"Thank you" is not swearing in binary code...

If you have been around in the mid 80's and you have especially been around Geeks, you'll remember the aura of fascination that cloaked them wherever they went. Sure they looked like death warmed over and no fashion sense whatsoever, but man were they revered! They were Awesome-Mensa-Geniuses that could work a computer quicker than mom could bake those pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving.

I'm a geek. I remember. I was there and suffice it to say I am still here.

Times have changed and so have Geeks. We no longer smoke 30 cigarettes a day, spewing Cobol, CICS or try to impress with outstanding Assembler knowledge as if we are aliens from another planet. I learned what size clothes I wear and that there is actually more available than just sweats and an oversized t-shirt. Heck, I even got to know that Versace is NOT a new computer language and Armani is not the latest must have piece of computer equipment.

...But I digress...Today we want to talk about "Thank You's"

You see it is not the "Thank You" that is the problem. It is the "talk". Geeks are notoriously known for being good with email or SMS or IM's but man you put them in a room full of people and expect them to say something and they clam up better than the best garlic and butter melted clams. Heed my words well, Geeks CAN BE GOOD at talking, they simply don't like it. It is not in a Geeks' nature to want to communicate with human beings. We might pretend we like it and we might even be good at pretending we pretend we like it, but ultimately a Geek loves, are in love and will always love anything to do with zeros and ones. Our mantra when a program or a design is finally working is "thank you thank you thank you... yesssssss!"

So what is this blog about today. Thanksgiving of course or did you already lost the story line here??!! How does a Geek say thank you to all our clients, customers, students, suppliers and co-workers? By keeping the internet alive, by keeping the electronic world going and by exceeding our own expectations everytime a new brainchild is born in beautiful zero's and one's.
THAT is our way to say thank you. When you use a new program or a new system, we will challenge ourselves to make it better and when we succeed (note to self there is no "if" just a plain old "when") it is our silent way of saying Thank you.

• Thank you for the inspiration.
• Thank you for the challenge, because we thrive on challenges whether they be good or bad.
• Thank you for the investors and business people who have the most outstanding ideas, but still need us to make it happen online, you keep us going and our fingers moving.

So everytime you receive a product from a geek or a semi-geek it was their way to say thank you. You might pay a lot of money for it, thank you's don't come cheap, but it is a thank you nonetheless.

From all the newbie-geeks out there, the old ones and the ones in fond rememberance - remember - "thank you" is not a swear word in binary code, but rather a quilted solution of ingenuity, enthusiasm and communication. Our way of saying THANK YOU at a time when families get together to remember good deeds and eat lots of turkey and ham and for the vegetarians, artificial soya turkey...

Ronel Uys, Website Geeks Inc
http://www.WebsiteGeeks.com