Why is even the off-topic so tech-oriented?

[dhaddox]

Back in the good old days, the off-topic forum was a place where non-tech stuff could be discussed. Now it looks like it is geeked-out too. What gives?

 

[rh71]

name a few threads you're referring to.

 

[Kipper]

Everything's gone to P&N. 😉

By the way, been lurking a while?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Because we're all geeks, or atleast pretending we're geeks. And there are a lot of lamers that just post in OT. It's nuts.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Anandtech?

 

[dhaddox]

Actually I joined up before that date but as I recall we changed software and everyone had to re-signup.

 

[dhaddox]

Yea I know Anand_tech_ but really now...

 

[zimu]

put a hundred geeks into an "off topic" room, what do you thinkt hey'd talk about?!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: rh71
name a few threads you're referring to.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369756&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1263495&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369711&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369659&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369700&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369586&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1369642&enterthread=y

 

[DrPizza]

gee, nothing there is *that* high tech... pretty much common discussions these days 😛
Next thing you know, someone's going to be complaining about a thread on calculators... "geeez, these calculator things are too high tech for me, why can't we be just off topic"

/end harrassing older member who does a LOT of lurking (or has had difficulty figuring out how to turn on his compuer since 1999)

😛 🙂

 

[Rainsford]

There are tech topics in OT now? It seems to mostly be threads about Lindsay Lohan pictures, YAGT, cars, wearing your shirt with the collar up, etc. I guess there are a few, but I wouldn't really call OT "tech oriented".

 

[Chu]

anandtech

 

[Trygve]

You mean there's life outside of tech stuff? Like what?

 

[Nebor]

Because these forums reside on a sewing machine web page.... Duh.

 

[bobbybe01]

Because their lives center around "hard-where" and they can't possibly come up with anything else to talk about. Perv.

 

[ohtwell]

I just looked at the titles on the first page of OT, which for me is 100 threads, and I don't see that many techie (not sure if that's a word, and if it is, if that's how it's spelled 😉) threads.


: ) Amanda

 

[DaWhim]

mod is too busying locking threads than moving. :beer:

 

[Pex]

even off topic sites at vnboards or voodooextreme talk about games.


truly off-topic = www.offtopic.com

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: zimu
put a hundred geeks into an "off topic" room, what do you thinkt hey'd talk about?!

lol 🙂

 

[StormRider]

I dunno... let's develop and run a computer simulation and find out!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: zimu
put a hundred geeks into an "off topic" room, what do you thinkt hey'd talk about?!

WINNAR!

 

[ajpa123]

Originally posted by: zimu
put a hundred geeks into an "off topic" room, what do you thinkt hey'd talk about?!

So how are the designs for that 'robotic, computer-simulated, looks and feels almost human' chick comin along..

That would be my question to those 100 geeks.. lol