Mick-E

Sex: Male
Location: Ireland
Occupation: Outcast Genius, de facto spiritual leader of the COTWG, Chaplain to the NLBC
Status: First fire in the new house :)
Member since: Jun 2004
Forum posts: 323
Web site: http://my.opera.com/Mickeyjoe_irl/blog/

About me

Half Irish, born and raised in Canada. Moved to Ireland permanently in '96. Self-professed (confessed?) geek, working mainly in tech-support.

I don't know who exactly wrote this, but it has me pegged pretty well.

Outcast Genius
65 % Nerd, 78% Geek, 56% Dork
For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius.

Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject).

Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815

My work

General geek. Tech support, networking, virus/malware removal, etc.

I'm now doing a BSc in Computing (Software Development)

Fast facts

At the movies I like to see:the screen
Last movie seen:Wall-E A movie so nice I saw it twice. Now I have the DVD.
Music I listen to:whatever's on the radio
Best album right now:Republic of Loose - Vol IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil
Favorite author:Spike Milligan
Last book read:by a strange coincidence "The Completely Essential Spike Milligan"
Best game right now:Sudoku
Favorite sports team:Kilkenny - Up the Cats!
I'm passionate about:computers
I wish I could:think of something clever to put in this reply
Favorite travel destination:Ireland, fortunately. Still plenty of the country I haven't seen yet.
On my vacation I..:do the driving, 'cause I enjoy it.
If I won 1 million dollars, I would:have a bank balance of $1,000,000.05
If I were a super hero I would:probably not reveal the fact here.
Fashion I rather not see again:Yes, though that's a funny way to put it. (I have NO interest in fashion.)
My worst purchase ever:is apparently a repressed memory.
I want my coffee..:occasionally. I'm a tea drinker.
Food I like:is the food I eat.
I don't like:leaving answers blank
Software I use:Java SDK, TextPad, Eclipse, OpenOffice
Hardware I use:Acer Aspire 5920
I discovered My Opera from:the Opera browser.