Are you a nerd?

danne89

Are you a nerd?
The definition from wikipedia:

Traditionally, a nerd is a very intelligent but lonely and socially awkward person who is fascinated by knowledge, especially science. Beginning in the late 1990s, many nerds on the Internet reclaimed the word nerd as a badge of pride, and began using it as a positive description of any technically competent person, with less implication or focus on social awkwardness. There is currently an ongoing dispute as to whether nerd and geek are synonymous, or if not, as to exactly how they differ.

I think I am a nerd. But I actually have some friends.

dextercioby

Never been,never will.But sure,when i'm alone,if i'm not working,i'm sleeping.Do nerds sleep as much as i am...?

Daniel.

P.S.I don't match this one:"(a nerd is a) very intelligent,..."

Gokul43201

I think I'm a nerd. I read Slashdot, which claims to be news for nerds. But I know my advisor is a nerd for sure...he made the news, for building a coffee bean roaster out of a vintage, '70s popcorn popper, a pair of thermocouples, variacs, 6-digit HP voltmeters and an old DOS computer, running an algorithm that he'd written up for the temperature control.

I've never seen caffeine dependence listed as a criterion for nerditude (or is it geekiness?) - that's just wrong.

Bladibla

Traditionally, a nerd is a very intelligent but lonely and socially awkward person who is fascinated by knowledge, especially science

Im not a nerd in the sense that i am very intelligent, because im not. But the highlighted part would be true to me, as (i think) Im getting into a deeper and deeper state of despair to say that i have abandoned all of my 'friends'

danne89

Bit this if you can. (No it isn't me)

Mentat

Quote by Bladibla

Im not a nerd in the sense that i am very intelligent, because im not. But the highlighted part would be true to me, as (i think) Im getting into a deeper and deeper state of despair.

Ditto.

mattmns

I am slowly trying to become a nerd: I would say that I am an apprentice to a nerd.

DeadWolfe

I consider myself more of an intellectual hippy

abhishek

I think I am. Whether I qualify with the intelligence criteria is debatable; I certainly fit the rest of the description. I identify more readily with 'geek' than 'nerd'.

Clausius2

I think I am a Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) in being nerd. Soon I will obtain the Ph.D. in being nerd and I will have completed the process of transforming myself in such an akward guy.

To Daniel I'd say that the process of transformation is unavoidable, wait some time and you'll cross to the dark side with me and those thousands....

brewnog

I never have been, and never will be a nerd.

I'm a geek!

Norman

I am not a nerd but I am 26.82446% geek!
See the page below to see how much you are!
http://www.innergeek.us/

mattmns

42.40631 I am lacking in the movies department quite a bit

franznietzsche

I'm a geek, not a nerd.

Caffeine dependence is a definite criterion.

Andromeda321

Never thought of myself as a nerd because nerds have negative connotations associated with them. I instead think of myself as a Renissance Woman.

franznietzsche

Quote by Andromeda321

Never thought of myself as a nerd because nerds have negative connotations associated with them. I instead think of myself as a Renissance Woman.

Ummm....so you marry at 14, are subservient to men, and look like the virgin mary?

motai

Ack, 42.20907% Geekyness, which makes me a Major Geek. It seems to have gotten higher in the past few years...

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dextercioby Blog Entries: 9 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor	Never been,never will.But sure,when i'm alone,if i'm not working,i'm sleeping.Do nerds sleep as much as i am...? Daniel. P.S.I don't match this one:"(a nerd is a) very intelligent,..."

mattmns	I am slowly trying to become a nerd: I would say that I am an apprentice to a nerd.

abhishek	I think I am. Whether I qualify with the intelligence criteria is debatable; I certainly fit the rest of the description. I identify more readily with 'geek' than 'nerd'.

Clausius2 Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor	I think I am a Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) in being nerd. Soon I will obtain the Ph.D. in being nerd and I will have completed the process of transforming myself in such an akward guy. To Daniel I'd say that the process of transformation is unavoidable, wait some time and you'll cross to the dark side with me and those thousands....

brewnog Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor	I never have been, and never will be a nerd. I'm a geek!

Norman Blog Entries: 12	I am not a nerd but I am 26.82446% geek! See the page below to see how much you are! http://www.innergeek.us/

franznietzsche	I'm a geek, not a nerd. Caffeine dependence is a definite criterion.

Andromeda321	Never thought of myself as a nerd because nerds have negative connotations associated with them. I instead think of myself as a Renissance Woman.

motai	Ack, 42.20907% Geekyness, which makes me a Major Geek. It seems to have gotten higher in the past few years...