Friday, November 14, 2008

Geek.

For a tech guy, I don't own much tech. The only thing I can forsee changing in the short run is the cell phone. Below is a randomly created scoring system to indicate level of geekery.

I consider seven major staple categories of technology, followed by a bonus section for random gadgets. Scoring is only for more current pieces of technology, because everyone has the aging 486 in their basement. :)

STAPLES:

Console
Own a Next Gen (Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS3) [+2 per console]
Own a Prev Gen (Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PS2) [+1 per console]
Me: I own a Nintendo, Super Nintendo, N64...as the closest thing. I could debate on the gamecube, my brother split one with his housemates.

PC
Current Gen (Dual-core/Quad-core) PC [+2]
Single-Core PC [+1]
OC for either [+1]
Multiple PCs (Not incl Laptop) [+1 per extra machine]
Me: My desktop is probably the only thing that affords me the techie name. OC'd AMD 3200+ and 7900GT volt mod.

Laptop
In addition to PC [+2]
Solo [+1]
Me: None. I have wanted one for a while, but I cannot justify the cost of the model I would like...the XPS M1330.

TV
Big Screen TV 50"+ [+2]
Plasma/LCD TV [+1]
Multiple TVs [+1 per TV of caliber mentioned above]
Me: No Hi-def at my house whatsoever. End of story.

Cell Phone
Have a cellphone [+1]
Multi-function (Mp3, Browsing, GPS) [+2]
Text Messaging regularly [+1]
Me: A very plain vanilla Nokia 6265i although I am looking to upgrade. Pure voice plan here.

MP3 Player
iPod [+2]
Generic [+1]
Each additional device [+1]
Me: I don't have an MP3 player.

Digital Camera/Recording Device
SLR [+2]
Camcorder [+1]
Camera [+1]
Each additional device [+1]
Me: I gave my Canon SD300 to my mom.

BONUS: [Pretty much list out every gadget you have and give yourself +1 each.]
Some examples, include: GPS devices, Sub-notebooks, PocketPCs, Palms, TabletPCs, eBook Readers, etc.

Me:
Nokia N770 [+1] The most useless piece of crap evers. It is the model right before the models that actually start being useful.
USB Stick [+1] I carry one on me all the time.
Nintendo DS [+1] I barely use it, as I am always driving on those long road trips. :P

So out of my geekery list, I score 9 out of a possible infinite number. When I put it like that, I don't sound that quite geek. How did you score?

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot cameras.

4 comments:

Vicki said...

i think you need to quantify "text messages regularly" =p

richard said...

I think if you have to ask, you probably use it regularly.

rinabear said...

i didn't understand anything pass consoles.....

richard said...

noo.. you know what a tv is.