Oxford English Cat and Girl

April 15th, 2002

Oxford English Cat and Girl

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  1. Bre Pettis | I Make Things

    [...] pointed to a really great comic that takes a stab at the difference between nerds, dorks, and [...]

  2. Agrivv

    Nerd and Geek is exactly opposite in usage in my experience.

  3. M

    They’re on to us.

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  5. Amy

    This is beautiful.

  6. Cloud

    Personally I agree more or less with Girl’s definition. But the endless arguments do suggest that there is no widespread, consistent distinction.

  7. Gabby

    Meanwhile, dweebs weep in the corner because they have no friends.

  8. Emperor of Monkeys

    I wonder where crackpots like von Daniken or Velikovsky fit in this theory?

  9. Kiwi

    I aspire to be a nerd, but I think I am a geek. Except at parties, where I have a crippling fear that I’m a dork.

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    [...] care because you’re just as interested in usability as I am, you enjoy being deeply nerdy (see comic here), and because I’m going to try and write this in an accessible and understandable way – [...]

  11. Jo

    If a geek is someone who limits their knowledge mongering to tiny, useless areas and a nerd is someone who tries to apply their data to wider situations then it is possible to imagine situations where geeks are useful to have around, or where nerds end up doing more harm than good with their knowledge.

    Dorks, however, are mostly always good to have around because they give me someone else to be socially awkward with.

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