On 9/17/06, Kenneth Burgener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For those who wear the badge with pride, do you call yourself a Geek, a Nerd, a Hacker, or some other term?
Geek. Incidentally, looking at the comic on the wikipedia page, *if* I split nerd vs. geek along the same axis (obsession vs. pragmatism) I'd reverse Girl's judgement and put nerd on the obsessive side. The axis I usually use to judge geek vs. nerd, however, is degree of social ineptitude. By definition (from the Jargon file) geeks aren't the best socialites, but that's often by choice (even if a subconcious one). Geeks just prioritize social standing below accomplishment, etc. Nerds on the other hand (in my definition) are those that don't understand their lack of social skills, and can even get on the nerves of geeks at times. :) Remember, though, these are the definitions *I* use -- if you call yourself nerd, don't worry that I'm going to think less of you, because your definition of nerd may match my definition of geek. You only have to worry about my opinion of you if *I* call you a nerd. And then again, if you're a geek or nerd, you probably don't care about my opinion of you, and with good reason. :) Jacob Fugal /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
