Originally posted by jcivic00
i guess i was using the wrong terminology, poseur apparently would be the operative word. I have always used techno weenie, because these poseurs are usually quite decked out.
I would go for "poseur" as opposed to "Techno Weenie" myself or simply "jerk". A Techno Weenie, as I understand it, is simply a person who is enthralled with technology. There's nothing wrong with that. Hell, Lance Armstrong is a self-described Techno Weenie. I don't think he's a poseur. I don't know if he's a jerk or not since I've never met the guy but all signs point to him as being a pretty classy friendly fellow. One can certainly be a Techno Weenie... a person who appreciates and enjoys the bleeding edge technology... without being a jerk.
P.S. I would venture to say that a good majority of the jerk poseurs know very little about the actual technology.