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#1 2006-11-17 05:25:05
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Ohhhh
today is geek day and i am dressed like a geek
#2 2006-11-17 15:46:18
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Re: Ohhhh
Ok, now solve for x:
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#3 2006-11-17 17:16:29
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Re: Ohhhh
what is geek?
Be Happy!
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#4 2006-11-17 20:12:13
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Re: Ohhhh
A 'geek' is just another word for 'nerd', or a very smart person who is obsessed with whatever they are doing. Usually.
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#5 2006-11-17 20:43:38
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Re: Ohhhh
Just the kind of person that is needed by the world if we want to solve our problems and advance society.
And in a strange twist "cool" people use the word "geek" or "nerd" to make smart people feel bad. I think this is only common in some countries, though. In other countries they probably can't see how that makes any sense, and they will probably have very bright futures.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#6 2006-11-17 20:47:19
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"cool" people are the people who are bright, do well in subjects and get all A-grades. Not class-skippers and name-callers.
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#7 2006-11-18 05:17:57
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Geeks are supposedly the exact opposite of cool... so...
If you get A's for everything, go on to become a theoretical hyper-dimensional topological astrophycist and earn the big bucks (in other words have a successful career), you must suffer the title of 'geek'.
Whereas you are 'cool' if, stereotypically, have a some wit, an attitude, sunglasses, and would rather party than study. 90% of people I know would like to be cool. Supposedly you can't be a geek or 'cool' at the same time. Supposedly cool people are preferred by society.
Thus, most of society will go on to become cool and the 10% of the geeks will go on to become rich, famous, and smart, (and possibly may take over the world) but will nevertheless still remain the laughing stock of the rest of the world.
Such is life.
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#8 2006-11-18 05:19:47
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Re: Ohhhh
Ok, now solve for x:
Oh, and in case you were wondering,
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#9 2006-11-18 05:41:09
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Your LaTeX goes way off the page.
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#10 2006-11-18 07:14:19
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actually, only the quoted LaTeX does, the one in the original had to be... modified to fit.
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#11 2006-11-21 05:38:44
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WOW! those were some hard problems....but oh well i ♥ posting on this site...
#12 2006-11-21 05:41:07
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They're the same problem. 
But thank you for that kind comment.
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