6 Aug
2008
6 Aug
'08
12:56 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
"dweeb" has passed into common usage, but the original meaning was a
acronym of "d*ck with ears". As many curses go, it doesn't make literal
sense. The common usage of calling someone a d*ck usually means the
person is a jerk, but in the dweeb context, it just is a general
pejorative. Think of dweeb as meaning "nerd," "clueless," or
"unfashionable."
Tony, I think you are alone in that. The rest of us are getting
stinking rich stockpiling boring old electronics doo-dads. I just wish
my hands didn't get so dusty touching the stuff, as it makes my cash dirty.
No, now we can point at the toaster collectors:
I am not sure what the exact definition of 'dweebiest' is, but I can't
see anything wrong with collecting toasters. Not that they particularly
interest me, but I see no harm in being interested in them. Perhaps sombody can elightent me as to the differenc
between collecting
toasters and collecting computers, calculators, cameras, service
manuals, etc, etc, etc.
Tony, you missed it; he gently mocking toaster collectors, but he was
also putting us vintage computer collectors in the same category. The
point was self effacement more than putting anyone else down.
http://www.toastermuseum.com
Navigate your way over to "SPECIALS" and then "What is it worth?" to
read
up on toaster pricing. It will seem strangely familiar.
Am I the only 'collector' who doesn't much care about the value of the
items hi his colelction? I collect things becuase I'm interested in them,
I find them beautiful (in a somewhat odd way, I can appreciate the good
design in a PDP11 or HP98x0 CPU, for example). I don't collect in the
hope that I'll be able to sell them later for more money.