HUH?

Its a nerd thing...

Well said Thomas. I choose to not be politically correct, if that upsets people sometimes that's too bad for them.
Doesn't mean I'm socially inept, just that I don't give a damn about people who want me to conform to their way of thinking without regard for my own.

Hi everyone,

Here is what one of best friends told me what Geek means

Geek - Someone you make fun of early in your life and end up working for the rest of your life

Hmmmm. Kind of true don't you think

Richard West

either work for or have to pay insane amounts of money to in order for them to work for you

Geek is a person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media innovating something outside the mainstream being hyperinformed. :rolleyes:

I am not quite sure, but I think geek is used in a negative sense these days(big deal! like no one knows!!). I think I heard something like "Geeks are born, but nerds are made." From the quote it looks like nerd is a class upper than geek. May be nerd is a compliment and to get that you need to possess a great amount of skills and knowledge, whereas to be a geek you just need to "try hard to become a nerd", as long as you are not a nerd but trying to become one you are a geek.
That's what I understand.

Geek is chic. A geek is someone well versed in the latest technology with a strong passion and understanding of math and science. A nerd is a socially inept person with thick glasses and a pocket protector. Not all geeks are nerds and not all nerds are geeks.

In fact one word may have different meaning, this depends upon how you're going to relate it with your imagination. I relate "geek" word to a person who use his finite mind to navigate things from his infinite intelligence and want to be underground.
Some people may consider him a insane person. I also agree that even they might be a hacker, but definitely then I'll not call them geek. :-|

I'd say a geek is someone who likes everything that isn't trendy/cool.