Admit it, you all want to know the answer to this...

Much has been made of 'bearded-geeks' over the years. Once upon a time, if you knew what ls or fsck commands did, you almost certainly sported a bushy beard, wore wrinkled dress shirts untucked, and might well have worn sandals and socks to the office.

Answer the poll and find out once and for all how much facial hair is / is not driving the web hosting industry these days...

-- The Friday File

None of those exactly match for me. It's somewhere between "shave every day" and "mess of stubble," except on those days when I don't really shave I usually at least edge the stubble so I can have that cool unshaved appearance but still look neat.

And then the rest of the head, I pretty much do that every other day.

I used to be a suit and tie shave every day guy but working out of my home office, spending most of the day writing code or documentation or proposals - well, shaving has become a largely optional activity. Bi-weekly.

Mess 'o stubble.

I have shoulder length dreadlocks some of them are black some are blond, I shave everyday, but I think Ill grow a goa-tee.

You can imagine the impressions everyone in the business world gets from my dreadlocks, but im the one in control here, and if image controls there business I dont need them ;]

ninji - you must like the old song "Signs"

And the sign says "long hair freaky people need not apply"
So I put my hair under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine outstanding young man I think you'll do
So I took off my hat I said "Imagine that Huh Me working for you"

Signs Signs
Everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery
Breaking up my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign

And the sign says "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight"
So I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house What gives you the right
To put up a fence And keep me out Or to keep Mother Nature in
If God was here He'd tell it to your face Man You're some kind of sinner

Signs Signs
Everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery
Breaking up my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign

Oh Say now mister Can't you read
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't watch No You can't eat You ain't supposed to be here

And the sign says "You gotto have a membership card just to get inside" Huh

And the sign says "Everybody welcome Come in Kneel down and pray"
But then they passed around a plate at the end of it all
And I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign
I said Thank you Lord for thinking about me I'm alive and doing fine

Signs Signs
Everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery
Breaking up my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign

Signs Signs
Everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery
Breaking up my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign

When they took the picture of that bearded geek in the 70's, it was me. My hair is shorter now and has some gray in it, but the beard has stayed :).

-t

currently am trying out the mutton chops but they are getting on my nerves