You know your a nerd when

[NMFTM]

I was sitting in the passenger seat of a friend's car who was driving me home from school today looking at the people and businesses that passed by. When I saw one store with a large white sign with red lettering that read "HARDWARE". I immediately thought "cool, a computer store that isn't apart of a large corporate chain. I'll have to go there sometime".

Milliseconds later I glanced down into the store's windows saw power tools, paint brushes, and other miscellaneous home repair items hanging from front display peg board.

I was very disappointed.

[Bachstelze]

I haven't read the thread but s/your/you\'re/.

[samalex]

Years ago an aunt was visiting (not staying with us), and she asked if I had a keyboard she could use. I said yup, and that she could borrow it if she'd like. That evening she came over and was floored when I handed her one of my computer keyboards... she was wanting a music keyboard to practice her piano. :D

It happens to the best of us...

Sam

[drawkcab]

I haven't read the thread but s/your/you\'re/.

I was thinking the same. You're not much of a nerd if you're still confusing "your" and "you're."

[NMFTM]

I'm sorry that I'm not Noam Chomsky.

[drawkcab]

<3 Noam Chomsky

[RiceMonster]

I haven't read the thread but s/your/you\'re/.

Yeah seriously.

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

I haven't read the thread but s/your/you\'re/.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l93/ST3ALTHPSYCH0/doingitwrong.jpg

[Nick_Jinn]

<3 Noam Chomsky


Gnome Chomsky is probably one of the smartest men alive.


Computer nerds tend to be spelling nazis dont they?

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

Computer nerds tend to be spelling nazis dont they?

And why not?

cd ~/Desktop != cd ~/Dsketop

[drawkcab]

Computer nerds tend to be spelling nazis dont they?

Yes, but in this case I am being a usage Nazi.

[Nick_Jinn]

lol :)

I think we should have an official 'type like an adolescent text messenger day'.

[lisati]

Years ago an aunt was visiting (not staying with us), and she asked if I had a keyboard she could use. I said yup, and that she could borrow it if she'd like. That evening she came over and was floored when I handed her one of my computer keyboards... she was wanting a music keyboard to practice her piano. :D

It happens to the best of us...

Sam
I can relate to this: I've had people refer to my "keyboard" as a "piano", even though it's one of the sort that's best played with two fingers.

[Nick_Jinn]

Speaking of that, is there a piano or Synth program that turns the keys of your keyboard into keys for the instrument and allows you to use multi-key commands?

[murderslastcrow]

I can't express my relief when I was asked to clean windows at my parents' and it WASN'T related to a computer. I'm so glad they use Ubuntu T^T.

[NMFTM]

And why not?

cd ~/Desktop != cd ~/Dsketop
Or make use of the tab key.

"cd De" + [TAB] -> "cd Desktop"

[ticopelp]

This thread was actually a diabolical scheme by the OP to flush out the nerds with incorrect grammar.

"Haven't read thread but... must... pedantically... correct... OP...!"

[JDShu]

This thread was actually a diabolical scheme by the OP to flush out the nerds with incorrect grammar.

"Haven't read thread but... must... pedantically... correct... OP...!"

indeed, it was very effective. I think nerds should take more linguistics classes.

[drawkcab]

I am a pedant!

[era86]

i don't know about nerd, but you know you're a geek when you end sentences like this;

[murderslastcrow]

I don't know about you, but it was the beginning of your sentence that upset me! D: OH LAWDZ, what haz I becum!?

But seriously, you know you're a nerd when someone talks about standards and you think about the internet and file formats. I guess if we brought up values I'd have to start thinking about python.

Sometimes I think Richard Stallman has the right idea, putting ideas before technology. At least in this case he seems like less of a geek than I.

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

I speak in internet memes.... Mostly I think that just makes me a poor conversationalist.