You know you're a techie when. . .

[ObeseWalrus]

Right now I have 5m of ethernet cable and some ends ready to be assembled on my desk soooo.  

 

 

 

But really one day back in August when I was on the way home with the bus, was wearing shorts, my highlander tshirt and a mechanical keyboard under my arm.

[ManWithBeard1990]

i was thinking about building a wooden case how hard it was ?,what experience with tools and wood you have ?

the only think from keeping me from doing it is the fear from f*c!ng up something

It can be as easy or complicated as you want it to be. All you really need is Inkscape or a similar drawing program, and access to a laser cutter. The StealthRay was made up of about a hundred separate pieces of MDF so that one's quite complicated, but I suggest you start with a simple motherboard tray design, and expand from there. I have very little experience with woodworking. All the parts were cut out with the laser cutter and little to no hand work was required. Everything just sort of went together like a jigsaw puzzle.

[ElDiabeto]

When your the only one complaining that computers for your school's design lab are running core 2 duos.

 

When the amount of boxes from old tech orders is becoming a fire hazard.

 

When your friends are scared that you'll hack into their phones, emails, etc.

 

When you get in an argument with someone who says that their macbook air is super powerful.

 

When you have to explain to everybody in your class that that the router isn't called an airport and have to tell them what is does.

[ElDiabeto]

When you carry around sticks of RAM in your pocket.

[LarsReviews]

When I was able to by pass my schools Firewall without the use of a proxy.

 

They didn't know that giving me the password for one of the main admin accounts was a bad idea. 

 

Shutdown server? (Y/N)

[BossMann]

When people think you are hacking because you are using batch script to organize your folders.

 

When you have replaced a RJ45 more than once.

 

When your teachers say that you can probably by-pass the security (Firewall, monitoring software, admin passwords ect)... and you can. 

 

When you end up having a 12 port switch because you couldn't stand WiFi.

 

When you spend time looking at server logs to see if you can optimize them.

 

I have more, I just don't want to type them out.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Make a batch file that says

echo on

cmd

echo off

That bypasses the restriction on the command line. I've tried it on two school systems and it works every time, and it's undetectable unless someone is actually  watching you.

 

Command prompt is locked at my school. They really know how to lock down our computers sadly. I can't access task manager or run dialog - anything....

[DJF]

When you go onsite and you bring a spare for your spare because your first spare could be broken.

 

When you have given up trying to simplify things for people and instead come up with a car analogy.

[Đỗ Đức Huy]

When I passed every IT class from elementary school til uni where they just teaches you Microsoft Office (no joke) and you knows more about hardware and how to build a PC than 99% of your circle of friends. And yeah the tech support thing too 

[Cybertism]

When you become a ICT Teacher just because it was your favorite subject at school.

Completing a full tear down of an iphone just to see if the hardware matches the specs.

Having 16gb (4x4gb) DDR3 RAM under your bed.

 

Owning a Raspberry Pi - telling your self its for educational use only! (Then using it for Streaming games to tv).

Know all the specs of your current computer and previous ones.

 

Overclocking is standard...

Buying multiple SSD just to Raid 0.

 

When someone says do you speak any languages? Your reply is always C++, HTML, Python, Basic & Java. 

 

However my great techie moment was in a degree exam for database design and functions - i drew 18 pages of pictures of how to create a fully working database with data validation. However i was marked down for not having a conclusion or any sentences (excluding my name on the cover) I did still achieve 68% which is two marks off a first

[KRImSIN]

you bring your own mechanical keyboard when you help a friend overclock his PC

 

you wear a usb drive on your wrist with the latest Ubuntu release

 

I'd like to hear your stories. see if I share any of the experiences.

When you look at pc parts like it's porn  

 

W

[spwath]

You have a dream your German teacher is doing a PC building project and she will buy everyone the PSU of their choice

[ThatOtherGuy95]

carry around:

 

hirons boot CD 

windows 7 install on a usb stick

15000 mah battery pack

 

i also:

constantly listening to podcasts

screenshare to fix pc's

othered a IT position at secondary school at 17

texts from random people asking for help and suggestions

 

 

 

[mustafaali61]

He was the one who taught me and always drops 3-4k every 3 years to upgrade. He wants a sli 970 to justify my one! 

 

He is into games like civ. Hes not being serious though! 

 

Actually now that i think about it, hes sorta upset that i have haswell instead of the one before... muhahahaha. My family always tease each other about who has the better part.

you have a cool family. no one in my family understands computer parts like i do(which is nothing compared to what people in the forums know).

[asdfgh00]

when you open task manager.... (for other people I'm a techie when I do that)

when you have several flash drives at your backpack containing installers, anti-virus, ubuntu, etc.

when you explain something about tech and everyone else think you are a nerd.

when you are better than the IT on your school.

Building PC

when your past time is to go to LTT forums....... (yes I know I have only 25 posts : / but I read a lot )

[mustafaali61]

When you go to Best-Buy and talk to their "computer specialist" and they don't know what cherry mx switches are

[Geekazoid]

When you have to look at every LTT Members profile to see what PC specs they've got.

[AriseMini]

When you go to Best-Buy and talk to their "computer specialist" and they don't know what cherry mx switches are

Acctully When I go to best buy, I asked for MX Blues and the showed a CMStorm Quickfire TK, and now I have that keyboard.

[joppetie]

...most conversations you have on tech-related topics end in "never mind.."

[FuzzyYellow]

...most conversations you have on tech-related topics end in "never mind.."

So true...

[The_Evenger]

That doesn't work for me.... 

 

Me: Dad, im getting a asus strix gtx 970 next year.

Dad: No. 

Me: Why?

Dad: because the rule is you can't buy something better than me without buying me something better first. 

Me: ....

 

(he has two 660's in SLI) 

wait what? your dad makes you spend your money on his computer?

[nick99n]

It can be as easy or complicated as you want it to be. All you really need is Inkscape or a similar drawing program, and access to a laser cutter. The StealthRay was made up of about a hundred separate pieces of MDF so that one's quite complicated, but I suggest you start with a simple motherboard tray design, and expand from there. I have very little experience with woodworking. All the parts were cut out with the laser cutter and little to no hand work was required. Everything just sort of went together like a jigsaw puzzle.

i don't have a laser cuter but my father did every tile on the whole house and other stuff so i have a lot of tools to use 

is mdf sturdy enough ? 

[TwOne]

- When you have box full for each type of PC components, like spare expansion cards, and cables

- When you write ICT tutorials for your college classmates

[Lord Pantaloons]

When you say "What do you mean why?" when someone asks you why you wear a USB stick on a chain around your neck.

 

When someone asks you how you use 5 monitors and 3 PC's at the same time and all you can say to that is how can they stand just one monitor.

 

[evinta]

wait what? your dad makes you spend your money on his computer?

 

Hes pulling my leg. Hes classic american. 

 

In other words, when i made the mistake of not pushing my RAM all the way in he told me don't worry your a female, the proof is in the pudding.

 

He wouldn't say no to them but he doesn't expect me to.