ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, June 5, 1996 TAG: 9606050008
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: KNIGHT-RIDDER/TRIBUNE
Remember, it's not looks that count. It's the attitude. Geeks love technology and love their techno-jobs. If you can get over the hurdle of enjoying work, you're halfway there.
Geeks enjoy a little socializing - they're not solitary creatures like nerds - but their mixing is often online. A popular geek thischannel on Internet Relay Chat is (pound)root, which is largely made up of Unix systems administrators. Others who enjoy a good Unix discussion are also welcome, though.
Geeks enjoy talking about the new additions to the NASA Home Page. Notes Geek Code creator Robert Hayden: ``It's got photos and hard data. There's something to be said for sitting down with a bunch of numbers and crunching them. Don't forget: The geek is also a researcher in academia.''
A true geek reads computer books, but is careful about what's on the reading list. For example, Wired magazine isn't geek. Nor is the HotWired Web site (http://www.hotwired.com) .
``It's too mainstream and popular to qualify as being part of Geekdom,'' says Hayden. ``HotWired is MTV of the Net.''
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