Comments on: I’m a nerd http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/ montessori at school, autonomous at home, all learning together Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Swiss Clare http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230468 Swiss Clare Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:29:03 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230468 Been reading your blog for a bit, so thought I'd pop out of lurkerdom to comment. Not quite sure why I thought my first comment should be in response to a nerd quiz, but then I did just get 429 & 91.86% doing it! Our computers are posey, perkin and pootle, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I chose the names! Been reading your blog for a bit, so thought I’d pop out of lurkerdom to comment. Not quite sure why I thought my first comment should be in response to a nerd quiz, but then I did just get 429 & 91.86% doing it!

Our computers are posey, perkin and pootle, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I chose the names!

]]> By: Jax http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230441 Jax Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:18:53 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230441 nerd humour, you've gotta love it! nerd humour, you’ve gotta love it!

]]> By: Bob http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230439 Bob Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:24:15 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230439 I managed to fulfil a long-held nerdy ambition last year and get a series of computers at work named after stations on the shipping forecast: cromarty, finisterre etc. As one of them is Trafalgar, one of my colleagues organised a 21-CD tray salute for Trafalgar day. Trafalgar and all its friends are piled up next to each other, and my colleague set them up on a schedule (a cron job, for you UNIX fans) to eject their CD drawer at the same time. The different machines' clocks were a bit off, so it was not a salute of which the military would have been proud, but fun nonetheless. He forgot to cancel the cron job, so we got it all over again the next day, which was a bit of a surprise! I managed to fulfil a long-held nerdy ambition last year and get a series of computers at work named after stations on the shipping forecast: cromarty, finisterre etc.

As one of them is Trafalgar, one of my colleagues organised a 21-CD tray salute for Trafalgar day. Trafalgar and all its friends are piled up next to each other, and my colleague set them up on a schedule (a cron job, for you UNIX fans) to eject their CD drawer at the same time. The different machines’ clocks were a bit off, so it was not a salute of which the military would have been proud, but fun nonetheless.

He forgot to cancel the cron job, so we got it all over again the next day, which was a bit of a surprise!

]]> By: Nic http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230426 Nic Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:36:52 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230426 my laptop is called 'shiny new laptop' cos it was when I had to name it. When I was at school I named all my 'equipment' my calculator was called Malcolm (Malc the calc), my ruler was called Julian (Jules the rule) and my hole punch was called Henry. I have, however never named my cars cos that would be twee! :lol: my laptop is called ’shiny new laptop’ cos it was when I had to name it. When I was at school I named all my ‘equipment’ my calculator was called Malcolm (Malc the calc), my ruler was called Julian (Jules the rule) and my hole punch was called Henry. I have, however never named my cars cos that would be twee! :lol:

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230425 Tim Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:59:42 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230425 The first web company I worked with had all their machines named after LOTR characters. Server called Aragorn and my pc was called... wait for it... Merry. :-) The first web company I worked with had all their machines named after LOTR characters. Server called Aragorn and my pc was called… wait for it… Merry. :-)

]]> By: Alison http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230423 Alison Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:17:49 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230423 Our printer is called Arthur, and my pc is Obadiah (as named by C on the network, *I* didn't have anything to do with these!). Our printer is called Arthur, and my pc is Obadiah (as named by C on the network, *I* didn’t have anything to do with these!).

]]> By: Jax http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230422 Jax Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:14:45 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230422 my desktop is called Colin and my laptop is called Eric :) my computer at work is named after me, which is slightly odd. my desktop is called Colin and my laptop is called Eric :)

my computer at work is named after me, which is slightly odd.

]]> By: Jo http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230420 Jo Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:09:22 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230420 Can't decide if I'm going for 'scarily impressive' or 'impressively scary'! I like my computer! It's called George! Can’t decide if I’m going for ’scarily impressive’ or ‘impressively scary’!

I like my computer! It’s called George!

]]> By: Alison http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230409 Alison Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:21:45 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230409 Sigh indeed :lol: Jo, I don't know whether that's scary or impressive, lol! You should probably get rid of the computer again and preserve your lack of nerdiness ;-) Sigh indeed :lol:

Jo, I don’t know whether that’s scary or impressive, lol! You should probably get rid of the computer again and preserve your lack of nerdiness ;-)

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230397 Tim Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:54:03 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2006/12/20/im-a-nerd/#comment-230397 Jo, I think you are doing just nicely as you are. :-) Alison, twin souls separated by Kismet, sigh Jo, I think you are doing just nicely as you are. :-)

Alison, twin souls separated by Kismet, sigh

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