I have been around all kinds of people from travelers, hitchhikers, masqueraders, organizers, nerds, players, educators and the geeks.

 After meeting a lot of people who are geeks, i have found most common traits in them.

Disclaimer : This refer to a general class of geeks , and is not derived just from anyone in specific.

Here is my observation on ‘geeks’…

1. Usually wear clothes right out of dryer (that is if they get time to wash them)
2. Drool over apple Notebooks, gaming consoles and latest gadgets
3. Have half clad women as wallpaper/screensaver (I censored this one :D)
4. Talk… talk… talk… when they find a good listener who understand their language, or are frighteningly quiet
5. Very forgetful, their brains don’t register information with priority less than one, Duh!!! registry bug.
6. Keeps away from anything which spells ‘management’
7. Talks philosophy, and look forlorn when doing so.
8. Mostly atheist and considers work their religion.
9. Mostly live alone away from parents, and their best friends always turn out to be their spouse.
10. They attend Linux User Groups and Tech Conferences.
11. Their schedule is always tentative and timing always late.
12. Semi-AntiSocial
- inability to wave at a frnd in a crowded place
- inability to approach any unknown person and start a conversation
- Lost in their own thoughts
- Prefer Social networking and blogging sites for social interactions

And I have always found myself attracted to girls that are geeks.

 P.S.:  are mostly entrepreneurs… when they join a big MNC, they will compromise on one or more of their ideals… and hence then cannot be labeled ‘hardcore geeks’.