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Overload Neat Newbie Posts: 13 From: Registered: May 2002	posted June 10, 2002 14:10 What is an Uber Geek? Please define and give examples, if possible. Thanks, Overload ------------------ People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Genius, that power that dazzles mortal eyes, is oft but perseverance in disguise. IP: Logged
GameMaster Assimilated Posts: 392 From: State of insanity Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 10, 2002 15:16 Uber Geek? The UBB title that is on these GC boards? Or the term in general? Uber geek is just a title liking you to how many posts you have on this forum. In general it is a reference to Aslo Sprach Zarathustra. It would be some one who is readched the zeinith of geekdom. ------------------ <shameless plug> www.game-master.org </shameless plug> IP: Logged
LifetimeTrekker Highlie Posts: 525 From: Albuquerque, NM, UD Registered: Sep 2001	posted June 10, 2002 18:41 When we get to UberGeek, is there a T-Shirt involved? (I know, there certainly is, if I buy one!) IP: Logged
Orbhead Super Geek Posts: 139 From: Kitchener, ON, Canada Registered: Dec 2000	posted June 11, 2002 06:34 I always thought an übergeek a geek who likes hacking hardware rather than software. IP: Logged
Nietzsche Newbie Larva Posts: 2 From: Germany Registered: Jun 2002	posted June 11, 2002 06:58 I wrote extensively about the Ubermensch, or "super-man". It is the next stage in human evolution. "Ubergeek" would obviously refer to the next stage in geek evolution. The geek who is totally at one with his realm of geekiness, and stands above the others in achievement. The ubergeek, as a prerequisite, has reached a state of "Nerdvana". Und I don't mean Nerdvana the amusement park. IP: Logged
quantumfluff Uber Geek Posts: 849 From: under the mouse pad Registered: Jun 2000	posted June 11, 2002 19:50 Cool. The German "Geek Culture". What depresses me is that everyone there seems to be casually bi-lingual, posting reviews in German of books written in English. In the U.S. so few people can do things like that it's pitiful. IP: Logged
uilleann Alpha Geek Posts: 253 From: St Albans, Herts, England Registered: Apr 2002	posted June 12, 2002 05:10 German? Danish you mean? - Uilleann IP: Logged
quantumfluff Uber Geek Posts: 849 From: under the mouse pad Registered: Jun 2000	posted June 12, 2002 05:36 Yes. You are so right - it is Danish. I got there from the Nietzsche link and I just assumed German without really looking closely. My bad. IP: Logged
Oz, the Wizard of Geek-in-Training Posts: 31 From: The Nether Regions of this little floating orb we call Earth... Registered: Jun 2002	posted June 13, 2002 12:33 I see ubergeek as a rating of geekyness, not a type. Thereby, when a particular friend of mine and I are seperate, we are each very geeky. When we are hanging out, though, we are one Ubergeek. Of course, the telepathy helps. I had a german girlfriend once... -Oz ------------------ ------BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Version: 3.12 GAT/IT/CS d? s++:-- a--- C++++ UP+ L+ W++ N+ K+ w+++++ O---- M+(---) PS* PE+ Y+ t++ 5 X+ R* tv+ b+++ DI+++ D+++ G+++ e* h!* r-- y-- -------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------- www.geekcode.com Yes, I know it's archaic, but... IP: Logged
GameMaster Assimilated Posts: 392 From: State of insanity Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 19, 2002 00:40 Well, since we're on the topic... let's talk geekdom for a moment. There are 1337 Haxors which is just a wannabe script kiddie Script kiddies who are wannabe Crackers who think Hackers are Crackers Crackers are educated dangerous grown script kiddies who do damage machines and write the scripts for the kiddies Phreaks are Phone Hackers and Crackers - the exploit the phone systems for ammusment and free calls. Hackers - The next evolution of geek, these are programers who hack out code, who resent the modern media meaning for the word hacker - see GNU manifesto Which would make Ubber geek the next evolution after Hacker? So Jobs, Woz, Allen, Linus and the like would be Ubber Geeks? ------------------ <shameless plug> www.game-master.org </shameless plug> IP: Logged
magebard Geek Posts: 61 From: vancouver, bc, canada Registered: Apr 2002	posted June 19, 2002 02:10 And then there's the biggest geeks of all... blubber geeks! IP: Logged
quantumfluff Uber Geek Posts: 849 From: under the mouse pad Registered: Jun 2000	posted June 19, 2002 05:41 I have to strongly disaggre with GameMaster. An Ubergeek is not a step in evolution after hacker. Geekiness and being able to play with computers are orthogonal concepts. Consider the TV show "Beat the Geeks". They have movie, music and TV geeks. And these guys are truly geeks. They know so much arcania about their respective topics that it's actually scary. Computers just are not part of the equation. IP: Logged
maxomai Geek Posts: 80 From: Portland, OR Registered: May 2001	posted June 19, 2002 08:46 quote: Originally posted by Orbhead: I always thought an übergeek a geek who likes hacking hardware rather than software. What about math geeks? IP: Logged

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