Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 03:11:10 -0700 From: Summoner <summoner@uswest.net> To: Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net> Subject: Re: Aspirations Message-ID: <3796EE3E.59D4E170@uswest.net> References: <3796E667.7592F185@uswest.net> <19990722120448.39562@ns.int.ftf.net>
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Phil Regnauld wrote: > > - A well-practiced maniacal cackle > > Don't forget the "I look down upon you, you're so cute" laugh. > (will include .WAV file someday). I thought I only had to be partially condescending? I'm still learning. > > - Linuxworld t-shirt > > Argh! -10 points! I was still young, still weak. The Linuxites mobbed me! I had to assimilate to save myself! I keep the t-shirt as a solemn reminder of my mistake. Never again shall I fall under the Spell of the Penguin! > > - DEF CON t-shirt > > - BOFH "ATF agent" jacket with matching cap > > That's my man! > > > - Home decor al a Byte Magazine, and Handbook printouts. > > à la, FYI. Ah, thanks... I used French class to catch up on the sleep I didn't get at night because I was playing Wolf3D. > > - A bookshelf full of outdated unix manuals > > - A room full of used and not-quite-working computer hardware > > *sob* Jealousy or the solemn understanding of the painstaking process of compiling such a collection? > > - Windows NT 3.51 coasters (These are my *good* folding tables.) > > Neat -- I would have used 4.0. The 4.0 CDs aren't mine, yet. I'm still paying off the loan. > > Will I need to grow my hair out and buy a Toyota as well? > > It's either long hair or bowl cut. You choose. You could > also try to look cool (shaved head) or inconspicuous > (normal citizen look, with geekism seething under the surface). Well, I never did look good in a bowl cut, and I just look plain scary with a shaved head. So long hair it is. Me? Look normal? I don't think so. I put up with the "look like a functional member of public society" shtick for far too long as private-school kid. I prefer to flaunt my geekiness. > > What's the current geek-fashion trend for shoes? Have double velcro-straps > > made the come back yet? > > Timberland or birkenstocks. Hmm... well, I dare not spend *that* much money on something that isn't made of silicon or plugs into a slot or socket. > > This message written under the influence of heavy FreeBSD use. > > You should look at the average FreeBSD hacker, then. > > Mike Smith has that "Matrix" look to him :) > > Jordan is an undercover hacker trying to pass for human. > > Greg Lehey has the birkenstocks. Photos? Is the Jordan you're referring to JHK? (That reminds me, why did a friend of mine warn me to beware of the cats if I ever meet JHK IRL?) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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