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-Someone who is passionate about their technology or field, and is normally quite good a it.
+Someone who is passionate about their technology or field, and is normally quite good a it. For example, a [Hacker] might be a [Geek], but doesn’t necessarily have to, while equally you can have law geeks or astronomy geeks or even rugby geeks. Some [Geek]s resent the term and would prefer something more glamarous to replace it, like William Gibson's <i>Cowboys</i>, but many view it as a compliment – a statement of respect towards one's ability or knowledge
.
-For example
, a [Hacker
] might be
a [Geek]. But you can equally have law geeks
or astronomy geeks or even rugby geeks!
+In pre-InterNet land
, a [Nerd
] and
a [Geek] were roughly the same thing
. Today, a [Nerd] is the stereotypical RPG-playing social outcast who is so tied up in their passion they don't see anything else, like making time for PersonalHygiene
or stepping into the BigBlueRoom.
-[Nerd
] tends to be
a word reserved for someone who
is tied up in their passion so much they don't see anything else; like time for PersonalHygiene or stepping into
the BigBlueRoom
.
+"The difference between a
[Geek
] and
a [Nerd]
is that
the geek can get chicks
."
-See GeeksAndGirls, [
LinuxGeeks] and
[Geekerata]
+!
See also
+*
GeeksAndGirls
+*
LinuxGeeks
+*
[Geekerata]
