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Post #199,429
by ben_tilly
3/18/05 3:52:44 PM
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New Gah, sorry. I use nerd/geek interchangeably
To me they mean pretty much the same thing except that one term is offensive on the West Coast and the other is on the East Coast. I think it is nerd that is offensive on the West and geek in the East, but I could have that backwards.

Sorry,
Ben
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Post #199,441
by bionerd
3/18/05 4:53:53 PM
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New Not to worry
A nerd by any other name is still a nerd :-)
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
Post #199,826
by inthane-chan
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3/21/05 5:00:10 PM
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New Couldn't speak for the east...
...but 'nerd' is pretty offensive over here AFAIK. I broadly advertise myself as being the company Alpha-geek, but that doesn't mean anything as far as social acceptability goes.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."
-Isaac Asimov
Post #199,828
by pwhysall
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3/21/05 5:02:08 PM
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New And in the UK, neither have particularly +ve connotations.

Peter
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         dreams can be predictive retrospectally - (boxley) - March 16, 2005, 10:52:30 PM EST
         Count me in as a believer - (bionerd) - (28) - March 17, 2005, 10:49:48 AM EST
             Think critically about it. - (pwhysall) - (18) - March 17, 2005, 11:58:04 AM EST
                 I knew someone would bring that up - (bionerd) - (1) - March 17, 2005, 01:27:12 PM EST
                     ** applause ** - (drewk) - March 17, 2005, 05:16:51 PM EST
                 Scientists go bump in the night . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 17, 2005, 02:05:19 PM EST
                 You seem to be reality challenged - (ben_tilly) - (9) - March 17, 2005, 05:45:11 PM EST
                     Eh? - (pwhysall) - March 18, 2005, 01:33:10 AM EST
                     Ah.. a fav Windmill - (Ashton) - March 18, 2005, 05:11:10 AM EST
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                             ICLRPD^3 (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - March 18, 2005, 11:45:30 AM EST
                         Gah, sorry. I use nerd/geek interchangeably - (ben_tilly) - (3) - March 18, 2005, 03:52:44 PM EST
                             Not to worry - (bionerd) - March 18, 2005, 04:53:53 PM EST
                             Couldn't speak for the east... - (inthane-chan) - (1) - March 21, 2005, 05:00:10 PM EST
                                 And in the UK, neither have particularly +ve connotations. -NT - (pwhysall) - March 21, 2005, 05:02:08 PM EST
                 Look at Scott's post in the science forum - (bionerd) - (4) - March 18, 2005, 10:49:47 AM EST
                     The paranormal suffers from lack of explanation - (warmachine) - (1) - March 18, 2005, 11:39:36 AM EST
                         Lack of explanation is a non-issue - (ben_tilly) - March 18, 2005, 03:57:44 PM EST
                     OT: To do a Linky - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 19, 2005, 11:46:39 AM EST
                         Don't forget option 3 - (ben_tilly) - March 19, 2005, 11:47:02 AM EST
             You may be ignoring negatives - (warmachine) - (8) - March 17, 2005, 06:45:06 PM EST
                 Sure, any of those could be true - (bionerd) - (7) - March 18, 2005, 10:31:59 AM EST
                     I prefer 'what is likely and possible?' - (warmachine) - (1) - March 18, 2005, 11:07:37 AM EST
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