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Luvien AzureVery interesting Handbook for Geeks
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acemarkeYeah, it describes in stereotypes, but those stereotypes are largely true.
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Daniel AndrlikThis is an excellent essay written for the poor benighted souls who have taken on having a relationship with a nerd. Honestly, I prefer the term "geek", but in this essay the words are interchangeable. At least in my case, the observations made here may be a little exaggerated, but the general trends described are accurate. I like to think I'm a better listener and more empathetic than what is described here, but you would have to ask those who know me personally to get an objective opinion.
Still, this is a wonderful piece and worth reading for both nerds, and the brave souls who choose to spend time with them.-
First, you need to convince him that you’re going to do your best to recreate his cave in his new surrounding
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Maxine HeierThe Nerd Handbook
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Geekgirl 397He sees the world as a system which, given enough time and effort, is completely knowable. This is a fragile illusion that your nerd has adopted, but it’s a pleasant one that gets your nerd through the day. When the illusion is broken, you are going to di
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Bill BittnerA nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
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Lindsay DonagheA truely awesome and accurate dissection of a nerd's worldview and behavior. I can so identify with nearly all of this. And the fun part is that it's helping me feed my illusion that "the world as a system which, given enough time and effort, is completely knowable" by providing me with this guided tour of my psyche!
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It’s clichéd, but a nerd is defined by his computer, and you need to understand why.
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The joy your nerd finds in his project is one of problem solving and discovery. As each part of the project is completed, your nerd receives an adrenaline rush that we’re going to call The High.
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David CliffordA nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
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jnxh3 .hahahaha. apparently this should be handed out to family/friends of nerds (geeks?). dang long though, doubt the fam would bother to read lest they get tagged a NERD!
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Edison MoraisManual para a convivência com um Nerd. Dá explicações de como funciona a cabeça de um nerd e sua relação com o mundo,
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singpolymaA nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
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Josiah RitchieThe nerd handbook is an attempt by a nerd to help the spouses of nerds to understand their nerd more accurately.
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Eruditeessay
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Joe MurphyI'd say this is 80% me.
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A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
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Will BoltonFunny stuff. I can identify with some of it. Probably fair to say that all nerds are introverts, but not all introverts are nerds.
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