Geek or hobbiest?

[g-dogg]

Alot of people join these forms some are just plain geeks and are proud of it(not saying its bad or anything), some are just hobbiest, what are u? please vote. As for me i am just a hobbiest, i built one pc, and it was really cool and so much fun but dont feel like building another one for a while.

g-dogg

[spyder003]

Self proclaimed geek.

[bailey]

not sure which I would be called.
I do it for the pure enjoyment of it
also learning more all the time.
being able to make money from something I enjoy doing.

never in my lifetime have I ever had to pay somebody else to fix something for me, a big savings there alone.
if there is something I don't know how to fix, I go to school to learn how, then buy all the tools and equipment to do it.
then make money doing it for other people.

maybe that makes me a geek.

I also love to teach others how to fix things for themselves too.

[colecifer]

Definite geek and i am not asahmed. I AM GEEK HEAR ME ROAR.

[sataraid0]

Definitly geek, built 4 now just for the pure pleasure of it. Gave a couple away to family, but really enjoyed building them.

Am presently fixing to install a water cooling system. We will see how well that works?

.......................Lotsa fun.............Sterling

[roomwithamoose]

I'd have to say that I'm a healthy combonation of both. I know a lot more than the average user, but I still have plenty to learn. I really enjoy knowing how a computer works, and how to fix and build them. I too also like to help people. I built my sister and brother-in-law a computer for Christmas and I'm working on my brother's computer now. Well, what exactly defines a geek? I think I'm a geek when it comes to everything, I just like to know how things work. Yeah, I'm a geek!

[netnamakan]

really tough to say, I would have to fit in between... hmm but I do spend alot of time online.. lol not sure

namakan

[HAL9000]

No question... geek

[Confused]

Hobbyist.

I get a lot more pleasure out of using a PC as a tool than building and tinkering with one.

I'm glad I can build my own and for family, but it isn't something I look forward to.
Chas

[rjfvillarosa]

Originally Posted by bailey not sure which I would be called. I do it for the pure enjoyment of it also learning more all the time. being able to make money from something I enjoy doing. never in my lifetime have I ever had to pay somebody else to fix something for me, a big savings there alone. if there is something I don't know how to fix, I go to school to learn how, then buy all the tools and equipment to do it. then make money doing it for other people. maybe that makes me a geek. I also love to teach others how to fix things for themselves too.

I think Bailey wrote this about me,
Bailey have you been talking to my long suffering wife(Techno widow)???

[shadowbreaker513]

As taken from the Bible : "And He said: The geek shall inherit the Earth"

(see, chance one letter and it becomes much better)

[raftero]

i voted hobbiest because i know so little relitive to many real geeks, however i enjoy building and tinkering more than using the computer. i have built 4 for myself and wife, gave some away to kids and am itching to build another, the only thing that stops me is justifying the expence. i don't work on or build for profit because i don't want or need the trouble of working for the public.

[ghost2003]

<----geek

[diver203_98]

Geek for sure.

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Without a doubt - geek.

[Strider]

Geek - for I even bought from http://www.thinkgeek.com before.

For me building computers has been educational, inspiratational, and down right addicting in a good way. Going to websites such as this one takes my mind off my everyday problems and learning about the latest technology helps in building/repairing computers. So I'm a Geek but could also be consider a hobbiest for many of the same traits of a Geek can be carried over to a Hobbiest. I look back now and wish I was a Geek in High School (even though it wasn't seen as "Cool" or whatever you call it nowadays) for I would have been better off today than I'm now. One, I would probably have a job in the field that I truely love and Two, I would have found what I was looking for.

[aym]

Geek, and pround of it. I've tried almost everything related to computers: building PCs, programming, networking, creating and running websites...

[foolishone]

I would have to agree with both aym_7 and roomwithamoose, have tried everything, and still learning, I am a sponge for information.

^fo

[Cricket]

I consider myself a hobbyist instead of a geek because I have other interests besides computers...I don't live and breathe computers.

Cricket

[TeenPcknowit]

GEEK! Lan party for my birthday, 24 case of bawls gurana. Never had girlfriend. Working towards A+ Cert. so I can get a job on the geek squad when i'm 16...at best buy... Hey it's better than no job. Here is my Geek resume:
4 pcs built.
1 Hard drive, 2 modems, sound card, and graphics card scattered across my room.
Box of start up disks.
Wrote a few programs in Fortran with Batch assistance.
Worked as an electrical systems analyst from 10-15 doing cad design.
Weight: 105 pounds....

I think I make my point :-p.

[digitalfreedom64]

Going once, Going twice.................GEEK IT IS!!!!!!!!!!

[lil Jimmie]

I don't fall into either, but I will have to lean towards hobbyists cause I have many other interests as well. I have built somewhere around 40 computers in the past 4-5 years. I could get a job as a network admin if it was something I really wanted to do but I still love building hotrods.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by lil Jimmie but I still love building hotrods.

Gotta do what you love .

I thought about working in the tech field a few years ago, but I don't think I would be happy...I don't want to have to think about that stuff 24/7. Besides I'm happy with what I do for a living already. Has nothing to do with computers (but we do use them for work...they're a tool that makes our job easier).

Cricket

[aym]

Originally Posted by Cricket I consider myself a hobbyist instead of a geek because I have other interests besides computers...I don't live and breathe computers. Cricket

Hehe, being a geek, AFAIK, doesn't mean I don't have a life outside computers

[spyder003]

Originally Posted by aym_7 Hehe, being a geek, AFAIK, doesn't mean I don't have a life outside computers

No kidding, I have more hobbies than I do time. Computers just happen to fall towards the top.

[flanzig1]

I would say I'm a hobbiest with geek tendencies. I use the PC building as a learning tool since the field I work in have only started to use PCs for computing power in the last couple of years(medical imaging equipment).

[Force Flow]

My main interests lay within the relm of technology, but I still have a myrad of interests outside of that. I consider myself a well-rounded geek

[Cricket]

Let me ask this...what are your definitions of:

A Geek

A Hobbyist

Just asking because I may not have a clear idea about either.

Cricket

[TeenPcknowit]

Originally Posted by Cricket Let me ask this...what are your definitions of: A Geek A Hobbyist Just asking because I may not have a clear idea about either. Cricket

A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

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www.dictionary.com
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Hobbyist:
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

[FLG]

hmm ill just call myself a "geekobbiest"