"noob" girlfriend needs help!

[unorthodoxnerd]

here i am.

do i qualify to be taken seriously yet?

 

[NutBucket]

Honestly, don't bother.

 

[yoda291]

what does he do for a living? Different types of nerds use completely different sets of acronyms. For instance, it's reasonable to find a switch engineer who couldn't tell you about FSMO roles. Vice versa, a microsoft engineer could, understandably, become confused when discussing MPLS. Find out what his job entails and then read up on the whitepapers put out by the vendors in his field. Like, if he's a systems admin, you could read stuff from novell, if he's an engineer, stuff from cisco is always good for late night conversation.

then again, maybe he's just trying to impress you, in which case you should feign being ever-so awed by his vocabulary and offer to defragment his hard drive until he walks funny. in the case he's a linux geek, offer to let him check your filesystem.

_Peter.

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: yoda291
what does he do for a living? Different types of nerds use completely different sets of acronyms. For instance, it's reasonable to find a switch engineer who couldn't tell you about FSMO roles. Vice versa, a microsoft engineer could, understandably, become confused when discussing MPLS. Find out what his job entails and then read up on the whitepapers put out by the vendors in his field. Like, if he's a systems admin, you could read stuff from novell, if he's an engineer, stuff from cisco is always good for late night conversation.

then again, maybe he's just trying to impress you, in which case you should feign being ever-so awed by his vocabulary and offer to defragment his hard drive until he walks funny. in the case he's a linux geek, offer to let him check your filesystem.

_Peter.

QFT

 

[RedCOMET]

wow, took less than an hour for pics.

She learns fast.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
here i am.

do i qualify to be taken seriously yet?

No. Banned, yes.

 

[unorthodoxnerd]

i actually had to ask someone to help me do the whole picture thing.

 

[Brian23]

Learning to be a nerd isn't something you can do overnight. It takes a lot of work and dedication. However, If you want the shortcut, it's here.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
i actually had to ask someone to help me do the whole picture thing.

Who?

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
here i am.

do i qualify to be taken seriously yet?

No. Banned, yes.

roflcopter.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
i actually had to ask someone to help me do the whole picture thing.

<typical atot response>did you pay them in sexual favours, if so, pics?<typical atot response>

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
here i am.

do i qualify to be taken seriously yet?

No. Banned, yes.

roflcopter.

He PMd me and said it wasn't nice.

 

[unorthodoxnerd]

not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

My mother died when I was three.

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

The PC way to say it is Text.

Edit: It appears that link is no longer good, so here's the updated version: Text

You're gone!

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

The PC way to say it is Text.

QFB

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

You expect to learn about computers but aren't intuitive enough to click "Quote"?

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

Wow, you're a fast learner. BTW, quote is right under the post to right, next to "reply."

You're also one dedicated gf to go this far. Won't he notice this thread?

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

Wow, you're a fast learner. BTW, quote is right under the post to right, next to "reply."

You're also one dedicated gf to go this far. Won't he notice this thread?

seriously, this is a computer forum, half of us have girlfriends that share the last name .jpg.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

The PC way to say it is Text.

Edit: It appears that link is no longer good, so here's the updated version: Text

Edit
QFB

 

[unorthodoxnerd]

yeah he'll probably notice it and end up getting mad at me for it. ohhh well

 

[cerebusPu]

okay..this thread degenerated quick. why cant you guys be helpful?

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

Wow, you're a fast learner. BTW, quote is right under the post to right, next to "reply."

You're also one dedicated gf to go this far. Won't he notice this thread?

seriously, this is a computer forum, half of us have girlfriends that share the last name: hand.

Fixed

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
okay..this thread degenerated quick. why cant you guys be helpful?

Because this never turns out to be true. We are now cynical. He/she can't quote but has no problem PMing me.

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: unorthodoxnerd
not quite sure how to quote yet... but to oldsmoboat: your mom.

The PC way to say it is Text.

Edit: It appears that link is no longer good, so here's the updated version: Text

Hopping on the bandwagon!

QFB!