Geek Humor

Posted in IT, Teh Funnies by Will on March 1, 2007.

Ah, more Bash.org:

#728751:

<ehFk> so today in class Mr. Frank was like “Guys, turn to page 404….”
<ehFk> me being a smartass say “Sir…. I can’t find it”
<ehFk> “Michael, It is page 404″
<ehFk> “SIR! I CAN’T FIND IT!”
<ehFk> I spent the next two minutes explaining  to my class what 404 meant
<ehFk> and they all looked at me like I was the biggest fucking nerd EVER

…Yeah, I wonder why :P

These arn’t new, but funny nontheless:

#6824 Truth in Coding:

<@Logan> I spent a minute looking at my own code by accident.
<@Logan> I was thinking “What the hell is this guy doing?”

#414593 Truth in Relationships:

DragonflyBlade21: A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you’re a great guy, but I don’t like you in that way. This is roughly the equivalent for the guy of going to a job interview and the company saying, You have a great resume, you have all the qualifications we are looking for, but we’re not going to hire you. We will, however, use your resume as the basis for comparison for all other applicants. But, we’re going to hire somebody who is far less qualified and is probably an alcoholic. And if he doesn’t work out, we’ll hire somebody else, but still not you. In fact, we will never hire you. But we will call you from time to time to complain about the person that we hired.

#205408 Truth in Internet Relationships

<malaclypse> The general rule on about people on IRC seems to be “Attractive, single, mentally stable: choose two”

TechEd 2007

Posted in IT, Work by Will on March 1, 2007.

I’m trying to organise to go to a few different tech conferences this year - CodeCampOz in Wagga (March 31st & April 1st), and TechEd 2007 (Aug 7-10) on the Gold Coast.

Andrew Coates looks like he’s organising some of TechEd 2007 - and wrote back in January about the different personas of people that Microsoft think might be attending.

The two personas they have listed are both what I identify with:

Dave-ish:

  • I have over 4 years in development (professionally - I spent time hacking together scripts and basic pages for at least another 4-5 on top of that)
  • I am still primarily using .NET 1.x (due to the work environment), though I have developed and maintained app’s in both .NET 2.0
  • I know about more than just .NET and VB6 development - I get in there with a bunch of other technologies (both Microsoft and non-MS), and I have no issue picking up most new/different technologies once I have the concept behind the technology.
  • TechEd 2007 would be my first TechEd (Assuming I can get work to pay for my TechEd pass)
  • I use (mainly) Microsoft tools and Technologies at work, and I work at a large well-known company.

Ulrich-ish:

  • I get most, if not all, of my information about current/emerging/new technologies online (RSS++, Forums, Podcasts).
  • I participate in tech communities online.

I’m hoping to move more to the Ulrich side of things - but retain the overall knowledge that I have atm.

Attributes which don’t fit in anywhere:

  • I’m generally the go-to guy at work (for the people that know me) with almost any IT or telco question, even though I don’t necessarily work on that product.
  • I work primarily on my own, both physically and organisationally. (Again, due to the work environment).  Though, I have no problems working with others.