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Re: [Dacco-users] geek/nerd
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From: Gill M. <gil...@ya...> - 2005-06-28 20:01:41
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Linda Oxnard wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I'm a bit wary of this, unless a geek can mean someone who is obsessed
with video games/online chatrooms etc, without having any knowledge of
computers. If it means this to you then I hereby back off and agree :-)
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No, I don't think so. I think the knowledge of computers is necessary.
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This is why I didn't like the "computer-addict" translation. You can
spend 24/7 playing whatever games they play online while knowing
doodlesquit about how the things work.<br>
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<pre wrap="">Maybe it's because 'nerd' has, as you mentioned, a sense of 'no social life' / 'inability to interact with other people' attached to it... Who knows?! I think I'll now bow out of this debate here as it's obviously extraordinarily complex and nuanced and I'm not sure my intuition is 100% trustworthy.</pre>
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Mine tampoc. Jonathan prefers to be called a nerd, because to him that
implies a higher level of competence. But obviously he lacks seny,
whatever that may be.<br>
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