Return of the Quickies

Andreas Pour sent linkage to a page where you can get the KDE mascot in T-shirt form (half the profits go to KDE). Hubert Figuiere sent us pictures from the Paris LinuxExpo if you weren't in France. Brian sent us How Stuff Works. Its actually not bad. cpfeifer wrote in to send us some spoofed book covers including Taking Down the Internet in 30mins for Dummies and IP Spoofing for Dummies. More here. An anonymous reader sent us Prozac Pez if you've been having a rough day. Dwonis sent us a point-form description of Geeks, Twits and Nerds, and the differences between them. aspodf wrote in to show us what happens when Red Meat and Star Wars come together at last. CowboyNeal sent us a link to Career Path which has a Personality Quiz that tells if you are a Jedi Master, or a Sith Lord. I think Neal ended up an Ewok *grin*.

Comments

Re:Nerd, Twit, Geek

[Signal 11]

True. Those definitions were reversed. I really thought this issue had been resolved with the latest edition of the hacker dictionary. Sadly enough, it would seem that many on slashdot have yet to read it. I consider it required reading.



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diff -c nerd geek

[Signal 11]

Simply put, this guy is wrong. The Hacker dictionary, aka the Jargon File (available on esr's homepage) already has definitions for all of these. And, if I may be so bold, are much better written. But as everybody is entitled to their opinion.. here's mine. :)

Twits are the people that screw up their system and then call up the nerds at the helpdesk to fix it. The nerds play quake2 all day and sit in a lab unjamming printers and changing passwords, while the geeks are busy hammering out the next e-commerce software package in the "intro to C" class down the hall. Nerds are completely bent on *one* part of computing (be it programming, hardware, whatever). They're usually good. While geeks are more of a jack-of-all-trades. They know enough about computers in general, and can usually go in-depth on a variety of topics. Nerds have no social skills. Geeks have limited social skills. Twits.. well, we'll call them the normals-that-didn't-quite-make-the-cut-and-are-rea lly-stupid.

Ciao.

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The key to the quiz

[joshv]

Sorry about the formatting. Straight from the Java script.

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2 Likes to wear a uniform.
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3 Motivated in competitive situations.
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4 Trust your own judgement.
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5 Unconcerned with a bad haircut.
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6 Will not compromise, no matter what.
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7 Able to prioritize plans and execute multiple tasks.
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8 Accessorize well.
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9 Accurately read a situation to figure out the outcome.
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10 Good with guns.
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11 Have an entrepreneurial spirit, and the ability to follow through on it
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12 Strong technical and mechanical skills.
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13 Often caught in overwhelming situations.
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14 Spend a lot of time thinking about yourself.
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15 Accept the support of others.
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16 Complex grooming needs.
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17 Disdain changing environments.
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18 Listen well.
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19 Multi-lingual.
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20 Expect rewards and recognition for work.
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21 Generates new ideas from surrounding situations.
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22 Consistently well-prepared, well-spoken, and/or polished.
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23 Think the Boss in Dilbert should strangle his lackeys.
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24 Skilled at conveying information to others in a clear manner.
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25 Like working alone.
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26 Seek the respect of others.
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27 Able to integrate a variety of tasks to work smoothly.
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28 Able to market and sell services and ideas.
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29 Believe in a way out of any situation.
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30 Brimming with confidence.
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31 Strong at mathematical computations.
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32 Whine readily.
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33 Willing to accept blame.
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34 Willing to take things easy.
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35 Able to bring others around to your way of thinking.
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36 Handle loss poorly.
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37 Overly impulsive.
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38 Politically-minded.
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39 Use mental abilities to full potential.
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40 Charitable tendencies.
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41 Stir the thoughts of others and motivate them to grow.
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42 Trained to be among society's elite from an early age.
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43 Willing to accept change to accomplish goals.
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44 Work well with others.
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Personality Quiz

[JamesHenstridge]

What does the personality quiz say about you if you read the javascript in the page so that you know which questions to answer in order to become your favoutrite character?

Re:Nerd, Twit, Geek

[MindStalker]

You know if it wasn't for your login "Just Some Guy" I would swear your a geekess. Though you may just be doing a bit of gender switching as is common in these days?.. hey did you by anychance ever get on efnet as Justagrl ??

Nerd, Twit, Geek

[MindStalker]

Umm maby its just me but from all my personal experience the definition for Geek and Nerd, as well as use uses of the words, should be switched. Based upon all the correspondents I've had most people agree that the Geek is the higher form of Nerd. Though I think their definition of Twit is right on. See my Sig it explains all

C-3PO

[Stephen Williams]

Argh! And I don't have any Brasso!

Not that innaccurate, actually. I am easily discouraged, generally a negative thinker, and have a nice neutral English accent.

Paris linux expo ~= West Coast Computer Faire

[anticypher]

Looking at the Paris photos reminds me of the scene in "Pirates of SiliValley" where Apple is at the first WCCF, put on by local curmudgeon Jim Warren. The booths lined with curtains, basic tables and chairs and some simple signs. Its also where BillyG first went to try and talk to Jobs, and was completely ignored.

Why do I feel like linux (and OSS) is poised to be the Next Great Thing?

I wish I could have been there.

The AC