congrats at0mic! :)

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 8:47 pm

guru indeed.

Post by **garyb** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 10:44 pm

those who stick with it that long are the measure of the true value of this platform.

orbita · Post by **orbita** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 11:54 pm

im curious to know for what?

caleb · Post by **caleb** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 1:00 am

I would extend the congratulations if I knew why I was doing it.

caleb · Post by **caleb** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 1:02 am

Oh, I think I just got it!

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 3:01 am

Respect, Uncle At0mic

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:13 am

Does this mean you are going to sit on top of a mountain (in Belgium?)wearing nothing but a loincloth with Pulsar printed on it?

Retro · Post by **Retro** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:28 am

Geez, I just realised I have such a loooong way to go before I'm eligible for my Pulsar loincloth! I'm not even an aspiring geek yet... *sigh*

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 5:14 am

Thanks guys,

It's time to get a little serious now

For a while, I've relaxed. Now I'll need to earn this dignity, playing should be over. This is the first forum I became member of, so I hope I've grown a bit more mature here. Many here have been around (on the web and in music) much longer, I still feel like a kid here. I have become Pulsar specialist by the grace of this forum, I've learned so much here. Thanks to you all. Looking up problems from other people gave me good insight, as one cannot forget what he's looked up himself.

I wish you all the best, and hope the 1000 posts were meaning something for you. Only trying to learn and give something in return to this beautifull community.

Love and respect to planetz and its visitors,

at0mic.

ps:

On 2001-11-09 13:51, krizrox wrote:
Only another 9999 posts until you (sub) are a Levitating Fire-Breathing Pulsar Overlord

I'm glad John's lowered the number of posts for Overlord, cos Sub you're the expert. You're nearly there

orbita · Post by **orbita** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:47 am

ahha
another babbler

sandrob · Post by **sandrob** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:49 am

congratulation, a t

m i c!
btw: please, somebody explain me what means "geek"? i don't have this word in dictionary?

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Gregory · Post by **Gregory** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:12 am

It's a term in the US that means anyone who is overly obsessed with technology, relates to a machine more than a human being and is looked down upon in school. A "four eyes". If the word were in your dictionary you would find the picture of Bill Gates next to it to illustrate the concept. A Nerd. It also used to mean those circus acts that did unspeakable things to chickens and stuck needles in their skin. It used to be a very disagreeable thing to be but the term is gaining respect because if you're a successful geek you will make more money than many athletes and movie stars.

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kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:31 am

hahahah!! good one. And a kudos to atomic! man, that's a shitload of posts! The pulsar guru.. it's got a nice ring to it. Anyway, let's all keep the Planetz juice flowing and all together make this an awesome place to be!

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 8:24 am

How to pronounce it? 'G' like in give or in George?

Gregory · Post by **Gregory** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 9:52 am

Give.

Michu · Post by **Michu** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 3:38 pm

http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=geek
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=computer%20geek
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/jargo ... %20G%20%3d

Post by **hubird** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:03 pm

In my language and also in Atomic's one there's a word 'gek', meaning crazy.
I really hope these two words are not related in an etimological way...
Hey Atomic, congrets, and like a real Guru you seem to know the more you know the more you do not know...
you MUST be cabled, if you take 5 average minutes for every post, not counting the time for making the music uploads, than you get 5000 minutes.
This is 83 hours, or 10.3 working days.
This is two weeks of spending public time to planetz.
This is let's say the time needed for one complete song.
So I say, bedankt voor dit liedje, thanks for this song

hubert

Let There Be Music!

Post by **garyb** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:08 pm

traditionally to be called a geek is a major insult.geeks are not socially skilled,they are not strong and manly in appearance,(in fact they are weak and sickly in an obviuosly perverted way from well ,you know, not enough sun and too much pizza and mac-n-cheez dinners)they are obsessive and make their living off of biting the heads off small animals in front of a paying crowd. really,a good discription of one who spends too much time in front of a computer screen.

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Wed Apr 24, 2002 7:17 am

Hahah, this is so off-topic it's funny!

But I'll add my interpretation to the mix. Living in California, working in Silicon valley, perhaps I have a unique perspective.

I understand that "nerd" is very much what you're calling "totally inept in social situations, thick glasses, no interest in personal appearance, cokes & candybars, etc, etc". The term geek has somehow come to mean a much cooler version of it, which is simply someone who is exceptionally interested in, or talented with technology. A geek isn't so nerdish - can actually be socially capable, good-looking, nice clothes (the things you don't associate with nerds).

I often refer to myself as a geek, tho wouldn't refer to myself as a nerd...

You're all Pulsar geeks, not nerds!

-john

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Apr 24, 2002 7:27 am

10 years ago somebody who was on the computer all the time was a real nerd. Now you're a nerd if you don't have a computer...