When a gang of vicious looking computer geeks corners me, I like to defend myself with the old Advanced MC maneuver. The what? Stay frosty, Shirley, and listen close. There is nothing more terrifying than an encroaching gaggle of pocket-protecting computer fanatics. Ever see Night of the Living Dead? It's worse. Trust me, I know because I happen to know a thing or two about modern computing and invariably, sooner or later, if youre into computing you get hassled by the geek gangs.
What is this Advanced MC maneuver? Pull out your pen, Shirley, and snuggle up. First you have to put yourself in the moment: surrounded, blinding by the glare off the myriad glasses, your sense of smell bombarded by the musty odor of unbathed, hardcore geeks. They will ask you your name -- easy enough. Tell them. Then they'll want to know if you've got geek cred, so they'll ask you something like this: "What do you now about computers, punk?"
Breathe. This is it. Pick an oozing pimple on one of their faces to focus on and simply reply with the following geek-speak. Tell them you prefer to use Advanced MC card carriers. They will take a step back, awed by your seeming knowledge of card carriers. You can further explain that you use mezzanine cards specific to ECN specifications, including the R1.0 adopted in January of 2005. Now you're got them reeling. Before they can ask a pointed question that could throw you off, keep pressing. Go!
Squint like Clint Eastwood and tell them you like mezzanine cards that use a number of AMC specifications that comply with PCI Express and PCI Express Advanced Switching, or even by means of a Gigabit Ethernet and LVDS proprietary signaling. Now this will get them to confront you, as they can't ever be out-geeked. Don't let them get a word in edge-wise. If they start barraging you with qualifiers, you're dead. You have to think like a boxer and keep moving.
Don't stop, Shirley! What're you thinking? Tell them there are six different types of Advanced MC cards and you've used them all at one time or another. The full-sized modules are the most common as they allow up to 23mm components. The mid-sized, which you should say you prefer, accommodate components up to 14mm. The compact modules are only for components that get up to 8mm. As they begin to decipher the fact you've just spewed a series of size requirements, roar loudly and barrel passed the smallest geek. - 15634
What is this Advanced MC maneuver? Pull out your pen, Shirley, and snuggle up. First you have to put yourself in the moment: surrounded, blinding by the glare off the myriad glasses, your sense of smell bombarded by the musty odor of unbathed, hardcore geeks. They will ask you your name -- easy enough. Tell them. Then they'll want to know if you've got geek cred, so they'll ask you something like this: "What do you now about computers, punk?"
Breathe. This is it. Pick an oozing pimple on one of their faces to focus on and simply reply with the following geek-speak. Tell them you prefer to use Advanced MC card carriers. They will take a step back, awed by your seeming knowledge of card carriers. You can further explain that you use mezzanine cards specific to ECN specifications, including the R1.0 adopted in January of 2005. Now you're got them reeling. Before they can ask a pointed question that could throw you off, keep pressing. Go!
Squint like Clint Eastwood and tell them you like mezzanine cards that use a number of AMC specifications that comply with PCI Express and PCI Express Advanced Switching, or even by means of a Gigabit Ethernet and LVDS proprietary signaling. Now this will get them to confront you, as they can't ever be out-geeked. Don't let them get a word in edge-wise. If they start barraging you with qualifiers, you're dead. You have to think like a boxer and keep moving.
Don't stop, Shirley! What're you thinking? Tell them there are six different types of Advanced MC cards and you've used them all at one time or another. The full-sized modules are the most common as they allow up to 23mm components. The mid-sized, which you should say you prefer, accommodate components up to 14mm. The compact modules are only for components that get up to 8mm. As they begin to decipher the fact you've just spewed a series of size requirements, roar loudly and barrel passed the smallest geek. - 15634
About the Author:
The world of Advanced MC cards is a real one. So is the reality of roaming gangs of computer geeks accosting innocent people. Be prepared. Memorize the Advanced MC maneuver and stay in well-lit areas full of social banter. If there is one thing geeks hate it's socializing.
