And what's the difference between a Geek and a Dork?
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Main Entry: geek
Pronunciation: 'gEk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date: 1914
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
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dork
(dôrk)
n.
Slang: A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks" (Joshua Mooney).
Vulgar Slang: The penis.
I have also heard the word dork used as slang in referring to a whale's penis.
Not sure. I do know that some of my professors have added clauses to their contracts to make sure that any work done on their laptops even while they are on campus remains theirs.
Not exactly computer hardware, but about a year ago my Cell phone got dropped into a toilet (don't ask, and no the toilet had been flushed and was clean). After getting it out, I disconnected the battery and let it sit for a few days to dry. I plugged it in, charged it up and it has worked since then. Save for when I dropped it onto the concrete and busted the case, but that's another story.
This is a little off-topic, but any material created on the University computers or using University resources at the school I attend is actually property of the school. I learned this after being in the schools graphic's department for 2 years and was doing research on freelance work. Funny thing, they never seemed to tell me this when I started here. If you patent or copyright anything done at the university, they have first dibs on money made off of it.
Anyone know of their School/ University doing things like this? Or is it just the status quo?
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And what's the difference between a Geek and a Dork?
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Main Entry: geek
Pronunciation: 'gEk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date: 1914
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
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
dork
(dôrk)
n.
Slang: A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks" (Joshua Mooney).
Vulgar Slang: The penis.
I have also heard the word dork used as slang in referring to a whale's penis.
Not sure. I do know that some of my professors have added clauses to their contracts to make sure that any work done on their laptops even while they are on campus remains theirs.
Not exactly computer hardware, but about a year ago my Cell phone got dropped into a toilet (don't ask, and no the toilet had been flushed and was clean). After getting it out, I disconnected the battery and let it sit for a few days to dry. I plugged it in, charged it up and it has worked since then. Save for when I dropped it onto the concrete and busted the case, but that's another story.
This is a little off-topic, but any material created on the University computers or using University resources at the school I attend is actually property of the school. I learned this after being in the schools graphic's department for 2 years and was doing research on freelance work. Funny thing, they never seemed to tell me this when I started here. If you patent or copyright anything done at the university, they have first dibs on money made off of it.
Anyone know of their School/ University doing things like this? Or is it just the status quo?