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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Other => Topic started by: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 01:20:01 pm

Title: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 01:20:01 pm

How many of y'all have ever used your knowledge of technology and programming as an ice-breaker with a hot girl? Or hot guy, if you're not into girls? It doesn't have to be for romantic reasons, either. I have used my knowledge of technology and programming as a conversation topic numerous times, none of which were romantically driven.
I'm asking mostly out of curiosity, but also because I have been offered a "job" of sorts to tutor a woman old enough to be my grandmother (at least, she claims to be a certain age, which, if true, would make her about as old as my grandmother) how to use a computer for her classes.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Xeda112358 on February 17, 2011, 01:36:40 pm

I have not used it as an icebreaker and I don't really know why... Well, I mean I have tried impressing a guy with what I know, but it doesn't help that it is usually after we have known each other and they find out pretty quickly that I don't actually know much :p... as a regular icebreaker (as in not for romantic reasons) then yes, I have used my knowledge of calcs...

"Check out my TI-89... it has a gameboy emulator! Yep, that's pokemon red version! Oh, this? This is my 84! Yeah, I made this program... I'm working on an RPG... uh-huh! Yes! oh, okay! What time?"

Okay, before I get off topic... >_>

(the "What time?" was actually in response to "so can you get that on my calculator? :P)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Munchor on February 17, 2011, 01:39:28 pm

Whenever a girl knows I'm into 'computing' (as they say), they run away (not literally, methaforically).

Also, from personal experience, never mention you program calculators (not in Europe, at least), if you say are into computer programming, you look less of a nerd.

But yeah, I can't hide that I'm a programmer most of the times, some girls might even say 'That's cool'.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Xeda112358 on February 17, 2011, 01:41:07 pm

oh, hey Holmes... Ya know... I program calculators... I can even use it to play games!
>_>
:P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Munchor on February 17, 2011, 01:43:52 pm

Quote from: Xeda112358 on February 17, 2011, 01:41:07 pm

oh, hey Holmes... Ya know... I program calculators... I can even use it to play games!
>_>
:P

looooool

Holmes, would that work with you?

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ACagliano on February 17, 2011, 02:01:22 pm

I generally use the games that I have or am making for the calculator as an icebreaker. "Hey, I have Super Mario", or "Hey, I'm making a Zelda clone", to the usual response of "Cool. Can you hook me up with that?" from guys or "That is awesome. I want that game." from girls. Once I talk to them regularly, regardless of gender, I usually avoid the topic of programming, unless the girl happens to be somewhat technology-minded. There are a few of my friends (girls) who I have taught or am teaching TI-Basic, meanwhile, I'm whipping out Axe stuff and they're like "WTF". They are also members of my website and support my projects.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 02:27:30 pm

Quote from: Scout on February 17, 2011, 01:43:52 pm

Quote from: Xeda112358 on February 17, 2011, 01:41:07 pm
oh, hey Holmes... Ya know... I program calculators... I can even use it to play games!
>_>
:P
looooool
Holmes, would that work with you?

Probably.

ACagliano, that's pretty neat.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Happybobjr on February 17, 2011, 03:54:41 pm

Funny, Nerds are at the top of the chain at my school :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Munchor on February 17, 2011, 04:06:22 pm

Quote from: Happybobjr on February 17, 2011, 03:54:41 pm

Funny, Nerds are at the top of the chain at my school :P

Really? Where's that? XD

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Binder News on February 17, 2011, 04:13:11 pm

My life is sad. I don't even really try to talk to girls. The only ones I talk to are these friends I've know since 6th grade, friends I'v known since kindergarten, and this random girl I sit next to in Business who gets bored easily. :P
I have absolutely no way to pick up anyone, but no desire to either.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ztrumpet on February 17, 2011, 04:25:00 pm

I don't use programming much as a conversation starter, but my name is pretty much synonymous for two things at my school: Trumpet/Band and Calcs. :)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Ashbad on February 17, 2011, 04:43:50 pm

I just impress people by making up shit like "I'm currently the 2nd best assembly programmer in the world, I'm competing against the best to claim his title atm" or "I'm in a programming contest with 100,000 entrants, and in the final round it's me and 5 other people competing to win TI's annual $1mil scholorship prize"

and since non-programmers can be gullible dipshits it always works and I'm considered the "smartest guy in school" :)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: willrandship on February 17, 2011, 05:34:04 pm

Argh, I can never get the girls to stay away most of the time :P

@Ashbad you dont need to make stuff up for that effect, just start describing pointers.

Im the only calc nerd at my school, and I dont really have a place on the ladder. More like a jet pack going up and down, talking to people. People dont mess with me, or something bad happens to them/their calc/their school login. (jk on that last bit :P)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 17, 2011, 05:58:43 pm

Quote from: Binder News on February 17, 2011, 04:13:11 pm

My life is sad. I don't even really try to talk to girls. The only ones I talk to are these friends I've know since 6th grade, friends I'v known since kindergarten, and this random girl I sit next to in Business who gets bored easily. :P
I have absolutely no way to pick up anyone, but no desire to either.

Yeah same here. As for me, girls didn't care about programming and such things, so they weren't really impressed by my programming skills in school. They prefered someone who prefer to go out regularly. :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: AngelFish on February 17, 2011, 06:07:43 pm

/me officially doesn't program, not because he's embarrassed, but because he's known for other things, like "That guy who knows how to make strawberry scented explosives"

It only happened once...

EDIT: Joking about that being my reputation, although the story may or may not be true >_>

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Binder News on February 17, 2011, 06:07:48 pm

Go out? You mean like, outside? I didn't know that was possible! O.O

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 17, 2011, 06:10:26 pm

Quite ironically, despite being in front of the computer so much, I still spend at least 20 hours a week outside, but that's because my job mostly occurs outside. :P Otherwise I still go outside sometimes, but not as often.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: willrandship on February 17, 2011, 06:12:41 pm

Im outside a lot. I'm in process of digging a root cellar for my mom.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: yunhua98 on February 17, 2011, 06:21:17 pm

I go outside all the time too. :D And browse the internet lol. Its an occupational benefit of being a mobile devices user such as iPhones/iPods/smartphones. ;)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Deep Toaster on February 17, 2011, 07:03:31 pm

Quote from: Funny #omnimaga quotes

Quote #89 - <nemo> i did it in the most awkward way too. she was packing up at her locker, halfway on the floor and i was like "I need you to look at this", handed her it, she seemed really excited.. even though i had just asked her out via a z80 processor... and then we awkwardly stood there

I haven't. I use my calculator for what it's meant to be. A gaming device.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: willrandship on February 17, 2011, 07:05:14 pm

Hehehe, dont we all :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 08:02:02 pm

I use mine as a *le gasp* calculator.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: qazz42 on February 17, 2011, 08:09:25 pm

due to nasty rumors, my chances with girls are -9000 until college

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Xeda112358 on February 17, 2011, 08:59:45 pm

Quote from: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 08:02:02 pm

I use mine as a *le gasp* calculator.

Ooh, I think I've done that before! It was so cool, too! I've never had a hand held gaming device that could double as a calculator before!

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 09:13:42 pm

My name in my school is synonymous with nerd, programmer, and math
I stand no chance at picking up nerds they all go for the athletics people

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: holmes221b on February 17, 2011, 09:15:28 pm

Quote from: qazz42 on February 17, 2011, 08:09:25 pm

due to nasty rumors, my chances with girls are -9000 until college

Same here, but it's until the USS Enterprise self-destructs.

Feel free to interpret that as you want...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: fb39ca4 on February 17, 2011, 10:21:35 pm

People at school know I have ways with computers, and that I know how to put games on calculators, but that's about it. Some of my closer friends know I am in the process of hacking my school network to do a huge prank at the end of the school year.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: leafy on February 17, 2011, 10:24:28 pm

Quote from: Binder News on February 17, 2011, 06:07:48 pm

Go out? You mean like, outside? I didn't know that was possible! O.O

Freddiew: Take some time. Go outside.
<10 min later>
Outside sucks.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 10:24:42 pm

Me and a few friends are trying to do something like that also...It should be awesome

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: fb39ca4 on February 17, 2011, 10:26:51 pm

mine involves CD drives...
Normally, I wouldn't do this and risk getting banned from the school computers, but I'm moving to another state this summer, so I don't have much to lose.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 10:27:23 pm

Mine involves command prompt and firewalls...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Geekboy1011 on February 17, 2011, 10:52:47 pm

for me i can just msg all the computers in the school at once our school security stinks as for girls no luck at my school every one things i'm to much of a hermit ;.; i dont go out at all

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: z80man on February 17, 2011, 11:04:46 pm

Quote from: fb39ca4 on February 17, 2011, 10:21:35 pm

People at school know I have ways with computers, and that I know how to put games on calculators, but that's about it. Some of my closer friends know I am in the process of hacking my school network to do a huge prank at the end of the school year.

Hmm a school prank. I believe we share a common goal. ;)
I accomplished step one when my school hired me to the IT dept. (aka admin login) ((those fools)) >:D
and then senior year my friend "Rick" will strike. (they'll stand no chance :evillaugh:)

O yeah and that whole romance thing. I usually have better luck talking about being a varsity track and cross country runner over being a calc programmer. But then again cross country doesn't always get that much respect at my school. <_<

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: AngelFish on February 17, 2011, 11:07:37 pm

Hm, I wonder if your pranks will go as well as mine did. They replaced the entire computer lab (only the computer lab I had "hit") the summer after I played my prank.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 11:08:29 pm

I don't want to mess them up "too" much. I just want to crash the firewall and do a few other things...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: z80man on February 17, 2011, 11:12:55 pm

Current plans are to hijack:
1. The morning announcements
2. The school website
3. The computer login
4. The intercom
5. The lunch menu
6. Every calculator in the school
7. The bell tower

Listed in the order of difficulty with 1. being easiest and 7. hardest

Edit: and my school deserves this because today they banned Omnimaga

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 11:19:43 pm

They are evil and deserve it I can currently access Omnimaga from my school. I would love to be able to do #6

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: z80man on February 17, 2011, 11:22:48 pm

Quote from: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 11:19:43 pm

They are evil and deserve it I can currently access Omnimaga from my school. I would love to be able to do #6

I might be able to do that one by programming math apps for the math dept. and then hiding a secret y2k hook which is actually quite possible because most people never reset their ram.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: AngelFish on February 17, 2011, 11:23:43 pm

Evil. I like it >:D

You can probably use the system clock :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Darl181 on February 17, 2011, 11:34:01 pm

Though they're probably not all 84s...
That would be awesome ...all of a sudden every calculator in class textrolls or something ;)

edited out overuse of "though" :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 11:42:29 pm

You load the rickroll on every 84 in the school when they try to play games :) . You could also create one that would do the same for the Nspire though that would be much harder...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Juju on February 17, 2011, 11:51:28 pm

At my high school, I had all the logins of the school's website, so I could modify it. In fact, that was my job. I added some cool features...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 17, 2011, 11:56:37 pm

So much I could do with that.

I just saw that my schools website has 19 errors and 2 warnings in it according to IE

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 18, 2011, 12:06:51 am

Quote from: leafiness0 on February 17, 2011, 10:24:28 pm

Quote from: Binder News on February 17, 2011, 06:07:48 pm
Go out? You mean like, outside? I didn't know that was possible! O.O
Freddiew: Take some time. Go outside.
<10 min later>
Outside sucks.

Personally I don't really go outside for long, but I just can't stand staying inside for an entire day when it's sunny outside. But otherwise I am always in front of the computer.

Also I think we're off-topic with the school computer prank thing now, we should maybe move that discussion in the actual school computer prank thread from a few months ago. However, IMHO the best prank ever would be to replace Windows with Linux on all school computers. :love:

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 18, 2011, 12:08:03 am

That would be fun... so many things to think of...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: PeonHero on February 18, 2011, 12:12:44 am

It's not hard to pick up chicks, especially with technology. Whenever you go to the school computer room or you have a computer class or something, sit next to a girl and talk to her, then just take it along from there. Whatever you do is up to you, but use the computer to watch funny videos or something.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 18, 2011, 12:21:05 am

What if none of the computer classes got chicks? :P (In my comp-sci intro classes, I never saw any girl)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Darl181 on February 18, 2011, 12:53:55 am

In my intro to programming class, there's (seriously) five Calvins...
And there's another guy with the same exact first name as me..and it's a weird spelling too. :o
There's both girls and guys, but we mostly keep to ourselves, AFAIK.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: z80man on February 18, 2011, 01:04:08 am

When she's not looking you "break" her computer or calculator. And then when see notices a problem you fix her computer/calculator. Works every time. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 18, 2011, 04:32:17 am

Haha XD, if she notices, however...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: TIfanx1999 on February 18, 2011, 09:05:14 am

It's not hard to pick up chicks, especially with technology. I just use a forklift! :P Plus you can pick up several at once that way!!! =)
*edit* Srysly though, this topic is a good read. lots of interesting responses! ;D

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: holmes221b on February 18, 2011, 09:41:56 am

Quote from: DJ_O on February 18, 2011, 12:21:05 am

In my comp-sci intro classes, I never saw any girl

Who's to say that there wasn't any? I've seen girls that could be mistaken for guys (and that apparently includes myself, despite my well-endowed chest area).

Quote from: Art_of_camelot on February 18, 2011, 09:05:14 am

Srysly though, this topic is a good read. lots of interesting responses! ;D

It certainly is.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 18, 2011, 09:41:20 pm

Lol we never know actually. I know in elementary school one girl always got her hairs removed completely by her parents, although the disturbing story in the following spoiler was most likely why X.X

Spoiler For Spoiler:

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Happybobjr on February 18, 2011, 09:48:19 pm

Quote from: z80man on February 18, 2011, 01:04:08 am

When she's not looking you "break" her computer or calculator. And then when see notices a problem you fix her computer/calculator. Works every time. ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

hold right shift for about 15 sec.
or
Alt, shift, Prnt Scr

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 18, 2011, 11:34:31 pm

My eyes just burned...

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Jonius7 on February 22, 2011, 05:23:33 pm

Friends know i'm just good at improvising and experimenting with stuff on computers. even putting stuff on excel people need help with. and of course everyone in my maths class still has os 1.4 on their ti-nspires except for 1 person who tried to install the software. turned out there were missing files from her system i fixed it and upgraded her os!

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Darl181 on February 22, 2011, 08:21:20 pm

Quote from: Happybobjr on February 18, 2011, 09:48:19 pm

Quote from: z80man on February 18, 2011, 01:04:08 am
When she's not looking you "break" her computer or calculator. And then when see notices a problem you fix her computer/calculator. Works every time. ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

hold right shift for about 15 sec.
or
Alt, shift, Prnt Scr

Hold alt, shift and numlock at the same time, for like 5 seconds. Fun ;D
edit: no, it's not harmful

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Happybobjr on February 22, 2011, 08:32:52 pm

I knew I was forgetting one :D
thanks for reminding me.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ralphdspam on February 22, 2011, 08:35:34 pm

I always program my calc in Axe or BASIC during school, so people just see me with my calc. :)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Deep Toaster on February 24, 2011, 10:06:45 am

Quote from: Darl181 on February 22, 2011, 08:21:20 pm

Quote from: Happybobjr on February 18, 2011, 09:48:19 pm
Quote from: z80man on February 18, 2011, 01:04:08 am
When she's not looking you "break" her computer or calculator. And then when see notices a problem you fix her computer/calculator. Works every time. ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

hold right shift for about 15 sec.
or
Alt, shift, Prnt Scr

Hold alt, shift and numlock at the same time, for like 5 seconds. Fun ;D
edit: no, it's not harmful

Crap, I opened up 92 instances of Mouse Keys x.x

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Xeda112358 on February 24, 2011, 11:15:39 am

I still prefer to use math and a strange vocabulary over programming, but I guess I could see myself showing off my programming to attract somebody. Unfortunately, the only stuff I know technology-wise deals with calcs :( :D

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: PeonHero on February 27, 2011, 05:11:19 pm

I have never heard of Mouse Keys before, but you can make so much noise by enabling it and then pressing the Num Lock key over and over.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Darl181 on February 27, 2011, 06:42:32 pm

Quote from: Happybobjr on February 22, 2011, 08:32:52 pm

I knew I was forgetting one

I think there's more on top of that...
• Spam shift key
• Hold num lock for ~5 sec.
• Ctrl+Alt+any arrow key (up fixes) (will not work on some computers ie laptops)

I think there are more, but I don't feel like finding many :P

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ruler501 on February 27, 2011, 11:03:14 pm

It didn't work on my computer( the ctrl+alt+arrow key)
num lock didn't do anythiing when held
shift key always works ;)

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Darl181 on February 27, 2011, 11:10:59 pm

I think you hold it for like 5 seconds. It's like stickykeys (at least in the beeping), but for the lock keys.
ctrl+alt+UDLR works at my school ;)

Also--
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. Windows needs to support that.

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: Eeems on February 28, 2011, 02:06:37 pm

Back on this while relationship topic thing. I haven't tried using technology, and I don't think it would work that well with girls at my school :p

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: ferox on February 28, 2011, 03:03:59 pm

i haven't tried it either. the only reason that girls come to me is because there is something wrong with their calc, or i downloaded a new game :P
but i am also one of the few that can program on my school, and probably the most advanced, but girls don't really mind... :(

Title: Re: Using Technology to Pick up Chicks (or the male equivalent)
Post by: fb39ca4 on February 28, 2011, 04:28:48 pm

Ctrl+alt+arrow only works on computers with intel integrated graphics.