Where are all the computer nerds?

Horseface · 02-05-2010, 10:21 AM

I used to program 68000 assembly (Amiga, Sega Genesis) around 20 years ago. I'm in a nerdy industry, but I've slowly un-nerded myself over the years to concentrate on art and creativity instead.

vipor · 02-05-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Horseface

I used to program 68000 assembly (Amiga, Sega Genesis) around 20 years ago. I'm in a nerdy industry, but I've slowly un-nerded myself over the years to concentrate on art and creativity instead.

I think I still have an Amiga II layin around somewhere! Original Test Drive FTW!

Horseface · 02-05-2010, 10:32 AM

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I think I still have an Amiga II layin around somewhere! Original Test Drive FTW!

Amiga II? Amiga 1000? I loved the Amiga. I had a 500+. Wonderful machine. Felt just right. I never connected with winblows at all. I ended up going Mac just because it feels closer to the Amiga, somehow.

tjlazer · 10-19-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Horseface

Amiga II? Amiga 1000? I loved the Amiga. I had a 500+. Wonderful machine. Felt just right. I never connected with winblows at all. I ended up going Mac just because it feels closer to the Amiga, somehow.

Haha cool, I'm a big Amiga fan too. I collect them. I work IT for the USAF too.

houkouonchi · 12-31-2010, 07:13 AM

Definitely a big computer nerd here. I work as a linux system administrator.

Here is a pick of my 45U rack that is in my house:

I have about 70TB worth of disks in that rack =) All together I would estimate probably around 20k USD of hardware. I bought it all back before I had a house and car payment =) Won't be doing upgrades for quite a while now.

I also have fiber internet (two lines) bonded for around 70/70 speeds:

Needless to say I am a bit of a speed freak (both on the road and on the net)

ChrisSlicks · 12-31-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by houkouonchi

Definitely a big computer nerd here. I work as a linux system administrator.

Here is a pick of my 45U rack that is in my house:

I have about 70TB worth of disks in that rack =) All together I would estimate probably around 20k USD of hardware. I bought it all back before I had a house and car payment =) Won't be doing upgrades for quite a while now.

I also have fiber internet (two lines) bonded for around 70/70 speeds:

Needless to say I am a bit of a speed freak (both on the road and on the net)

Are you hosting porn servers out of your house or what? LOL

houkouonchi · 12-31-2010, 07:55 AM

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Are you hosting porn servers out of your house or what? LOL

I am just a bit of a storage pack rat. I have a massive media collection and I generally don't delete anything I download. I also have a 2U server at work that is a core i7 style xeon, 24 GB of ram, 8x1.5 TB in raid6 and 4x256 GB SSD raid0 and 2 gigs of internet connectivity. I push a ton of traffic off that machine (much more than whats possible off my home connections).

ChrisSlicks · 02-05-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Horseface

I used to program 68000 assembly (Amiga, Sega Genesis) around 20 years ago. I'm in a nerdy industry, but I've slowly un-nerded myself over the years to concentrate on art and creativity instead.

68000 assembly was a beautiful thing (as assembly language goes). Much more intuitive than this Intel crap we're stuck with today. I loved my Amiga.

02-05-2010, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-31-2010, 07:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	Definitely a big computer nerd here. I work as a linux system administrator. Here is a pick of my 45U rack that is in my house: I have about 70TB worth of disks in that rack =) All together I would estimate probably around 20k USD of hardware. I bought it all back before I had a house and car payment =) Won't be doing upgrades for quite a while now. I also have fiber internet (two lines) bonded for around 70/70 speeds: Needless to say I am a bit of a speed freak (both on the road and on the net)