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Old 08-17-2010, 10:52 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by P.B.R_architect View Post
you mixed up nerd and geek. nerds are school centric and tend to be very goal centric and geeks are into theyre very focused on tv shows and endevours. like a nerd will watch star trek but only after work is done. A geek ONLY watchs star trek.
Well, actually, that's a point of contention. Some people assign meanings as you do, but others assign doctorsleep's meanings. KATG seems to equate nerds with the comic books and all that con culture. There's also a famous quote about geeks vs nerds: "geeks get it done." Comp sci majors often refer to themselves as "computer geeks", as well as the obvious thinkgeek.com and Geek Squad.

Personally, I don't care what I'm called as long as I don't get lumped in with the Con people.
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