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mikepgood
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Geek, defined as hands on practical interest in the tech. Applied/ tinkering
Nerd, defined as interlectual facination with the science . Theory/ knowledge
Pie, any sort, sweet or savoury. Does not include quiche, tarts or pasties.
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timark_uk
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From your definitions, neither geek nor nerd.
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pcernie
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Bit of both...
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brataccas
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that'll be a bit of both pies then  _________________
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pcernie
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I'll remember to laugh at you when your metabolism changes young man  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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jonbwfc
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Linux_User
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Going by this, I would classify myself as a "Nerd". Going by your definitions, I suppose I would be a geek. EDIT: Looking at Wikipedia, I am definitely a nerd. 
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JJW009
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Those are really not the definitions that geeks and nerds would usually supply. It's a well documented subjected.
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mikepgood
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my understasnding was that geeks were hardware (techies/design), nerds were software(interlectuals/theory)
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timark_uk
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My understanding is that you have very narrow definitions of both these terms. You can also be a geek/nerd in almost any category that can be mentioned. Mark
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mikepgood
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Was all sparked by experiance with computers forum threadJust got thinking and wanted to spark some debate/thought.
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cloaked_wolf
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l3v1ck
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A bit of both pies.
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brataccas
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timark_uk
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