jws
🌔🕣 3 yr via phazel
the distinguishing feature of nerding about a subject is that you know far more about it than is reasonable for what you need. [notebook.drmaciver.com]
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🌔🕥 3 yr via html
@jws I like this explanation of what a nerd is, although I don't like the verb forms of these things at all.

"Chefs are certainly food nerds."

But by his definition, I think many chefs of course are simply being disciplined in their field.
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🌔🕥 3 yr via html
@jws I like this.

I don't study Internet protocols "because I'm a networking nerd". But I do learn about graphics processors "because I'm a hardware nerd."
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🌕🕚 3 yr via html
But I might be a networking geek just because I know a lot in the area, and someone doesn't like me. 😄

@jws
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jws
🌗🕕 3 yr via ChimPnut
@33MHz 😂 Sounds about right.

The other bit about “any answer to ‘why study that?’ beyond ‘because it’s INTERESTING’ would be a rationalization” might even be more useful for me.
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🌗🕠 3 yr via Goober BB10
@jws likewise, yeah.
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