Scuba and Computer Folkes?

[landlocked]

Being new to the board, I have been checking out some of your bios as I read your posts. (I caught a little about King Neptune in one of the posts. wow!) Is it just me or does there seem to be a proportinately large number of members in computer related occupations? Second question. If, as it seems to me, there are a lot of us geeks hanging around here, why? What is it that attracts computer people to diving and/or vice versa?

 

[MnLakeDiver]

you might be looking at the wrong cause. it might be just alot of geeks on the www and were just a small % that happen to dive.

 

[Starfish]

I think that it may be that people in the computer field have more ready access to the Web on a daily basis.

 

[GeekDiver]

I didn't know anyone at work who dives until I started to talk about getting into Scuba then it was like they were comming out of the woodworks. Most are not active divers any more but I couldn't belive how many co-workers I had that had c-cards. Now alot of them went through and got the OW cert but never dived after the fact but most were active divers thet just didn't have time anymore to dive (new babies, ect). One co-worker has a cool pic in his cube I never noticed untill the other day he was hovering for a pic when a huge big 7'-8' foot shark passed over his head, bumbed his tank and rub the top of his head coolest pic I've ever seen.

I think it because phones don't work well under water. When you get burned out a little water helps the heat go away.

Regards,
GD

 

[NetPro]

It's just that us geeks are out there doing all the cool stuff. We want to be different and do those things that 95% of the people don't do.

NetPro
MCSE, A+, CNA, Pilot-SEL/MEL/Inst., Skydiver, Scuba Newbie

ps. we always get the girl too.

 

[CuriousMe]

I agree with you GeekDiver,

Being out of reach is a huge plus for diving. It's just wonderful being underwater, I'm relaxed, and no one wants a thing from me. (other than being a good buddy of course).

 

[Darian Dunn]

There is a large percentage of computer people who have access to the Internet all day long. Of these people some scuba dive. If you look at profiles on other boards you will find the same true for hunting and gun related items. My guess is that it is the same for other sports and hobbies.

I will also say that diving is a sport for people who have money. Computer people have more disposable income than the guy working at Burger King.

Then there is the psychological make up of a computer person. Most of us have the personality that allows us to try Scuba diving. There are some other professions that are not know for trying new stuff (change is bad people).

Darian Dunn, CISSP, MCP, BS in CIS, AOW (& nitrox) diving since 1986.

 

[GeekDiver]

If were not surfin the net then we might actualy pay attention to the guy who just called.

Why do people call in for help then lie about the problem. ie.
I'm getting mem related errors.

no the machine came with 4gb of ram.

What do you mean that you don't use kingston memory.

no it shiped with the machine.

My other Question is why do we Geeks always include all the letters after our names

GeekDiver
TSE III, ABG, NA CSC
MCSE, CNA, ACT, ASE, A+

P.S. This is how my last Corp Signature looked like.

 

[Darian Dunn]

I think the initials behind the names are indicative of our nature to torture ourselves.

The more initials the more we had to study, work and kill our selves to get them.

It also help when you are looking for a new job somewhere warmer.

Darian Dunn, CISSP, MCP, EIEIO

 

[Ontario Diver]

No wonder I'm still looking for work

I'm just Matt.