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Peter Steiger (pbs@metronet.com) wrote:
: Daron Myrick (daronm@onramp.net) wrote:
: > >      * Boot up, log in, nerd out *

: > Hmmm, I was under the impression that the concept of "the nerd" was dead
: > since all of use on here would be considered nerds just a little over 5
: > years ago. 

: You've got an interesting point, though: Activities which were once the 
: exclusive domain of programmers and engineers are now becoming 
: commonplace among the non-nerds, so the definition has to adjust.  
: Perhaps the distinction between civilized use of the net and nerd use 
: depends on whether you use it briefly as a reference tool or as your 
: entire social life, like I do <g>.
I personally hold nerds in very hight esteem because to me they represent 
the scientific community: people who can get excited about such thing as 
low level programming for example or spend their entire life tracking a 
single star and discovering how the whole system works. 

I, unfortunately, am no nerd. I don't have the level of knowledge 
required to enter that select club :) 

But that's besides the point....

My question is about the use of "nerd" as a verb. I have never heard of 
nerding before but I know a lot of people talking of geeking out. Is 
there an alternative verb? If not, does geeking (as a verb) mean doing 
disgusting things in carnival. Please someone enlighten me.

As a final note, I'd like to say that this conversation is no longer 
relevant to alt.internet.media-coverage
Any suggestions as to where we should move it ?

TNL


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