Who here isn't a programmer, and therefore devoid of geek status?
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define "being a programmer"Originally posted by freakydancerWho here isn't a programmer, and therefore devoid of geek status?
Does SQL count as programming?Coffee's for closers -
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'fraid so, GEEK BOY!!Originally posted by Spacecadetdefine "being a programmer"
Does SQL count as programming?Call the cops
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good job i just browse the internet all day then and never touch any SQLOriginally posted by freakydancer'fraid so, GEEK BOY!!
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I used to spend hours typing the programs from magazines into my BBC B and was always disappointed with the results
does that count?
I just fix things and train people these days.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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I used to do that on an Amstrad CPC 464, then have to spend hours debugging the fecking code. Luckily at 16 i discovered booze and birds so i was saved untill i finished uni.Originally posted by gingerjediI used to spend hours typing the programs from magazines into my BBC B and was always disappointed with the results
does that count?
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I'm having some difficulty programming a Sony remote control - so definitely geek free. I am not a geek for some other reasons, but I don't know you well enough to tell.
BTW if anyone knows how to get one of these b@stards to drive Sky+ . . . I would appreciate the assistance.Comment
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