Geek Fued (with a Joker) [Game Complete]

[pravnik]

1. Name a Computer OS.
   MS-DOS

2. Name a defunct computer company.
   Texas Instruments

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
   Professor/Academia

4. Name a famous geek.
   Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.
   Pocket protector

6. Name an object that could be described as “geeky.”
   Slide rule

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
   Revenge of the Nerds

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
   Gaming

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
   Hacking - Joker

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
    William Shatner

[pravnik]

Wikipedia:

TI is the No. 3 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide after Intel and Samsung, and is the top supplier of chips for cellular handsets, as well as the No. 1 producer of digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog semiconductors[citation needed]. Other focus areas include chips for broadband modems, PC peripherals, digital consumer devices, telecommunication infrastructure, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). As of 2006, the company was listed at number 167 on the Fortune 500.

Um…oops.

[peekercpa]

1. Leopard OS X
2. HP
3. WAN administrator
4. Bill Gates (joker0
5. Pocket protector
6. Calculator watch
7. Revenge of the nerds
8. Gaming
9. Identity theft
10. Harrison Ford?

[Justin_Bailey]

1. Windows XP
2. Digital
3. Comic Book Guy
4. Bill Gates (Batman’s nemesis goes here)
5. Glasses
6. Computer
7. Tron
8. Video Games
9. Hacking
10. Alyson Hannigan

[El_Kabong]

1. Windows (Joker!)
2. Atari
3. Network Engineer
4. Bill Gates
5. Pocket pretector
6. Black-rimmed spectacles
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Train spotting
9. Embezzlement
10. Jon Cryer

[Wargamer]

1. Name a Computer OS. - Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company. - Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. - Accountant
4. Name a famous geek. - Bill Gates Joker
5. Name something a geek might wear. - pocket protector
6. Name an object that could be described as “geeky.” - Black horn rim glasses
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. - Revenge of the Nerds
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. - Role-Playing Games
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. - Computer Fraud
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. - Rainn Wilson - you know, the guy from The Office

[atomicbadgerrace]

1. Windows
2. Amiga
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates (joker)
5. Pocket protector
6. Calculator
7. Star Wars
8. Video games
9. Hacking
10. Wil Wheaton

[MsWhatsit]

1. Windows (Joker)
2. Tandy
3. engineer
4. Bill Gates
5. pocket protector
6. slide rule
7. Real Genius
8. computer games
9. identity theft
10. Rick Moranis

[Green_Bean]

1. DOS
2. NeXT
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates (Joker)
5. Pocket protector
6. Slide rule
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Gaming (Dungeons and Dragons type)
9. Computer hacking
10. Gillian Anderson

[Galena]

1. Unix
2. Commodore
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates - what a Joker…
5. Video game t-shirt
6. Circuit/breadboard
7. Weird Science
8. Role-playing
9. Violating FTC rules on ham radio broadcasts (Or the obvious…hacking…)
10. Seth Rogen

[Omniscient]

1. Name a Computer OS.
   Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company.
   Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Should have been more specific here, are DBAs, Web Designers, Network Admins considered “programmers?”
   Accountant
4. Name a famous geek.
   Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear.
   Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as “geeky.”
   Blackberry
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
   Star Wars
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
   Roleplaying
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
   Computer Hacking Joker!
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
    William Shatner

[OtakuLoki]

@Omniscient

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Should have been more specific here, are DBAs, Web Designers, Network Admins considered “programmers?”

Honestly, I think of all those people as being some degree of programmer. (Of course, I’m also the guy who still insists that computer literacy should mean being able to program in a currently useful language, not just use a product someone else makes.) I probably would have been better off excepting IT positions, but I didn’t think of it. And it’s still interesting for me to see how the question has been interpreted.

[robardin]

@OtakuLoki

Fourth, Entries will accepted until midnight EDT Saturday, 1 March.

Is that midnight the start of Saturday 3/1? I guess I’m 5 minutes too late, but…

1. Name a Computer OS. Unix/Linux [Joker] (Well, this is about geekery…)
2. Name a defunct computer company. Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Video Store Clerk
4. Name a famous geek. Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear. Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as “geeky.” Pocket protector
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Monty Python’s Holy Grail
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. Computer gaming
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Illegal file sharing
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Anthony Michael Hall

[OtakuLoki]

@robardin

Is that midnight the start of Saturday 3/1? I guess I’m 5 minutes too late, but…

You’re still good - I mean it to run through all Saturday, until Midnight my local time.

[ShibbOleth]

1. Unix
2. Wang
3. Lab Technician
4. Bill Gates (joker)
5. Pocket Protector
6. HP RPN Calculator
7. Star Wars
8. D&D
9. Hacking
10. William Shatner

[Galena]

@ShibbOleth

6. HP RPN Calculator

Can we add commentary? Because ShibbOleth is my new hero for listing this one! Even my engineering students think I’m a geek for owning one of these. And they also think I’m a racist, because I told them the meaning of the acronym.

[OtakuLoki]

Of course you may add commentary!

And if you’re praising ShibbOleth for mentioning RPN calculators, don’t forget that sinjin did so, too!

(and, yes, I am going to factor out calculators and RPN calculators as two different categories of answer.)

BTW, Galena, I thought that RPN was a mathematics term, rather than a slur on anyone.

[Galena]

@OtakuLoki

And if you’re praising ShibbOleth for mentioning RPN calculators, don’t forget that sinjin did so, too!.. BTW, Galena, I thought that RPN was a mathematics term, rather than a slur on anyone.

Sorry, sinjin, I missed your post. You’re awesome too.

And yes, RPN is a perfectly valid term developed by a very forward (or backward, as the case may be…hehe…) thinking Polish mathematician. But young, impressionable students with their TI-83’s tend to think you’re making a pollock joke when you first mention it. Of course, they never ask to borrow your calculator again.

[OtakuLoki]

@Galena

Of course, they never ask to borrow your calculator again.

Which is the important thing, after all.

[Zebra]

1. Name a Computer OS.

Windows XP

2. Name a defunct computer company.

Tandy

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.

Accountant

4. Name a famous geek.

Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.

Glasses (Joker)

6. Name an object that could be described as “geeky.”

A toy (not used by children)

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.

Star Wars

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.

Model building

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.

Illegal Downloading

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks

William Shatner