From: | Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM> |
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Subject: | Re: Deep Geek [was: ASIST Converter] |
Date: | Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:24:41 -0500 |
At 05:43 PM 11/24/98 +1000, Lady Jestyr wrote:
>>item. (Forget the Deep Resonance for a moment, there would also be a
>>distinct "Deep Geek" appeal.)
>
>*rofl*
>
>You have no idea how much I just hurt myself laughing. :-)
>
>"Deep Geek"... *chortle*
The phrase is actually from "The Real Cyberpunk Fakebook" by St. Jude,
R.U. Sirius
and Bart Nagel. They list "Deep Geek" as a type of cyberpunk, though
in my posting, I might have implied a wider scope to it than the
original definition has:
>>>>>Deep Geek:
>Supernerds, Hackers, Wizards, Phone Phreakers
>Things get difficult here. Deep geekware is unstandard.
> Very heavy Wizards can look like accountants, or like
>streetpeople. Facial hair and Goodwill Casual happen a lot.
> Chubby happens too, since these guys don't do enough
>dancing in leather pants. To get along in this scene, you
>really need to be very smart, very funny, or very sexy. To
>work yourself up to smart at least, learn UNIX. Or carry
>the 2600 zine in your back pocket and read that. Practice
>being technical. But until you get good, wear your
>cyberbasics and never leave home without your laser pointer.
>This will draw the admiration of people who don't know any
>better, which has its own rewards.
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