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  • S Steve Raw

    Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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    Amarnath S
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    One quirk my friend used to have was - To move around every small thing on the table (paperweight, mobile, remote, etc) as a mouse, and expect something to move on an imaginary 'screen'.

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      Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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      CPallini
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      I visit often CodeProject.

      "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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      • S Steve Raw

        Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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        David Crow
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        They used to not be considered strange, but I now work 8+ hours per day, own a home, and don't do social media.

        "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

        "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

        "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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        • S Steve Raw

          Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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          dandy72
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          Why does this feel like a survey coming straight from 1997?

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          • S Steve Raw

            Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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            Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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            Nothing I do is strange - I'm a computer nerd...

            "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

            "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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            • S Steve Raw

              Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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              Cp Coder
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              Never! It's all other people that are starnge! :-D

              Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!

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              • S Steve Raw

                Do you ever do strange things because you're a computer nerd? For those of us here who may consider ourselves to be computer nerds, what unusual things do you do?

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                0x01AA
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                In c++ #define private public ;P :doh: :laugh:

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                  People say they pick their nose. Feel like I was just born with mine.

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                  Steve Raw
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                  I've developed a strange quirk that I can't shake. I look at other cars' license plates when in traffic. I automatically have to evaluate the characters of each license plate to determine if every character qualifies as a hexadecimal character. If all the characters on a license plate qualify as hexadecimal, I take the first 6 characters and imagine what color that hex code would represent. Once I've got the color in mind, I move on to the next license plate and do it again. I can't stop it. My brain automatically does this whenever I see another car's license plate. If I see a license plate with characters that match a number sequence matching up to the first 10 digits of pi (e.g. "ABC314"), then that little voice in my mind says "Oh, cool"...

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                    In c++ #define private public ;P :doh: :laugh:

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                    PIEBALDconsult
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                    Back in the day, I wrote my own versions of some C string functions (which didn't blow up on NULL)... # define strlen safe_strlen

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                    • S Steve Raw

                      I've developed a strange quirk that I can't shake. I look at other cars' license plates when in traffic. I automatically have to evaluate the characters of each license plate to determine if every character qualifies as a hexadecimal character. If all the characters on a license plate qualify as hexadecimal, I take the first 6 characters and imagine what color that hex code would represent. Once I've got the color in mind, I move on to the next license plate and do it again. I can't stop it. My brain automatically does this whenever I see another car's license plate. If I see a license plate with characters that match a number sequence matching up to the first 10 digits of pi (e.g. "ABC314"), then that little voice in my mind says "Oh, cool"...

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                      I thought I was the only person that did this I look for code on license plates but most often what the profession might be of the car owner I tried to get Dado the Arizona License Burrow told me it was too close to Dildo so I asked if I could have that instead She didn't laugh

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