Geek of the week nomination
Desmogod, Fri Mar 10 2006, 02:03AMFurther to Steve's suggestion, here is the Geek of the week thread.
I also nominate Andrew for making us all jealous and NOT losing his lunch, whether it be assisted or not.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Hazmatt_(The Underdog), Fri Mar 10 2006, 03:36AM
Talking about Geek of the week, I typed my name in google just to 'see what I was up to'
Apparently I sell telephone poles for power distribuition and have won 2 nobel prizes without my knowledge, oh and at one time was host of a radio talk show, man...I didn't know there were that many matt keyser's out there, how wierd!
Hazmatt_(The Underdog), Fri Mar 10 2006, 03:36AM
Talking about Geek of the week, I typed my name in google just to 'see what I was up to'
Apparently I sell telephone poles for power distribuition and have won 2 nobel prizes without my knowledge, oh and at one time was host of a radio talk show, man...I didn't know there were that many matt keyser's out there, how wierd!
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Steve Conner, Sat Mar 11 2006, 05:31PM
I've already nominated Andrew due to getting a ride on the vomit comet and his work with ferrofluid that was so classy, about.com stole it :-@ If nobody else gets more than two nominations by the end of Sunday, he gets it.
Maybe we should make a separate sticky thread and invite each week's geek to post a picture of themselves and a blurb.
I tried hazmatt's experiment, and Google thinks I am a real estate agent in Carrolton, Texas.
The "real" me appears somewhere on the 7th page of hits.
Steve Conner, Sat Mar 11 2006, 05:31PM
I've already nominated Andrew due to getting a ride on the vomit comet and his work with ferrofluid that was so classy, about.com stole it :-@ If nobody else gets more than two nominations by the end of Sunday, he gets it.
Maybe we should make a separate sticky thread and invite each week's geek to post a picture of themselves and a blurb.
I tried hazmatt's experiment, and Google thinks I am a real estate agent in Carrolton, Texas.
The "real" me appears somewhere on the 7th page of hits.Re: Geek of the week nomination
ragnar, Sat Mar 11 2006, 11:09PM
Wilson's plasma vortex is very original, but admittedly not as great as the vomit comet... maybe he can get last week's award? hehe
I'd nominate myself, too, because as of last Friday I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently) =D... a VERY geek-counter-intuitive achievement..
ragnar, Sat Mar 11 2006, 11:09PM
Wilson's plasma vortex is very original, but admittedly not as great as the vomit comet... maybe he can get last week's award? hehe
I'd nominate myself, too, because as of last Friday I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently) =D... a VERY geek-counter-intuitive achievement..
Re: Geek of the week nomination
craigsarea, Sun Mar 12 2006, 12:17AM
Pictures
?
What do you mean when you say apparently? Didn't you know she was your girlfriend
?
craigsarea, Sun Mar 12 2006, 12:17AM
wrote ...
I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently)
I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently)
Pictures
?What do you mean when you say apparently? Didn't you know she was your girlfriend
?Re: Geek of the week nomination
Coyote Wilde, Sun Mar 12 2006, 02:20AM
Dude, if you aren't aware, how does that count? Or even work? Even my social skills aren't that bad.
Also, how geeky is she? I'm comming up on a month with my bella, and she's nearly as nerdy as I. Knows lines from Star Wars, laughs at math jokes... _loves_ the idea of HV, very encouraging to rebuild the projects I've fried and give her a show... once I finish the sonoluminesence setup and 6" telescope, and... but she encourages all that, too. Finally, a gal who understands polyprojectitis!
Oh, and did I mention she's a model, too?
... yeah, I'm waiting to be hit by a bus, too. Meteorite, maybe?
EDIT: Forgot to add *steals blackplasma's thunder*
Seriously though, congratulations, mate. We're all rooting for you (even if some of us are only using sudo.)
Coyote Wilde, Sun Mar 12 2006, 02:20AM
Dude, if you aren't aware, how does that count? Or even work? Even my social skills aren't that bad.
Also, how geeky is she? I'm comming up on a month with my bella, and she's nearly as nerdy as I. Knows lines from Star Wars, laughs at math jokes... _loves_ the idea of HV, very encouraging to rebuild the projects I've fried and give her a show... once I finish the sonoluminesence setup and 6" telescope, and... but she encourages all that, too. Finally, a gal who understands polyprojectitis!
Oh, and did I mention she's a model, too?
... yeah, I'm waiting to be hit by a bus, too. Meteorite, maybe?
EDIT: Forgot to add *steals blackplasma's thunder*
Seriously though, congratulations, mate. We're all rooting for you (even if some of us are only using sudo.)
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Simon, Sun Mar 12 2006, 05:44AM
Is she the one who gave you a hug after New Year's?
Simon, Sun Mar 12 2006, 05:44AM
blackplasma wrote ...
I'd nominate myself, too, because as of last Friday I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently) =D... a VERY geek-counter-intuitive achievement..
I'm sorry, but that automatically disqualifies you. Completely. I'd nominate myself, too, because as of last Friday I've had a girlfriend for 3 weeks (apparently) =D... a VERY geek-counter-intuitive achievement..
Is she the one who gave you a hug after New Year's?
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Nucleophobe, Sun Mar 12 2006, 07:55AM
Ahhh that was too much for me! Nice one though
I vote Andrew as well
Nucleophobe, Sun Mar 12 2006, 07:55AM
Coyote Wilde wrote ...
Seriously though, congratulations, mate. We're all rooting for you (even if some of us are only using sudo.)
Seriously though, congratulations, mate. We're all rooting for you (even if some of us are only using sudo.)
Ahhh that was too much for me! Nice one though
I vote Andrew as well
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Steve Conner, Mon Mar 13 2006, 11:57AM
The first 4hv Geek Of The Week is *drum roll* Andrew! I invite you to start a Geek Of The Week Winners thread in this board and post a picture of yourself and a thank-you speech
I guess you can now start voting for next week. I nominate Mike Harrison (mikeselectricstuff) for his stunning work in reverse-engineering a Kodak high-speed video camera, building a digital recorder for it using FPGAs to replace the old tape-based recorder, and shooting some cool movies at 1000 frames/sec. See his thread in the project board for details.
Mike also built a 1 million volt Marx generator and runs the popular electricstuff website, which was one of the sites that encouraged me to get into HV in the first place. He even has that rarest of geek qualities, a sense of humour, that manifests itself in devices like the Destructotron and the Jacob's Ladder-o-Phone Of Fire.
Steve Conner, Mon Mar 13 2006, 11:57AM
The first 4hv Geek Of The Week is *drum roll* Andrew! I invite you to start a Geek Of The Week Winners thread in this board and post a picture of yourself and a thank-you speech
I guess you can now start voting for next week. I nominate Mike Harrison (mikeselectricstuff) for his stunning work in reverse-engineering a Kodak high-speed video camera, building a digital recorder for it using FPGAs to replace the old tape-based recorder, and shooting some cool movies at 1000 frames/sec. See his thread in the project board for details.
Mike also built a 1 million volt Marx generator and runs the popular electricstuff website, which was one of the sites that encouraged me to get into HV in the first place.
He even has that rarest of geek qualities, a sense of humour, that manifests itself in devices like the Destructotron and the Jacob's Ladder-o-Phone Of Fire.Re: Geek of the week nomination
Extreme Electronics, Mon Mar 13 2006, 02:15PM
Ill second the nomination of Mike Harrison
After seeing his high speed camera in action last weekend. He deserves it just for the incredible amount of hardware and software he has had to put together to get images out of the camera.
Derek
Extreme Electronics, Mon Mar 13 2006, 02:15PM
Ill second the nomination of Mike Harrison
After seeing his high speed camera in action last weekend. He deserves it just for the incredible amount of hardware and software he has had to put together to get images out of the camera.
Derek
Re: Geek of the week nomination
vasil, Mon Mar 13 2006, 02:46PM
I vote for Mike Harrison too
I like the high speed camera...and his site inspired my TC work in the beginings.
vasil, Mon Mar 13 2006, 02:46PM
I vote for Mike Harrison too
I like the high speed camera...and his site inspired my TC work in the beginings.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
..., Mon Mar 13 2006, 03:19PM
I was just going to nominate him too, so much on is site, I come back every few years months and am always surprised by what I find.
..., Mon Mar 13 2006, 03:19PM
I was just going to nominate him too, so much on is site, I come back every few years months and am always surprised by what I find.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Simon, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:10AM
Yep, he deserves one. As I posted on the last board, his site even won a family friendly rating...
Simon, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:10AM
Yep, he deserves one. As I posted on the last board, his site even won a family friendly rating...
Re: Geek of the week nomination
GimpyJoe, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:20AM
I also vote for Mike Harrison. I love the crazy stuff he puts on his site like the jacob's-ladder-o-phone of fire and the fact that he actually not only goes to the trouble to build this stuff but also to put it online.
I would also like to nominate myself for "Nerd of the Neaptide," but I suppose that title would go to someone who can actually remember what a neaptide is...
GimpyJoe, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:20AM
I also vote for Mike Harrison. I love the crazy stuff he puts on his site like the jacob's-ladder-o-phone of fire and the fact that he actually not only goes to the trouble to build this stuff but also to put it online.
I would also like to nominate myself for "Nerd of the Neaptide," but I suppose that title would go to someone who can actually remember what a neaptide is...
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Desmogod, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:33AM
I concur. It was the work of mike, the 2 steves, rayer and a few others that started me on this path to destruction also.
Desmogod, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:33AM
I concur. It was the work of mike, the 2 steves, rayer and a few others that started me on this path to destruction also.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Simon, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:54AM
(Just checked, it's the opposite. :-@ No nerd award for me.)
Simon, Tue Mar 14 2006, 12:54AM
Funky wrote ...
I would also like to nominate myself for "Nerd of the Neaptide," but I suppose that title would go to someone who can actually remember what a neaptide is...
From memory, isn't it when the sun and moon work together to make the tide?I would also like to nominate myself for "Nerd of the Neaptide," but I suppose that title would go to someone who can actually remember what a neaptide is...
(Just checked, it's the opposite. :-@ No nerd award for me.)
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Steve Conner, Wed Mar 22 2006, 10:33AM
Well, Mike Harrison won this week by a country mile
Steve Conner, Wed Mar 22 2006, 10:33AM
Well, Mike Harrison won this week by a country mile
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Omicron, Tue Mar 28 2006, 03:57AM
I have a sense of humor too! Therefore I nominate my self for this week. I also destroy things. I am NOT going into details.
Omicron, Tue Mar 28 2006, 03:57AM
Steve Conner wrote ...
He even has that rarest of geek qualities, a sense of humour, that manifests itself in devices like the Destructotron and the Jacob's Ladder-o-Phone Of Fire.
He even has that rarest of geek qualities, a sense of humour, that manifests itself in devices like the Destructotron and the Jacob's Ladder-o-Phone Of Fire.
I have a sense of humor too! Therefore I nominate my self for this week. I also destroy things. I am NOT going into details.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
Michael W., Tue Mar 28 2006, 04:17AM
I -1 vote for you~!
Michael W., Tue Mar 28 2006, 04:17AM
I -1 vote for you~!
Re: Geek of the week nomination
williamn, Tue Mar 28 2006, 04:19AM
No, I am sorry Omicron, dork of the week is for another thread....
sorry guy, just bad luck you where the last one to post before me.....
I nomiate the rocker, geek who is probibally the only one here with a Phd, in ME no less.
williamn, Tue Mar 28 2006, 04:19AM
have a sense of humor too! Therefore I nominate my self for this week. I also destroy things. I am NOT going into details.
No, I am sorry Omicron, dork of the week is for another thread....
sorry guy, just bad luck you where the last one to post before me.....
I nomiate the rocker, geek who is probibally the only one here with a Phd, in ME no less.
Re: Geek of the week nomination
ragnar, Tue Mar 28 2006, 11:58AM
Uncle Steve! I wanna be just like you!
*hug*
ragnar, Tue Mar 28 2006, 11:58AM
Uncle Steve! I wanna be just like you!
*hug*
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