If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry.
Nassim Nicholas TalebTag: wisdom art poetry intuition nerd nerds autism details nerdiness wisdom-vs-nerds
Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.
Nassim Nicholas TalebTag: humor wisdom intelligence art wit nerd nerds autism sense-of-humor wisdom-vs-nerdiness
Chester nods all the way through this, but does not rudely interrupt Randy as a younger nerd would. Your younger nerd takes offense quickly when someone near him begins to utter declarative sentences, because he reads into it an ssertion that he, the nerd, does not already know the information being imparted. But your older nerd has more
self-confidence, and besides, understands that frequently people need to think out loud. And highly advanced nerds will furthermore understand that uttering declarative sentences whose contents are already known to all present is part of the social process of making conversation and therefore should not be construed as aggression under any circumstances.
Tag: conversation nerds
I'm going to put the moves on her,' he says gravely. 'Things might get weird.' He says it like a commando setting up a midnight raid. Like: Sure, this is going to be extraordinarily dangerous, but don't worry. I've done it before.
Robin SloanAbe said something interesting. He said that because everyone's so poor these days, the '90s will be a decade with no architectural legacy or style- everyone's too poor to put up new buildings. He said that code is the architecture of the '90s.
Douglas CouplandTag: computers nerds architecture 90s
I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it would be a better place.
Matt SmithTag: life truth happiness words-of-wisdom nerds doctor-who geeks comiccon
He wore a tiny turquoise stud earring I always associated with Dungeons and Dragons types. Men who own ferrets and think magic tricks are cool.
Gillian FlynnTag: nerds dungeons-and-dragons geeks ferrets conventions
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