Are you a geek?

Wikepedia defines a geek as follows:

Wikipedia Wrote:The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no longer a definitive meaning. The terms nerd, gimp, dweeb, dork and spod have similar meanings as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations amongst these terms, although the differences are disputed. In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done."[3] Julie Smith defined a geek as "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely travelled to the ones invented by his favourite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house."[4]

Other definitions include:

• A derogatory reference to a person obsessed with intellectual pursuits for their own sake, who is also deficient in most other human attributes so as to impair the person's smooth operation within society.
  
• A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Geeks are adept with computers, and use the term hacker in a positive way, though not all are hackers themselves.
  
• A person who relates academic subjects to the real world outside of academic studies; for example, using multivariate calculus to determine how they should correctly optimize the dimensions of a pan to bake a cake.
  
• A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
  
• A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad but because many of these interests have mainstream endorsement and acceptance, the inclusion of some genres as "geeky" is heavily debated. Persons have been labeled as or chosen to identify as physics geeks, mathematics geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, computer geeks, various science geeks, movie and film geeks (cinephile), comic book geeks, theatre geeks, history geeks, music geeks, art geeks, philosophy geeks, literature geeks, historical reenactment geeks and roleplay geeks.
  
• A more recent school of thought sees Nerd as being a derogatory phrase, whilst Geek is simply a description. It is taken to be someone who is an enthusiast, often in things outside of the mainstream spectrum, of note is that in this definition, there is no reference to being socially inept in the slightest.

IMO geeks tend to be tech obsessed and fairly intelligent.

I would personally say that I am a geek and I often refer to myself as a techno-geek because I love technology, science, computing, science fiction and so on and I believe I have a relatively intelligent outlook on life, the universe and everything.

So are you a geek?

Kyu

I dislike technology. The applied sciences, I feel, have been applied very poorly. I am an insatiable reader, I love to gather as much knowledge and experiences as possible. I might be a geek, except that I could do without computers, cell phones, cars, A/C...

The part about imagination and lack of conformity, may be...

Thanks Kyu,
-Pip

I consider myself a geek. I love computing, technology, science fiction etc. I believe I have a rational outlook on life, the universe and everything.

I'm incredibly geeky, for many things. And I'm very proud of it.

I go to 7 anime conventions a year....in costume. That's the definition of geekery.

I'd say quite geeky. I lust for intelligence and greater understanding of my surroundings. Not very good with computers but still love technology in all aspects of it. So I guess I am a geek.

Sorry for being away for so long. I had things to do.

Welcome back and yes I'm a bit geeky.

I am way geeky. But that is hardly a surprise.

(August 6, 2009 at 5:13 am)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely travelled to the ones invented by his favourite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house."[4]

OMFNEG! That's my life!

By that definition I'm totally a Geek. Besides, I've always loved geeks and wanted to be one. And that's a kind of geeky thing to desire I think, so I guess I am one (aha! see what I did there?).

EvF

Although i have zero social life outside of close friends and video games... I will always have difficulty realizing myself as a geek until i start wearing square glasses.

A geek?

No. Merely a nasty,cynical, reclusive, misanthropic reprobate.

OR if you prefer,a romantic idealist who's been in a REALLY bad mood for about 20 years.