Thought for the day: be nice to nerds because you might end of up working for them.
This sound advice comes from DARPA defector and newly appointed Googler Regina Dugan (see picture below).
What’s that you say? You’re not sure exactly what a nerd is? There are many definitions but the graphic below sums it up better than the Oxford English Dictionary ever could.
But beware! Many self-confessed nerds may actually be dorks, dweebs or geeks. It’s a grey area out there in the Venn of Nerdery, not quite as clear cut as the diagram above. To be sure of treating nerds right, you’ll need to be nice to dorks, dweebs and geeks too! See video for details…
[Creative Commons licensed picture of Regina Dugan at TED via Steve Jurvetson]
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