Tonight's topic was geekism and its effects on life. Mostly, it was about who is geekier in our group and how he/she exposes it to the world. What came out of the conversation is that we can't claim one geekier than other, since we are all geeks in something.

The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, etc.", says Wikipedia

For example, I feel a bike-geek since this summer. I have used a bike for a number of years (maybe 20, maybe more), but I have never felt like I wanted to know more abouf fixing it, never felt it like something close to my habits, which I use with easiness, without effort, and for fun. Last night, while going back home in the heavy rain, on the canal - there was just me and my bike. And my bike, despite of the heavy rain, kept going, and me - too. I felt it like a real old friend.

There is geekism in everything. It is not attached to computers, and to technology in any way. There is the famous poster: "The 56 Geeks, by Scott Johnson", which demonstrates some types of geeks. Being good in something, and being willing to get out of conventional rules of its usage of this something, enjoying to have it and to use it, makes you already feel like a "geek". Cooking for example. If you stick to written recipies, and do not dare to improvise, you might not necessary be a cook (cook geek), but if you see the recipy and you are able to imagine what spices will go well with the ingredients, and are not afraid to experiment... hmm, that's it!

Here's what Cecilia says about geeks (nerds and dorks):

The xkcd comics has provided a great way to understand the (simple) mind of the sys-admins, which we all seem to rely on at times in order to "fix" our computer and networking problems. When you look closely what they do, and the time they take to fix the smallest problem, you understand where they get this wisedom sometimes. The answer surely is Google.

By searching a definition of a geek for a new research project, I got this one:

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