Nerds

[Guest Sam_P]

I love lord of the rings, bit of a harry potter fan.. anyone here a fan of guillermo del toro movies? (i.e pans labyrinth, hell boy..) or tim burton?

Hellboy!

I'm studying physics at university (just finished my second year) and watch most scifi I can get my hands on. (While I think of it did anyone else get around to watching Eureka?)

When it comes to computers though I fail at nerdiness. The closest I get to that sort of stuff is taking a C Programming module this year.

[Remus]

I would have to say im a scifi/space/tech nerd. Big fan of all things gadgety, love star trek, star wars, etc. I am currently studying broadcast enginneering cos im not quite clever enough for actual physics and nasa, im going for satellite uplink engineering instead.. i looove space stuff lol i always wish id studied physics and chemistry in college instead of english and theatre studies. Social pressures and all that crap.. anyway im digressing..

I love lord of the rings, bit of a harry potter fan.. anyone here a fan of guillermo del toro movies? (i.e pans labyrinth, hell boy..) or tim burton?

Lol yeah...

I was never particularly good at maths (at primary school we did angles - more specifically, learning how to colour in the right-angle triangles red and outlining the squares in light canary yellow - for three consecutive years ), and get too technical with computer languages and processors and I'm completely lost, but science (not physics, but organic chem, biol etc.), linguistics-and music-related stuff, English, history...yeah, love it all muchly. 'Course, my Dad being a computer scientist/mathematician doesn't really help my pro-humanities-non-maths cause any...

And definitely gadgety things and Star Wars/Trek, HP, LotR, *anything* Midsommer Murders-related... I've also recently discovered Axis Powers Hetalia (anime/manga/webcomic based on the idea of the personifications of various countries and their (often bizarre) interactions representing world history and politics. E.g. the Pact of Steel between cup cake Germany and Fascist Italy in WWII was actually a pinky swear). Very cleverly done.

And yes, Guillermo del Toro movies are brilliant! Slightly dark, and his monsters all look very similar, but *loved* Pan's Labyrinth, and Tim Burton just has the most amazing imagination.

What about video games and so on? Any other Mario/Zelda/Banjo-Kazooie fans? I love Mario (particularly the new Mario Bros Wii game), but I think Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie will always be my favs.

[Guest Sam_P]

Lol yeah...

I was never particularly good at maths (at primary school we did angles - more specifically, learning how to colour in the right-angle triangles red and outlining the squares in light canary yellow - for three consecutive years ), and get too technical with computer languages and processors and I'm completely lost, but science (not physics, but organic chem, biol etc.), linguistics-and music-related stuff, English, history...yeah, love it all muchly. 'Course, my Dad being a computer scientist/mathematician doesn't really help my pro-humanities-non-maths cause any...

And definitely gadgety things and Star Wars/Trek, HP, LotR, *anything* Midsommer Murders-related... I've also recently discovered Axis Powers Hetalia (anime/manga/webcomic based on the idea of the personifications of various countries and their (often bizarre) interactions representing world history and politics. E.g. the Pact of Steel between cup cake Germany and Fascist Italy in WWII was actually a pinky swear). Very cleverly done.

And yes, Guillermo del Toro movies are brilliant! Slightly dark, and his monsters all look very similar, but *loved* Pan's Labyrinth, and Tim Burton just has the most amazing imagination.

What about video games and so on? Any other Mario/Zelda/Banjo-Kazooie fans? I love Mario (particularly the new Mario Bros Wii game), but I think Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie will always be my favs.

In the lower years at school I was all for english but thankfully ended up discovering the sciences and maths in time to specialise in them for A-levels. I was always best at chemistry out of the sciences but it just seemed like a long list of rules because the physics was too complicated and that didn't appeal to me. I wanted to do REAL science. However now having been initiated into quantum physics I'm kinda wishing I'd stuck to the resulting rules and sod the reasoning. Out of the blue I also have an interest in history that I haven't had much chance to develop.

My DVD bookshelf is now having to be double-stacked (probably about 80% scifi & fantasy) which annoys me because it looks untidy! Farscape, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Star Trek TOS, Star Trek TNG, Andromeda (another Roddenbery idea), Stargate SG-1, Buffy, Angel, Eureka, Supernatural, Dark Angel, Firefly, Primeval... I spent a good fraction of my gap year earnings on building it up.

As for decent films, anyone else like Pitch Black with Vin Diesel? V for Vendetta? Wolverine? Equilibrium? Ultraviolet? Never seen Pan's Labyrinth so will have to stick that one on the list.

I haven't owned a console since the Nintendo 64 (still have and occasionally use it) but loved Banjo Kazooie, Zelda and Mario Karts on that. Zelda especially. In an attempt to find something new and interesting for one of my end of term breaks I bought Dragon Age:Origins which is the first proper PC game I've played. I got hooked on it and entire days sailed past without me realising it. Being a perfectionist I had to complete as many of the sidequests as possible. I was bought the expansion Awakening for my birthday and have been having great fun with that too. The only thing is that it's somewhat spoilt me for other games with its ability to give you innumerable options.

I've yet to try out much on the Wii (my housemate owns one) but Rainbow Road on Mario Karts has got intense! Before it was just the longest, most boring track in the game and now it's simply insane!

[Guest Raging Shadow]

Star Wars/Trek Geek! And if I find a movie I like I find out EVERYTHING about it. so I'm a movie/Sci-Fi nerd. coding...not so much.

[Guest harvester52]

I was hoping this would come along. XD

I'm a sound engineer for a living. I've been installing, setting up, and running professional sound systems since I was in the third grade. I built my first computer when I was 13, and I didn't go to outdoor school in 6th grade because they wouldn't let anybody bring electronics. I am heavily into online text-based roleplay and have been for about 10 years. While I'm no computer programmer, I'm a major graphic artist and absolutely love 3D animation and can tell you how to do just about anything in Photoshop.

I was the ubernerd in high school. I ran sound for everything from plays to assemblies and took four periods of computer/tech-related classes my senior year.

Now, I live in an outbuilding behind my mom's house and drive a giant van full of miscellaneous sound equipment. Boo-yah.

Long live the nerds.

-BC

[Guest barton]

This is my kind of thread.

My library (yes, library. it comes with being a bit of a bibliophile) is crammed full of sci-fi and fantasy books, along with a smattering of other genres and technical manuals. I near about grew up on D&D courtesy of a much older sibling who was way into it. Love video games, though I tend to marathon games too much (they need to be longer! )

I'm also more than a bit of a science nerd. My friends love making me watch disaster movies like Black Hole and Absolute Zero just to watch me squirm, rant, and complain about how wrong those movies are, and just how much they are making science cry.

[Guest Lelouch]

I'm into computers, but I'm not sure I exactly classify as a nerd since I have tons of sports.

[Remus]

I'm into computers, but I'm not sure I exactly classify as a nerd since I have tons of sports.

But... But how can you do both? You can't have *both*! Everyone is either one or the other, there's no such thing as being in-between!

(NB: Teh Iruny).

So...

Nerd...

Jock...

Jerd? Neck?

Lol... A friend was telling me how in Star Trek slashdom they have Kock (Kirk/Spock) and Spork (Spock/Kirk). Acronyms ftw.

But yes, you could class yourself as a nerd if you wanted. I think it's a bit like the term "queer", some people on the outside use it as an insult, but those on the inside can turn that around and use it as a term of empowerment and feel pride in using it to refer to themselves. Or something (who needs sleep or logic when there's FIFA, srsly?). Just because you like sport doesn't mean you can't fit the "nerd criteria" as well (or the other way around). Society always seems to expect that a person enjoy, or be interested or good at one thing, and one thing only, and find polymaths (people with their fingers in multiple pies, as t'were) more of the exception than the rule. Which I've never quite understood, but then I've just burnt my scrambled eggs (go me), so someone else can research that one. Um, 42.

[Guest Zolrek]

Nerd is a term either other people put you under or you put yourself under. Either way, if it works for you then roll with it. For me however...my roommate and all my roommates friends, people I've met, etc all put me into the nerd label. It doesn't bug me, though, because I do it too. I'm not sure exactly which came first but that doesn't really matter in the end.

[Guest Magan]

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[Guest Lelouch]

But... But how can you do both? You can't have *both*! Everyone is either one or the other, there's no such thing as being in-between!

(NB: Teh Iruny).

So...

Nerd...

Jock...

Jerd? Neck?

Lol... A friend was telling me how in Star Trek slashdom they have Kock (Kirk/Spock) and Spork (Spock/Kirk). Acronyms ftw.

But yes, you could class yourself as a nerd if you wanted. I think it's a bit like the term "queer", some people on the outside use it as an insult, but those on the inside can turn that around and use it as a term of empowerment and feel pride in using it to refer to themselves. Or something (who needs sleep or logic when there's FIFA, srsly?). Just because you like sport doesn't mean you can't fit the "nerd criteria" as well (or the other way around). Society always seems to expect that a person enjoy, or be interested or good at one thing, and one thing only, and find polymaths (people with their fingers in multiple pies, as t'were) more of the exception than the rule. Which I've never quite understood, but then I've just burnt my scrambled eggs (go me), so someone else can research that one. Um, 42.

Hmm...Well, I was in the basketball varsity in high school and also passed softball varsity. In college, I'm being offered Table Tennis Varsity, Arnis Varsity and Kenjutsu Varsity. Just today, I've been offered to be part of the Programming varsity. So I don't know where I fall under. Lol.

[Milly]

I can has be a nerd with yous folks? Pwease? I like vidya games, mostly old platformers, megaman being my current fave. It's fun to beat in one continue lol. Trying to do it with one life now, that 3rd to last level in Wily's area in megaman 2 is hard. The boss you have to be just perfect and I really hate wasting the energy tanks on it. Huge zelda fan, haven't played some of the newer ones like Spirit tracks etc cause of money limitations. Sadly it's true, but I'm trying to see how fast I can beat Link to the past with all the heart containers, so far I can beat it in 6 hours (just a guess). Just need to get better speed. I'm tryin >.<

[Guest ScifiComicDUDE]

im a cross between a nerd and a geek though....i like scifi shows/movies, biology,anything paranormal and supernatural, comic books,superhero movies , video games and electronic gadgets.....i still love my sports though,couldnt live without football(long live world cup)!!

[Guest Wolfy19]

Hellboy!

I'm studying physics at university (just finished my second year) and watch most scifi I can get my hands on. (While I think of it did anyone else get around to watching Eureka?)

When it comes to computers though I fail at nerdiness. The closest I get to that sort of stuff is taking a C Programming module this year.

I love Eureka! (A town called of??) We have a thing at uni where me n some of ma mates buy single seasons of stuff between us and swap and change em so my mate has season 1 of dexter, another season2 and i bought season 3. My current loves atm are big bang theory, battlestar galactica, v2010, a town called eureka, star trek ds9 and voyager and next generation. I want to get my hands on firefly, stargate sg1 and buffy. Im a science/tech geek. Although im studying broadcast engineering i have a fascination with space, gadgets and physics really as a hobby

anyone watch brian cox's wonders of the solar system?

[Guest Evan_J]

I can has be a nerd with yous folks?

Why do I smell cheeseburgers suddenly

[Flint]

If you want to join the Nerd Herd you must understand the Nerd in its natural habitat. Here are some instructional video's…

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

http://www.youtube.c...AUyaELfwBo&NR=1

http://www.youtube.c...u/0/olfA2UDb_SA

Love the IT crowd!

[Guest Sam_P]

I love Eureka! (A town called of??) We have a thing at uni where me n some of ma mates buy single seasons of stuff between us and swap and change em so my mate has season 1 of dexter, another season2 and i bought season 3. My current loves atm are big bang theory, battlestar galactica, v2010, a town called eureka, star trek ds9 and voyager and next generation. I want to get my hands on firefly, stargate sg1 and buffy. Im a science/tech geek. Although im studying broadcast engineering i have a fascination with space, gadgets and physics really as a hobby

anyone watch brian cox's wonders of the solar system?

You should definitely get copies of Firefly, Stargate SG-1 and Buffy. I thnk Firefly is my most re-watched series of all time. I didn't expect much from Eureka, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It's rather more lighthearted than my usual choices, but sometimes change is good. I loved the bunker!

I watched some of Wonders of the Solar System, but missed a lot. Thought it was mostly well explained though sometimes I wanted the detail that was only hinted at, though obviously they were trying to get a balance between those with no prior knowledge and those with it.

[Guest Chance]

Well. I'm very nerdy myself.

I built my own computer myself.

ASUS p5k pro motherboard 8800 GT OC nvidia graphics card, intel 2.50 ghz dual core processor, 2 gb ram. put together myself. With a badass looking case. I'm a PC gamer so I use steam alot and have soooo many games. I soon may have another top notch graphics card to add in.

This is the case I have

http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/skuimages/large/T925-2006-rn.jpg

[Guest Wolfy19]

You should definitely get copies of Firefly, Stargate SG-1 and Buffy. I thnk Firefly is my most re-watched series of all time. I didn't expect much from Eureka, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It's rather more lighthearted than my usual choices, but sometimes change is good. I loved the bunker!

I watched some of Wonders of the Solar System, but missed a lot. Thought it was mostly well explained though sometimes I wanted the detail that was only hinted at, though obviously they were trying to get a balance between those with no prior knowledge and those with it.

If you do get an iphone, use itunesU (university) and i downloaded so much stuff just from watching wonders and the detail i wanted got from there. plus itunes university is free? saved me purchasing other documentries lol

i was also pleasantly surprised by eureka. i would love to live in the bunker and have sarah and generally live in that town haha i always wonder if id took physics instead of media studies A level, what would i be doing now? haha but took media thanks to peer pressure. dont u just love it. lol!

iv signed up to lovefilm and am currently renting off there and when i get my first wages from my new job im gonna sign up to the unlimited rentals package so i cant rent it all and never leave my room! haha!

have u (or anyone) watched V2010? im currrently watching it and loving it although its a little too chatty and not enough gadgets as to what i usually prefer its not half bad.

[Guest Sam_P]

If you do get an iphone, use itunesU (university) and i downloaded so much stuff just from watching wonders and the detail i wanted got from there. plus itunes university is free? saved me purchasing other documentries lol

i was also pleasantly surprised by eureka. i would love to live in the bunker and have sarah and generally live in that town haha i always wonder if id took physics instead of media studies A level, what would i be doing now? haha but took media thanks to peer pressure. dont u just love it. lol!

iv signed up to lovefilm and am currently renting off there and when i get my first wages from my new job im gonna sign up to the unlimited rentals package so i cant rent it all and never leave my room! haha!

have u (or anyone) watched V2010? im currrently watching it and loving it although its a little too chatty and not enough gadgets as to what i usually prefer its not half bad.

Have my iPhone now so will check out iTunes U, thanks for the tip.

My school tried to persuade me to take an arts A Level but I knew that I'd never get any use out of it, and was having a hard enough time getting down to a suitable number of A Levels as it was. Had a bit of a fight on my hands to get them to agree, which to me seemed pointless. So long as I'm informed what I will and won't be able to do at uni as a result, surely it's MY choice!

We had a membership to one of those film rental websites before but they took forever to accept back films and ship out the next ones so I haven't looked into it since. I suppose the unlimited option negates that though.

Haven't seen V2010, what's it about?

[Guest Wolfy19]

Have my iPhone now so will check out iTunes U, thanks for the tip.

My school tried to persuade me to take an arts A Level but I knew that I'd never get any use out of it, and was having a hard enough time getting down to a suitable number of A Levels as it was. Had a bit of a fight on my hands to get them to agree, which to me seemed pointless. So long as I'm informed what I will and won't be able to do at uni as a result, surely it's MY choice!

We had a membership to one of those film rental websites before but they took forever to accept back films and ship out the next ones so I haven't looked into it since. I suppose the unlimited option negates that though.

Haven't seen V2010, what's it about?

no probs yeah it is your choice! lol i hate it wen teachers etc try to convince you your wrong wen ur going with ur own instincts.

V is an alien type program that is basically V's or visitors coming to earth and they say its in peace and help earth with medical stuff and technology but actually its a kind of invasion. its really interesting and great special fx lol u shud defo watch it! first seasons just finished- excellent season!

[Guest Sam_P]

no probs yeah it is your choice! lol i hate it wen teachers etc try to convince you your wrong wen ur going with ur own instincts.

V is an alien type program that is basically V's or visitors coming to earth and they say its in peace and help earth with medical stuff and technology but actually its a kind of invasion. its really interesting and great special fx lol u shud defo watch it! first seasons just finished- excellent season!

Ah, after seeing the

of the show around, I kept thinking it was a TV series based on V for Vendetta (awesome film). I didn't want to watch it because nothing could live up to that film as a TV series I don't think. Will definitely look into it now!

For comparison, V for Vendetta logo:

[Guest Shawn9]

From a geek to the nerds:

- speaking of hasing cheeszbrgrs, you need to watch last night's new Futurama ep. Srsly.

- and if you haven't been reading http://twitter.com/search?q=%23wookieleaks you are missing out

[Guest Wolfy19]

Ah, after seeing the

of the show around, I kept thinking it was a TV series based on V for Vendetta (awesome film). I didn't want to watch it because nothing could live up to that film as a TV series I don't think. Will definitely look into it now!

For comparison, V for Vendetta logo:

lol it is an excellent series. i asked my mate to post me the discs for the series i have never seen v for vendetta but i keep meaning to! whats it about?

[Guest Sam_P]

lol it is an excellent series. i asked my mate to post me the discs for the series i have never seen v for vendetta but i keep meaning to! whats it about?

Uhm, it's about a vigilante living under an oppressive cup cake-like regime, inspired somewhat by the gunpowder plot of 1605. Definitely a contender for my favourite film, and has some bloody awesome dialogue! You should watch it SOON. (And lemme know when you do. )