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20 Jun 2005
From Merriam-Webster’s:
Geek:
1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act
usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake
2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of
Nerd:
1 : an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person;
especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic
pursuits, computer nerds
From whatis.com:
nerd
A nerd is a technically bright but socially inept person. The
classic image of the nerd has been the wild-haired genius kid
with thick-lensed glasses surrounded by test tubes and
computers. Microsoft’s Bill Gates is sometimes considered the
walking embodiment of the older, successful nerd. As computer
technology becomes less frightening and “nerdish” to larger
numbers of people, society seems to be developing a more
tolerant, even benevolent view of the nerd.
geek
In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is
inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology to the
point of sometimes not appearing to be normal. Being a geek
also implies a capability with the technology.
אז זהו. וכך הגיעו הגיקים אל כל מסך מחשב וטלוויזיה. כך הגענו
למצב ששר הטבעות שובר קופות וממשיך לרוץ באקרנים במשך 6 חודשים
בכל העולם. כך הגענו למצב ש-90% ממשחקי המחשב נוגעים בנושאי מד”ב
ופנטזיה והשמות של האקס-מן, דרדוויל וספיידרמן נישאים על כל פה
במשך השנים האחרונות.
פעם היה לי לייבג'ורנל. עכשיו הוא כאן, מגובה.