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The non geek’s guide to geek speak

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Lately I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to listen to geeks have a conversation. It must be maddening, I mean when you think about it, because they live in a world of deep introspection, and the language is all their own. Although words and phrases are used that sound familiar, the meaning is all distorted.

I have been collecting a few uncommon or borrowed computer phrases that I come across day to day. Let’s call this post a guide to help non geeks understand geeks when they speak. (more…)