I’ve kinda wanted a Facebook (FB) page for a while, but either I forgot my alumni email address or AiA didn’t give me one. Consequently, I’ve been locked out and unable to contact my friends who use FB exclusively… until now. As some of you may know, the Facebook has opened its little digital doors to the public in a bid to become a competitor to MySpace in the social networking market and generate more cha-chinggg. Since I’m now an opinionated user of both and self-appointed expert, I’m inclined to do a little comparison.

antgoo on facebook | antgoo on myspace
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So I took this computer geek test. According to the test, I’m actually a pretty low level geek. My geek score of 68 means that I’m actually pretty middle of the road when in comes to my geek level knowledge.

The funny thing is that I really don’t consider myself a geek anymore. Everyone I know thinks that I am, but I think its purely based on the comparative fact that most people I know have next to zero knowledge about personal computer hardware and software. People think I’m a genius because I know more than they do. But when I get around real geeks, I’m just an average guy.

Thinking about this, I’m reminded of a similar phenomenon that I see almost every day in public places. I’m talking about what I call the Buffer Factor. This is when an average looking (6) to moderately attractive chick (7) hangs out with a bunch of decidedly unattractive chicks to make herself look better by comparison. I think this is dishonest and hurtful. Not to me, cause I can see through the façade, but to yourselves ladies. Read the rest of this entry »