Geeks in the Space: The Attack of 5

Well, we've done it again. Yes, Geeks in Space, Episode 5 has been released. In it, we lament the lack of good news, talk about anti-matter, and the hiring of hacks by companies. You can also become...educated in my long-term plan for the hostile takeover of a certain Redmond-based company.

Comments

Beavis & Butthead

[jamesbromberger]

This gets funnier and funnier. Keep it up guys! However, a co-worker has pointed out that it sounds as if I am listening to Beavis and Butthead! ;) *rotfl*

Re:Dorks or Geeks?

[Pascal Q. Porcupine]

Um, no. 'Geek' means a carnival freak who bites the head off chickens. 'Nerd' means... well, nerd.
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"'Is not a quine' is not a quine" is a quine.

Re:Something has to have the "bad" meaning

[Pascal Q. Porcupine]

since geeks don't necessarily have the skill level to qualify as "true" hackers (I myself don't quite claim to be worthy of that title)

Your .sig indicates otherwise. :)

Aside from that, though, yes, I'd say your connotative definitions are more or less right, though your 'nerd' is a bit flaky; IMO, it can also mean what you mean by 'dork'. I still don't see how 'dork' can be taken as a compliment in any connotation, though, which was what I was originally responding to...

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"'Is not a quine' is not a quine" is a quine.

my .sig

[Pascal Q. Porcupine]

A 'quine' is a self-similar (and usually true) expression, such as "'is a statement without a subject' is a statement without a subject." Read Douglas Hofstadter's "Godel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" for more info (or you can look it up in Everything). The "Quine 'quine'?" is a separate statement. Basically, it reads like this:

"'Is not a quine' is not a quine" is a quine. The statement "'Is not a quine' is not a quine" is, in fact, a quine, being a self-similar repetition.

Quine "quine?" An attempt at just quining the word "quine," thus making it a self-referential self-similar statement, and also being a challenge for the next statement;

"'Quined' quined" quines "quined." That is, the statement "'quined' quined" quines the word "quined," though admittedly it's not a very good quine since it's not grammatically-correct.

As for the topic at-hand, which is itself off-topic (thus its topicality or lack thereof is self-referential - ah, to go in circles, what joy :) I can see your reasoning behind the self-contradictory definition of "nerd." It's all connotation, however; such is the same reason that the word "witch" can mean different things, as can "bitch" and "stud" depending on who's saying it to whom regarding what.

As for the /. slogan, well, "news for geeks" just doesn't have the same ring to it. :)
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Re:What does your sig mean?

[Pascal Q. Porcupine]

Read my other response regarding my .sig. :)
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Re:[your] .sig

[Pascal Q. Porcupine]

I re-read GEB every two or three years; it's part of my religion. I get quines.

You too, huh? :) I was just covering the bases (and some AC also asked about what a quine is, so I'm glad I explained it there anyway).

Okay, so it's not really a quine itself (though it's sort of quiney), but it sets up the next one: a quine consisting entirely of forms of the word "quine". No, actually just a sentence containing a quine of "quined" and consisting of forms of "quine".

Yeah, basically.

(lambda (x) (list (list 'lambda '(x) x) (list 'quote x))) '(list (list 'lambda '(x) x) (list 'quote x)))

Hehe, yeah, LISP, which, as we all know, stands for (cons 'processor '(list)). Quines made practical. Sorta. :)
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"'Is not a quine' is not a quine" is a quine.

Microsoft

[drwiii]

Hostile takeover of Microsoft.. Gotta love it! (-:

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