On Sat, 2008-08-02 at 21:52 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > I've been reading around this topic, but I'm not sure that there is a > definitive answer. > > A bit OT I know, but sing out if you have an opinion (or even know the > definitive answer!) > > What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? > > Chris >
I once read[0] the definition as being that a geek's skills are more saleable (so more valuable in our current society) than a nerd's - a computer geek can fix your business work server or a language geek can proofread your new sales brochure but people are unlikely to pay to to hear a SF nerd list how much skin Scully flashes in each X-Files episode. I'm not sure I totally agree (I suspect that information has a market ;) ) but think it's an interesting idea. -louisa :) [0] in Douglas Coupland's 1995 novel Microserfs - amusingly outdated from a tech point of view ;) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
