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Nerd Celebrities...
2005-05-03, 5:47 AM #1
I've become pretty good friends with this guy.... who happens to have been the lead programmer for Everquest and one of the 3 programmers that worked on Quake 2 and Quake 3. He's a cool kid and we always talk about music and stuff. He started out with 3dfx back in the day....

Anyone else know nerd celebs? Those people that every you would normally talk to would be like "oh? who cares?" but to the select few, they are dieties.
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2005-05-03, 6:01 AM #2
Lets see.... nope.

But everquest you say?
Could you give me his address so I could uh, repay him for all the years of tort- fun I had?
2005-05-03, 6:05 AM #3
Quote:
Originally posted by Stinkywrix
Lets see.... nope.

But everquest you say?
Could you give me his address so I could uh, repay him for all the years of tort- fun I had?


...no, but I could give you his website and you can join his nerd forums and talk about nerd things... very similar to here, just with more emphasis on the nerd aspect of everything. I'm not using nerd as derrogatory, just descriptively... you understand, right? I mean, we're all nerds here.
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2005-05-03, 6:10 AM #4
"Holy ***! Ethan was right! Super Nerds!"

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2005-05-03, 6:19 AM #5
I think I'm still registered at Will Wheaton's forums and talked to him before, but uh.. it's not like it's something I'm proud of.
2005-05-03, 6:43 AM #6
Quote:
Originally posted by Masq
I think I'm still registered at Will Wheaton's forums and talked to him before, but uh.. it's not like it's something I'm proud of.


Ya... I dont post on this guy's forums, I just found out about his website after my girlfriend told me about it. Now I know what he's always doing on his computer...... creepy.
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2005-05-03, 7:50 AM #7
A guy I used to work with is good friends with Mike Drew of DrewTech, the almighty god of linux automotive diagnostics...
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2005-05-03, 8:08 AM #8
woah, there are nerds here?
I can't think of anything to put here right now.
2005-05-03, 9:05 AM #9
Vin Diesal is a big video gamer and also plays a lot of Dungeons and Dragons.

Robin Williams is also a big gamer and was into Day of Defeat for a while. He also shows up at apple/mac conventions.
2005-05-03, 9:09 AM #10
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Originally posted by TheJkWhoSaysNi
"Holy ***! Ethan was right! Super Nerds!"


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2005-05-03, 10:00 AM #11
Quote:
Originally posted by DSettahr
Vin Diesal is a big video gamer and also plays a lot of Dungeons and Dragons.

Robin Williams is also a big gamer and was into Day of Defeat for a while. He also shows up at apple/mac conventions.


Robin Williams' favorite game out is HL2, and he plays CS:S often
D E A T H
2005-05-03, 10:04 AM #12
So being a programmer on a game makes you a celebrity these days?

I read about the Robin Williams Half-Life 2 thing a while back... he would make a great Dr. Kleiner if they ever made a movie of the game.

[edit: Stupid, non-sensical use of grammar.]
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2005-05-03, 10:05 AM #13
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
Robin Williams' favorite game out is HL2, and he plays CS:S often

Ah man, I'd love to play in a game with him. Just imagine him on the other while you're fragging his ***. :p
2005-05-03, 10:09 AM #14
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2005-05-03, 10:12 AM #15
I bet that kid regrets being in Family Matters now. :p
2005-05-03, 10:19 AM #16
Quote:
Originally posted by Shintock
I bet that kid regrets being in Family Matters now. :p


I bet his testicles regret it more.
2005-05-03, 10:50 AM #17
There's a parent of a elementary schooler here who was the art director for Hitman. He gave little presentation of sorts on video game design. It was kind of cool, I guess.
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2005-05-03, 1:34 PM #18
my brother talks to the Battletech writers from time to time, and some of the FASA game Devs
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2005-05-03, 1:56 PM #19
I am acquainted with the woman who did the world textures for CS:S and also has done a lot of cover and promotional art (for DoD and CS:S) and is working on Team Fortress 2, also...obviously, she works at Valve. She's really cool, and HOT! But it's not like we're friends.
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2005-05-03, 1:59 PM #20
There's actually work being done on TF2?
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2005-05-03, 2:03 PM #21
Sure is. Unless she's been teasing me because she knows I'm a geek.
Warhead[97]
2005-05-03, 2:34 PM #22
Hold on. Not all programmers are nerds/geeks... :mad:
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2005-05-03, 2:35 PM #23
yes they/we are.
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2005-05-03, 2:39 PM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by Dominik
Hold on. Not all programmers are nerds/geeks... :mad:


Sounds like denial to me.
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2005-05-03, 2:43 PM #25
If I wanted to, I could go see Rick Johnson (Raven / Jedi Outcast). One of my mom's friend's husband (who lives right next to my grandparents about a mile away, so we know them very well) has him over all the time for Dungeon and Dragons.
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2005-05-03, 2:47 PM #26
Quote:
Originally posted by Dominik
Hold on. Not all programmers are nerds/geeks... :mad:


Yes, they are. If you're defending yourself, realize this--you program, game, and post on a Star Wars forum dedicated to an 8 year old game. I think it's time to face facts.
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2005-05-03, 2:47 PM #27
Quote:
Originally posted by DeTRiTiC-iQ
yes they/we are.


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2005-05-03, 2:50 PM #28
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
Yes, they are. If you're defending yourself, realize this--you program, game, and post on a Star Wars forum dedicated to an 8 year old game. I think it's time to face facts.


Yes, I game and program, but I have a life: I skateboard and play in a band; therefore I am not a geek/nerd.
Skateboarding is not a crime.
2005-05-03, 2:51 PM #29
Sorry, no, you're still a geek! Accept it and move on. Geeks don't have to be losers or nerds.
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2005-05-03, 2:53 PM #30
Quote:
Originally posted by BobTheMasher
Geeks don't have to be losers or nerds.


Yes. That's exactly my definition of a geek.
Skateboarding is not a crime.
2005-05-03, 2:56 PM #31
Quote:
Originally posted by Dominik
Yes, I game and program, but I have a life: I skateboard and play in a band; therefore I am not a geek/nerd.


The biggest geek/nerd I know used to play in a band and skateboarding is hardly a social skill.

I have a life too--I'm still a geek/nerd. You need to stop thinking it's such a bad thing.

And your definition is wrong. Just because you're a geek doesn't mean you're a loser, really.
D E A T H
2005-05-03, 2:57 PM #32
Your definition is wrong.

I code, I go out, I play guitar, I get drunk, I play sport.

However, due to the first factor alone i'm still a geek.
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2005-05-03, 2:57 PM #33
You're a geek, Dominik.
2005-05-03, 2:59 PM #34
Quote:
Originally posted by saberopus
You're a geek, Dominik.


Never. I refuse.
Skateboarding is not a crime.
2005-05-03, 3:00 PM #35
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
The biggest geek/nerd I know used to play in a band and skateboarding is hardly a social skill.

I have a life too--I'm still a geek/nerd. You need to stop thinking it's such a bad thing.

And your definition is wrong. Just because you're a geek doesn't mean you're a loser, really.


So what's a geek?
Skateboarding is not a crime.
2005-05-03, 3:01 PM #36
Someone who's interested in gaming, programming, or other such nonesense technically speaking. Everyone has a little geek in them...it's just more showy on different people.
D E A T H
2005-05-03, 3:02 PM #37
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
Someone who's interested in gaming, programming, or other such nonesense technically speaking. Everyone has a little geek in them...it's just more showy on different people.


Then I am one indeed. :(

Nevertheless, I am not a nerd.
Skateboarding is not a crime.
2005-05-03, 3:03 PM #38
Quote:
Originally posted by DSettahr
Vin Diesal is a big video gamer and also plays a lot of Dungeons and Dragons.
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That's hilarious... I bet he's an orc barbarian every time.

It just.. fits his personality so well.
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2005-05-03, 3:03 PM #39
Hate to break it to you Dominik, but you're a geek.

Regardless. I'm SOOO Posting this on a 60" Samsung HD DLP. SO AWESOME!! I was playing GuildWars earlier... OMFG..
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2005-05-03, 3:03 PM #40
someone who actually has an interest in their field of expertise beyond what is required of them is a geek.
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