Is there any reason to let non-geeks live?

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Originally posted by airavata
what's the classification of a geek or a nerd? i mean there are quite a few girls in my class who just study and study, a few guys as well. i mean we had a small test in julius caesar about 5 pages that's all....who'll study? all you have to do is read the question and recollect what the guy says in class. anyway...i overheard one of these girls telling the other..''i woke up at 4 and started STUDYING.'' then i thought these guys were insane.

i mean the funny part is these guys study all year round and when the time comes for the final exams at the year end, me and my friends just study the day before. i mean what is physics, chem. and maths really? application of concepts. i just learn the basic concept and apply it. these guys who just study and study can't do a sum which they've never seen before. i think that's just pathetic. so...anyway, are these guys nerds or not? and if they are...DEATH TO ALL NERDS/GEEKS :D
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Actually, it's quite the opposite. A geek is intelligent, and you basically gave the definition of intelligence--being able to apply your knowledge to new situations. Geeks get good grades without studying usually (if they want to bother to). Interesting that the girls are the ones that have to try so hard to "get it". Females really have no place in the future.
 
"Females really have no place in the future." - of course they do ... some of them are not THAT silly and some of them are really just too ahem ... cute or something :D
 
Originally posted by Capibara
"Females really have no place in the future." - of course they do ... some of them are not THAT silly and some of them are really just too ahem ... cute or something :D
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Yeah, this really has to be addressed to give the full picture. It's came up here before on sciforums.
 
Are we talking a different kind of virus here?-)

Arab Proverb;
He who knows not and knows not he knows not is the greatest fool, shun him!

,,,,,,, it goes on to deal with those who know not that they know,

,,,,,,,those who know they know not, and

,,,,,,,those who know and know that they know (ultimately the most frustrated of the bunch, but then how would I know?)

HBH

One final thought we wouldn't have to kill the stupid just let them die of their own inability to survive (do you realize how few women drivers there'd be without automatic transmissions - White Knuckle Pilots without Auto-Pilots?). That would solve the farmer problem (God bless em, do you really want to dig in the dirt?!?)

One good point; if you kill all the stupids it would really drain the politician pool.
 
Originally posted by ThePHNX
do you realize how few women drivers there'd be without automatic transmissions
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We've got no automatic transmissions here and women are still alive... and they have no problem with cars !
 
Originally posted by SG-N
We've got no automatic transmissions here and women are still alive... and they have no problem with cars !
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Hmmm, a Gallahad, young, Ms., or what? anyway, where is `here'?

BTW, you don't have to have much skill just to live, especially in the collective states where parasites are both supported and encouraged (which is a mobia schematic). In fact, I though that was the point of the thread.
 
Originally posted by Fen
Why should anybody who is unable to grasp math and physics be allowed to live? I think it will end up being a matter of putting the others in zoos or euthanizing them, just like other animals today. I think they are too dangerous for zoos.
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I think Fen would make a great parent. Don't you think?
 
you need non-geeks for certain things. assembly work comes to mind. carpenters... construction workers... etc. please, don't kill them. i don't want to have to kill my own chickens and stuff.
 
farming is the most important job in teh world. hands down.
a geek is a guy whose obessed with computers, math, science, and physics...im not bashing them or anything but to me their conversations are boring....besides geek's would lose agasint "average people" bcuz "average people" outnumber geeks like 20 to 1
 
Originally posted by edgar
farming is the most important job in teh world.
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And without 'geeks', a farmer would not be able to produce enough food for more then a family.
 
um okay..by ur defintions, ageek is some one who is associated with electronical stuff. a farmer doenst need high speed browers adn stuff like that.
 
Originally posted by edgar
um okay..by ur defintions, ageek is some one who is associated with electronical stuff. a farmer doenst need high speed browers adn stuff like that.
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Actually Edgar, it depends on how "information oriented" that farmer's business is. Some farmers use GPS and computers and such to increase crop yeilds, etc. I would imagine that as technology progresses, a farmers dependency on information access will increase as more infomation yields more analysis yields better problem solving capability yields increased crop yields. ;)
 
Originally posted by edgar
um okay..by ur defintions, ageek is some one who is associated with electronical stuff. a farmer doenst need high speed browers adn stuff like that.
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No... they need tractors, and electricity, and food processors and many other things that depend on "computers, math, science, and physics", which you said is what geeks do. I'm using your definitions here.

P.S. - Could you please attempt to type complete sentences.
 
Originally posted by ThePHNX
Hmmm, a Gallahad, young, Ms., or what? anyway, where is `here'?
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Here is France and Europe...

BTW, you don't have to have much skill just to live, especially in the collective states where parasites are both supported and encouraged (which is a mobia schematic). In fact, I though that was the point of the thread.
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Do you have cows, chickens, beef... and do you make your own tables, your bed, your house... No ??? Unbelievable !!! How do you survive ???
If you are a geek (and I think so) you would not live your boring life without non-geeks.

Have a nice day :cool:
 
wesmorris & Persol :

Were there any geek 150 years ago ? No... So how did the farmers produced enough food for everyone ? I think (but it's just a theory) that humans are able to live without GPS and computers. I know that it's crazy...

In fact the good question would be : can we live without geeks ? (Of course :D we do !)
 
the word" geek " is a fairly recent Americanism, derived from the Middle Low German "geck," which was supposed to a sound crazy people made.

"Geck" became "gek" in Dutch, meaning madman or fool. It found its way into American slang as "geek," a guy who does really gross and disgusting things in the side show at the carnival. The classic act for the carnival geek was to bite the head off of a chicken.

Eventually the word was used to refer to anyone who was gross or undesirable, be it through lack of hygiene, lack of social skills, or some other repulsiveness.
 
Originally posted by SG-N
,,,,,,,"Here is France and Europe..."

Been there, liked France and the French, sorry they're taking a bit of a hit these days. Sailed to Scotland, England, France - and through the canals making many friends (stayed in a little known yacht basin in the middle of Paris for six months). Most I met yearned for the freedom we had, while hating our government almost as much as we do!-)

,,,,,,"Do you have cows, chickens, beef... and do you make your own tables, your bed, your house... No ??? Unbelievable !!! How do you survive ???"

Actually, we do, am in a remote part of the USA, where we have all the above plus Deer, Bear, Turkey and great hunting, and I DO thank God (nature and the creator) that someone is willing to do the chores. They have frequently thanked me for doing the Tech stuff.

And it IS true they can survive without me or my likes, but there is more to life than surviving.

Oh, and yes, we do have a woodworking and metal shop in the barns; turning things and welding is kinda' geekish though, don't you know? And, Oh, Oh my, my principal degree is as an Architectural Engineer, so did build a few houses when I had time between larger projects.

,,,,,"If you are a geek (and I think so) you would not live your boring life without non-geeks."

My life, Designing & Building, flying my own plane across continents, and sailing my own yacht across oceans, parachuting into hostile places, shooting the bad guys and teaching others how to do it to gain their freedom, would not be considered boring by many, you must live one hell of an exciting life (are you sure I might not be your father?-)

But YES I guess I am a Geek although I prefer the title Hacker - in the early days that was a compliment.

And you "Have a nice day :cool:
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ThePHNX :

Your post is hard to read (bad use of quotes...).

Anyway, if your life is the way you described it : "Sorry !". It's not boring... You could be called a hacker but not a geek ! IMO a geek would not do what you do. He would only think, use his computer and be proud to be more intelligent than the "non-geeks" (they are wrong... they just have more scientific knowledges)
 
Re: ThePHNX :

Originally posted by SG-N
Your post is hard to read (bad use of quotes...).

Anyway, if your life is the way you described it : "Sorry !". It's not boring... You could be called a hacker but not a geek ! IMO a geek would not do what you do. He would only think, use his computer and be proud to be more intelligent than the "non-geeks" (they are wrong... they just have more scientific knowledges)
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You're right, I have a problem using this text editor, when I split the quote as I did the gets sticky, tried duplicating the code to close the bold as would do in other editors but it didn't work.
I'll work at it but there's only so much time in this boring life!-)
 
Originally posted by dsdsds
the word" geek " is a fairly recent Americanism, derived from the Middle Low German "geck," which was supposed to a sound crazy people made.

"Geck" became "gek" in Dutch, meaning madman or fool. It found its way into American slang as "geek," a guy who does really gross and disgusting things in the side show at the carnival. The classic act for the carnival geek was to bite the head off of a chicken.

Eventually the word was used to refer to anyone who was gross or undesirable, be it through lack of hygiene, lack of social skills, or some other repulsiveness.
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True, but words evolve. I see nothing wrong with the "geek" banner. And the meek shall inherit the earth?
 
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