BarefootDawsy Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 And, perhaps, nerdiest of all, I made this powerpoint presentation: https://csel.cs.colorado.edu/~mcnultym/oo/tdd/That presentation is awseome...wish my lecturers would use your technique rather than the boring garbage they usually put together! Quote BAREFOOT DAWSY Scout Commander (ret.) Link to comment
MatthewD Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well I am old school AD&D still have 2 of my original books from the early 80'sRead scifi and fantasy a lotReteaching myself organic chemistry seems I have forgotten a ton I still have and use my TI-74 BasiCal on a regular basis.. trying to teach myself how to use one of those new fangled TI-83 plus now I teach chemistry and biology at my high school I am the goto guy on anything tech related at school.. even if it is something I have never seen before I get to solve the problem firstI owe a tie with Albert Einstein on it Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 i forgot that i am a card-carrying member... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 i forgot that i am a card-carrying member...I hope that isn't an expiration date. Quote lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
K Po Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Off the top of my head...-Science has always been something I enjoy doing and am currently pursuing a PhD in Chemistry.-Grew up on Marvel. Comics, cartoons, action figures, everything. Loved them all.-Former action figure collector and enthusiast. -I love me some video games, though have played less this in the past year. I finally got Skyward Sword and need to figure in some play time. Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 yeah, i have an expired iq... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
RDOwens Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just read through this thread. Interesting. Even if I didn't think I was a nerd, after reading all the responses, I found out that I was. Why?booksLots of folks mentioned books. Yeah, I got books.cartographyHad I known it was something I could have studied in college, I would have. Who knew? I love maps. That, along with the love of GPS technology, is the reason I got into geocaching more than a decade ago.modemsI remember modems. I believe the first modem I used was 300 baud. It seems to me we doubled them up at some point that seemed to increase the throughput.D&D My D&D days were before there were modems. Well, actually, that isn't quite true as the first home computer I connected to was circa 1975. Anyhow, I began creeping back into D&D right before I met my wife. When she showed up, the dungeons were retired.fluteI was first chair in fourth grade. Who cares I couldn't (and still can't) read music? My musical career was short-lived.grammarI like teaching grammar. I am on record as saying I could easily teach grammar and mathematics all day long. I battle over word usage; I've purchased textbooks to re-teach myself diagramming sentences; I had a dictionary collection, not to mention I have toyed with writing a few different dictionaries. This stems directly from the fact that the dictionary made an appearance at dinner in my youth.computersI built my own (and for others) computers for yearsbaseball cards I collected for years. I learned statistics from that; a family friend cautioned my mother not to toss my cards when I outgrew them; years later I got back into it again. By the time I sold them, I had enough to purchase a new car; before the Internet, I would calculate batting averages as I ate my Wheaties so I could update my cardspets having a web pageMy cat had a web page and a column in a newsletter I used to publish monthly; yeah, having a monthly newsletter about yourself is rather nerdy, eh?Monty Python moviesI have seen all the Monty Python movies multiple times . . . back in college we used to rent VCRs for the weekend, sign out a room in the arts building and show movies all weekend with our friends. Meaning of Life was a huge hit!I cheer for the underdog when my team isn't playing . . . unless the underdog is the Yankees. There is never a moment I root for them.Standing in Line @ MidnightI purchased the fifth Harry Potter book at midnight when it went on sale (although, I was not in costume); I did the same for when Windows 95 came outOCDThat's me. I just finished organizing 85,000+ digital photographs. Each is tagged thoroughly. Now I am working on the ~2,000 books. When I collected baseball cards, I had to finish the series.have owned a hermit crabIt seems to me that I have other characteristics that may label me a nerd.played Third Reich for days on end in college . . . with one of my professorsI organize things for fun; there's the OCD. completistI can't just do something a little bit. When I traded Grateful Dead tapes, I had to have them all. When I geocached, I had to find them all within my region. It doesn't matter what I do, I have to have it totally completed; I can't leave it incomplete.I enjoy listening to Tom Leherer. I thank my mother for that.I realize that a pocket protector is functional (although I don't actually have one)Used to go see Rocky Horror on a regular basisI recall the Happy Days episode where Potsie was called a nerd but Joanie called him a Dren!I have a MLB.tv account so I can score baseball games. I have designed my own scorecard to that end.I plan my Toastmasters speeches (and other roles) a year in advance. Quote Turned Leaf | Life List | A Nerd's Eye View Link to comment
Maggie May Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I guess on the outside (to other people) I don't come across as a "nerd" - unless you knew I was a HUGE "band nerd" and was in marching band all the way through college. And I studied music, so I still listen to it with a very analytical ear - it drives people nuts!Oh, and sometimes I dance in front of the mirror. By myself. I think that's pretty nerdy.. Quote Link to comment
Atalan Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Dancing in the mirror by yourself?That's what I do between sets when I work out (I work out at home). Quote Link to comment
Benhem612 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Why am I a Nerd - Mostly a book / sci-fi nerd.1. My pickup line in college - "Do you want to see my book collection" My pickup line after college -"Do you want to go to my favorite book store?" (After having to much to drink at a party and falling out of my chair a nice lady was telling me about her love of Autumn, I forced her to take a Ray Bradbury collection home with her..She is now my wife, I no longer fall out of chairs but still love my wife and bradbury)2. I tried MMOs but I have diagnosed myself with multi-player social anxiety. I now stick with single player video games.3. I like most everything science fiction and fantasy (oddly enough I haven't been able to enjoy star wars) Quote Link to comment
Tophreignssupreme Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 -My love of weaponry -My desire to make ancient, medieval, and renaissance weapons-I'm obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Batman the animated series, Game of Thrones, Xena: The Warrior Princess, Classical Disney Movies, Original Disney orchestral scores, and Gargoyles (the Disney show).- I love History, fantasy, mythology, politics/debating, and languages.-Speaking of learning, I love attempting to read 20 books at once. My brother often tells me that reading will make me "dumberer" :-)-I hope to get involved in battle re-enactments someday. Quote Link to comment
Benhem612 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Tohpreign I hear you about the 20 books at once. I don't plan to try them all, I just get a lot of recomendations and end up immersed in a bunch at once. Getting a kindle was one of the best things that could have happened to my marriage due to the number of books I used to have next to the bed. Quote Link to comment
Top Boss Ultra Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 - Writing fiction.- My BA in English teaching.- Reading literary fiction.- Playing banjo.- Playing D&D.- The years I wasted on WoW.- The video games I still play.- Rubik's Cube.- Being a member of this forum.There's probably more. Quote Fitocracy Link to comment
bondgirl311 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Oh gosh, where to start?- I'm more of a "late-blooming nerd" - I didn't like Star Wars until a few years ago- I love history like a techy loves his/her computer bits- I devour anything I can read (I also had a "no books at the table" rule as a kid... okay, even now. I get anxious if I don't have something I can read with me when I go out - Kindle for iPhone saved me.)- I suck a video games. But I played a lot of games like "house" and "dress up" as a kid... by myself- I research things for fun- Instead of texting on my phone during class I was cross-stitching, crocheting or doing crossword puzzles- Words to me are what numbers are to a mathlete, I like to refer to myself as a "word nerd" sometimes - I'm more of a social geek, but I was in no way popular in school- I was in band, choir and drama before it started becoming cool- Picked on as a kid a lot- My mother would say "You are so weird..." and then try to correct herself by saying, " - no... unique. You're unique." I guess she didn't want to give me some sort of complex- I think a guy who can fix my computer and lift heavy things is sexy (especially if they'll watch Doctor Who, Torchwood, Star Wars or Firefly with me afterward.)...- This list continues to grow! Quote The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu The 30-Day Paleo Challenge Extravaganza!! bondgirl311's Battle Log - RAWR! My Own Personal Challenge 2012 Beach Challenge aka I don't care if it's from 1994, this is my JAM! Link to comment
bondgirl311 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 -My love of weaponry -My desire to make ancient, medieval, and renaissance weapons-I'm obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Batman the animated series, Game of Thrones, Xena: The Warrior Princess, Classical Disney Movies, Original Disney orchestral scores, and Gargoyles (the Disney show).- I love History, fantasy, mythology, politics/debating, and languages.-Speaking of learning, I love attempting to read 20 books at once. My brother often tells me that reading will make me "dumberer" :-)-I hope to get involved in battle re-enactments someday.Where have you BEEN all my life?! *warm, friendly embrace* Quote The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu The 30-Day Paleo Challenge Extravaganza!! bondgirl311's Battle Log - RAWR! My Own Personal Challenge 2012 Beach Challenge aka I don't care if it's from 1994, this is my JAM! Link to comment
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