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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
.
-For example
, a
[Hacker
] might be
a [Geek]. But you can equally 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>. Others view
[Geek
] as
a compliment, not an insult – a statement of respect towards one's ability or knowledge. Veing called a [Nerd], however, gets these
[Geek]s riled up
. [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.
-[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]
