Ouch. Direct hit. :)

[denny]

The Nerd Handbook

"Your nerd has control issues. [...] These control issues mean your nerd is sensitive to drastic changes in his environment. Think travel. Think job changes. These types of system-redefining events force your nerd to recognize that the world is not always or entirely a knowable place, and until he reconstructs this illusion, he’s going to be frustrated and he’s going to act erratically."

"Your nerd has built himself a cave. [...] The Cave is frustrating you because your impression is that it’s your nerd’s way of checking out, and you are, unfortunately, completely correct. A correctly designed Cave removes your nerd from the physical world and plants him firmly in a virtual one complete with all the toys he needs."

...and so on.

Comments

[promiseclean.livejournal.com]

And here's something for the girls that are exposed to all this nerd-ness.

(it's old and everybody probably already knows it - I still think it's great)

http://completeevil.com/geek.html

[wechsler.livejournal.com]

Erm, yeah. That's painfully accurate, 'cept for the TV bit.

[skx.livejournal.com]

I find it extremely hard to identify with any of these kind of geek/nerd stereotypes.

I guess they must be true in some measure as lots of people seem to find them accurate and/or reassuring... But each time I read one I just go "huh? That's bollocks!"