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Nerds are cool now

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    #32
    smash
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    Macavity. wrote: »
    Most people at the web summit aren't even nerds.
    Or Entrepreneurs. They just get tickets through work and are probably bringing clients out.


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    #33
    the groutch
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0DRch3YLh0


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    #34
    Horsefumbler
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    Genetic Lottery Winner wrote: »
    Does not compute. :D
    Congrats on first post lad ;)


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    #35
    AndonHandon
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    Jocks will rise again.


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    #36
    branie2
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    Thank you :)


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    #37
    smileyj1987
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    IT nerd in training ! So that's great to hear .


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    #38
    ahnowbrowncow
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    smileyj1987 wrote: »
    IT nerd in training ! So that's great to hear .

    Don't get your hopes up, only rich nerds are cool.


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    #39
    AllGunsBlazing
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    Nerds are cool now?

    About twenty years too late for me then.....


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    #40
    smileyj1987
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    ahnowbrowncow wrote: »
    Don't get your hopes up, only rich nerds are cool.

    Ah now don't be jealous ;) IT is where the money is at now a days !


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    #41
    Calina
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    porsche959 wrote: »
    Some of the types I see around Ballsbridge for the Web Summit are quite trendy and stylish.

    When did IT nerds become cool?

    If they are cool, they aren't nerds.


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    #42
    LoganRice
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    You better start nerding it up a notch OP. Go get yourself some horn-rimmed glasses and a PhD in S.W.A.G


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    #43
    sashafierce
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    #44
    Putin
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    sashafierce wrote: »
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    Nice assumption busting there.


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    #45
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    porsche959 wrote: »
    When did IT nerds become cool?

    They always were - it is just that the rest of the world is catching up and noticing :)

    Though the Vlogbrothers daily Vlog which kicked off the "Nerd Fighter" movement probably did speed things along a little bit.

    Don't forget to be awesome.


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    #46
    GarIT
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    sashafierce wrote: »
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    Did she not do a degree after finishing her basic education?


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    #47
    smash
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    sashafierce wrote: »
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    What's his name? :pac:


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    #48
    Duggy747
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    As a network nerd, I got 99 problems but a switch ain't one!


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    #49
    Boom_Bap
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    Duggy747 wrote: »
    As a network nerd, I got 99 problems but a switch ain't one!

    I got 1100011 problems but a b*tch aint 00000001


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    #50
    GLaDOS
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    :)

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #51
    BizzyC
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    kjl wrote: »
    We always were, you lot have just started to realise how cool we are.

    Now geeks on the other hand are not cool, they are wannabe nerds.

    for those of you who don't know, a nerd is someone who actually creates software and products. A geek is just a fanboy user who can only barely use the product better than a non geek.

    Nerds Rule!!!

    Nerd isn't restricted to software/computers.
    A nerd does have to have a scientific specialisation though; physics, maths, engineering etc.

    A geek is just a nerd without the knowledge to back it up...


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    #52
    C14N
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    BizzyC wrote: »
    Nerd isn't restricted to software/computers.
    A nerd does have to have a scientific specialisation though; physics, maths, engineering etc.

    A geek is just a nerd without the knowledge to back it up...

    I disagree. A nerd can be anyone with obsessively specialised knowledge in something that is not generally socially acceptable to know a lot about. It doesn't have to be actually useful or contribute to society in any way, obsessive Trekkies are still definitely nerds.

    And just in case you think I'm trying to steal some nerd credit with no work, I'm 3rd year electrical engineering student so I've got my bases covered :pac:


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