17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Timothy C. May wrote:
I just cringe when I meet young programmers at Cypherpunks who mumble "I'm just a computer geek." Fine, I write them off as geeks.
OK, I am a foreigner. Can anyone explain me what the word "geek" means and what are the origins of this word? I thought it was a cool word, meaning someone orthogonal to the present world but being able to change it. - Igor.