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You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)

by CodeGlitch 7y ago

coopsmgoops 7y ago
You are correct, however I also enjoy the sounds of motor head but I wouldn't work well right next to them practicing.
atomlib 7y ago
What's a tree geek?
- onion2k 7y ago
  It's a big plant that we get wood from.
  - kortilla 7y ago
    Who are you calling geek?
  - martin_a 7y ago
    You're really into this "tree thing", aren't you?
- Moru 7y ago
  Geek is someone that has a special interest that goes up and beyond what is usual [1]. So a tree geek is someone that knows a lot about trees. Or there was a typo that was supposed to be "true" but I'm sure you know this already :-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek
dijit 7y ago
I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult your manager; the issue is with poor sound isolation not with mechanical keyboards. Typewriters were a thing for many decades and people managed. Keyboards might be a preference but the fact is that we're all human and we have our "sound vices"; whether it be being too loud when chewing or yelling into a mic mere inches away from your face all the way to nervously clicking your tongue when lost in thought. Don't excuse those who have designed offices to be very poor w.r.t. sound isolation by blaming those who dare make noise.
- dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
  Come on, relax a bit! A little bit of humor is important, especially in these times. It's all for fun, none of the parents really meant being dismissive etc. We all need to cheer up a bit otherwise we'll get crazy!
- kwhitefoot 7y ago
  > Typewriters were a thing for many decades and people managed. Perhaps you weren't there. When typewriters were commonly used they were typically in the typing pool or in the secretary's own office and the noise didn't impinge on the rest of us. Of course it was different in offices where the principal activity was typing such as newspapers. From '78 to '82 I worked as an electronics engineer in an open plan office that was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. None of us typed, instead we scrawled our documentation longhand and the department secretary typed it on an IBM Selectric in her own office next to the department manager's office. It sounds inefficient but in fact was not because revising documents was so time consuming that more effort went into keeping things simple and as far as practicable right first time. If someone had made a lot of noise it would have been pointless complaining about the design of the office, the only practical remedy would be for them to stop being noisy.
- Ensorceled 7y ago
  Did you really turn that offhand comment into a rant about geek gatekeeping? I started working in an era when electric typewriters were still common. They certainly were not used in the common areas in any place I worked because of the noise. Just to be clear, if you make a ton of noise in a common environment it’s your job to find a way to reduce your impact. If we have to go to the manager to make you change your ways ... well that answers the AITA.
  - slantyyz 6y ago
    Didn't offices in that era have an area called a "typing pool" to confine the noise to a dedicated area to keep common areas quieter?
    - 6y ago
mewpmewp2 7y ago
I enjoy the sound of MY keyboard.
maest 7y ago
This is either sarcastic or (dismissive and gatekeeping-y).

You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)

coopsmgoops 7y ago

You are correct, however I also enjoy the sounds of motor head but I wouldn't work well right next to them practicing.

atomlib 7y ago

What's a tree geek?

onion2k 7y ago
It's a big plant that we get wood from.
- kortilla 7y ago
  Who are you calling geek?
- martin_a 7y ago
  You're really into this "tree thing", aren't you?
Moru 7y ago
Geek is someone that has a special interest that goes up and beyond what is usual [1]. So a tree geek is someone that knows a lot about trees. Or there was a typo that was supposed to be "true" but I'm sure you know this already :-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek

dijit 7y ago

I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult your manager; the issue is with poor sound isolation not with mechanical keyboards. Typewriters were a thing for many decades and people managed. Keyboards might be a preference but the fact is that we're all human and we have our "sound vices"; whether it be being too loud when chewing or yelling into a mic mere inches away from your face all the way to nervously clicking your tongue when lost in thought. Don't excuse those who have designed offices to be very poor w.r.t. sound isolation by blaming those who dare make noise.

dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
Come on, relax a bit! A little bit of humor is important, especially in these times. It's all for fun, none of the parents really meant being dismissive etc. We all need to cheer up a bit otherwise we'll get crazy!
kwhitefoot 7y ago
> Typewriters were a thing for many decades and people managed. Perhaps you weren't there. When typewriters were commonly used they were typically in the typing pool or in the secretary's own office and the noise didn't impinge on the rest of us. Of course it was different in offices where the principal activity was typing such as newspapers. From '78 to '82 I worked as an electronics engineer in an open plan office that was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. None of us typed, instead we scrawled our documentation longhand and the department secretary typed it on an IBM Selectric in her own office next to the department manager's office. It sounds inefficient but in fact was not because revising documents was so time consuming that more effort went into keeping things simple and as far as practicable right first time. If someone had made a lot of noise it would have been pointless complaining about the design of the office, the only practical remedy would be for them to stop being noisy.
Ensorceled 7y ago
Did you really turn that offhand comment into a rant about geek gatekeeping? I started working in an era when electric typewriters were still common. They certainly were not used in the common areas in any place I worked because of the noise. Just to be clear, if you make a ton of noise in a common environment it’s your job to find a way to reduce your impact. If we have to go to the manager to make you change your ways ... well that answers the AITA.
- slantyyz 6y ago
  Didn't offices in that era have an area called a "typing pool" to confine the noise to a dedicated area to keep common areas quieter?
  - 6y ago

mewpmewp2 7y ago

I enjoy the sound of MY keyboard.

maest 7y ago

This is either sarcastic or (dismissive and gatekeeping-y).