Thread... :D

Raistlin 02-05-2005 15:22
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Perhaps there's a competition in there somewhere.....

Geek of the Month.

Maggy 02-05-2005 15:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
Perhaps there's a competition in there somewhere.....

Geek of the Month.
Oh don't tempt me...The problem is where would it end?The Punniest Poster?The Inebriated Poster of the Month?The Most Banal Posting of the Day?The Most Sexist Contribution to a thread?

I think I'll quit before I start.. ;)

Raistlin 02-05-2005 15:33
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Hmmmmm..... The brain's ticking now.....

Richard M 02-05-2005 17:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bifta
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
Bifta, the web developer, of all people thinks that I'm a geek. :cry:
There's level's of geekiness, there's me, who is probably considered a geek by completely non-geeky people, then there's you, who's considered geeky by geeky people, making you an uber-geek by non-geeky people's standards.

(And I may well be a web developer but I take absolutely no interest in it, hense me constantly having to ask for help on here ;))
Hehe, "uber-geek" - I can live with that. :D

Chris W 02-05-2005 17:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard M
Hehe, "uber-geek" - I can live with that. :D
now, see none of you is geeky enough....

if you were you would know that it is ÃÃâ€*’¼ber geek ... here have one of these:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2005/05/5.gif

http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/36df/

:D

Gareth 02-05-2005 23:04
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But, Rich, have you contributed yet to wikipedia? That's the ultimate sign of ÃÃâ€*’¼bergeeki ness :D

Electrolyte01 03-05-2005 07:52
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Rich you really need to get out more ;)

Or read something worth while and wouldn't get you called a geek, such as the Halo novels (I've read these, and they are hard to put down) ;)

allieyoung666 03-05-2005 11:14
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You will be reading a BNF next!!!!

Stuart 03-05-2005 11:30
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Bnf?
__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by Electrolyte
ROr read something worth while and wouldn't get you called a geek, such as the Halo novels (I've read these, and they are hard to put down) ;)
If you are referring to the series of books based on the game Halo, then I am pretty sure they would get Richard called a geek as well. I mean, they are based on a game.

Actually, I know people that consider me a geek purely because I read (even though, more often than not, I am actually reading crime thrillers rather than Science Fiction).

allieyoung666 03-05-2005 11:32
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British national forumualry, drugs man, it is the doctors and nurses bible.

Ramrod 03-05-2005 12:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gareth
But, Rich, have you contributed yet to wikipedia? That's the ultimate sign of ÃÃâ€*’¼bergeeki ness :D
I did, yesterday :D

Stuart 03-05-2005 12:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allieyoung666
British national forumualry, drugs man, it is the doctors and nurses bible.
Aha...

allieyoung666 03-05-2005 12:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scastle
Aha...
Quite an interesting read, if you want to know about meds and what reactions you have

Chris 03-05-2005 12:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne A
Lets not start an arguement here people. Might result in you know what.
Sex?

philip.j.fry 03-05-2005 13:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allieyoung666
British national forumualry, drugs man, it is the doctors and nurses bible.
I thought you were refferring to a Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar :)

Rich, don't worry, as the saying goes:

'The geek shall inherit the Earth'

allieyoung666 03-05-2005 13:14
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yeah erm, we just call it a BNF for short


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