The definition of a nerd

[Thunder Strike]

Nerd: Knows what Linux is.

Agree or disagree?
The reason for this question is a friend of mine denies being a nerd yet they use Linux. I keep telling them that this in itself makes them a nerd regardless of any other factors.

[Fake from State Jarm]

nerd isn't the only option anymore, these days that could just make them a software hipster.

[Kenneth Kenstar]

I feel like nerd nowadays falls more along the lines of social awkwardness and asperger syndrome.

So, nerd might describe him, but you have to do more than use Linux to be a nerd.

There's a lot of people I consider nerds who know jackshit about anything.

[undiscoveredbum]

I'd say geek is more fitting.

and yah nerd kind of implies social awkardness while a geek is just really invested in a particular thing. Like linux.

[Kenneth Kenstar]

This might help.

This is Linus Torvalds. Creator of the Linux kernel (basically the heart and brains of Linux) and owner of the Linux copyright.



This guy has 15 million dollars of networth and makes about 1 million dollars a year. He does not make his money straight from Linux, he actually works for a living.

In case you are dense, Linux gets it's name from Linus.

This guy, I would call a geek. Or Finnish.

Most people in-the-know are aware of Linus.

Allow me to introduce you to the man who claims to be literally 50% of the reason Linux exists.



Richard Stallman

Rich is the head of GNU. If you don't know what GNU is, it is a group of people who insist on calling Linux, GNU/Linux (pronounced Ga-nu slash Lin-ux...yes you say slash outloud).

You may ask, why do they insist on calling it GNU/Linux? Because back when Linux didn't fucking matter, it was just GNU software and the Linux kernel that people used.

If you really care on why this was the case refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy

Linus prefers calling it "Linux" because that's what everyone else calls it. Plus, he probably feels like an asshole when he has to say "slash" outloud to appease Stallman.

Did I mention that Stallman refuses interviews if the interviewee doesn't refer to it as GNU/Linux?

Did I also mention that he refuses to use web browsers because the HTTP protocol isn't free enough for him?

http://lwn.net/Articles/262570/

For personal reasons, I do not browse the web from my computer.  (I
also have not net connection much of the time.)  To look at page I
send mail to a demon which runs wget and mails the page back to me.
It is very efficient use of my time, but it is slow in real time.

Note that English is his first language and it doesn't matter how I read that last sentence, it will forever scar my patience.

On first glance, you can already see something different between the two guys anyway. One of them looks white as FUCK. The other one is basically a bum. If he just looked like a bum, I would have said that, but no, the man is a fucking bum who lives in MIT.



The man is in every sense of the word "The most disgusting thing ever"

Here is a video of Richard Stallman walking around bare feet probably smelling like moldy something. In the video, he picks something off his bare feet, puts it in his mouth, and chews on it for the rest of the video in front of people.

Richard Stallman Eats Something From His Foot

Here's another video where he sings his own Free Software Song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJUDx7iEJw

Am I getting my point clear yet?

He also acts like a total sperglord by attacking OpenBSD on the basis that it is less "free as in freedom" (not "free as in beer") than "GNU/Linux".

http://kerneltrap.org/OpenBSD/That_Which_We_Call_Free

Nearly every time Richard Stallman speaks, it is hypocritical, wrong, paranoid, or just awful.

Recently he was in the news for saying that he was glad that Steve Jobs was gone.

http://www.macgasm.net/2011/10/07/richard-stallman-steve-jobs-glad/

He also calls open source software a plague and a twisted version of his vision.

So, yeah, this is definitely a nerd.

[Kenneth Kenstar]

Allow me to show you my favorite Richard Stallman quotes.

"prostitution, adultery, necrophilia, bestiality, possession of child pornography, and even incest and pedophilia” [...] All of these acts should be legal as long as no one is coerced. They are illegal only because of prejudice and narrowmindedness." ~ Richard Stallman

"If you have a portable surveillance and tracking device, please turn it off. They have already tracked you in here, they already know you are listening to me; so, there is no need for you to keep it on. And by the way, these portable tracking devices emit signals for tracking purposes even when they are apparently switched off; the only way to stop them is to take out all the batteries." ~ Richard Stallman

"I've read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes sollicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that's what turns you on, or even just to gratify them?" ~ Richard Stallman

"It doesn't take special talents to reproduce--even plants can do it. On the other hand, contributing to a program like Emacs takes real skill. That is really something to be proud of. It helps more people, too." ~ Richard Stallman, in response to the news that a colleague would not have as much time to devote to Emacs since the birth of his daughter.

"When the US adopted a requirement for US citizens to prove their citizenship in order to get a job, I vowed I would never do so. I will never again be an employee in the US." ~ Richard Stallman

"I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing." ~ Richard Stallman

"Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han Solo Award to the Rebel Fleet." ~ Richard Stallman on FSF receiving the Linus Torvalds award.

[Buck Turgidson]

I don't get it - are you trying to vilify Richard Stallman?  He may seem a little off-centre, but his reasoning is correct in all cases. 

What the hell is wrong with fucking a dolphin, especially in an altruistic act of trying to give the dolphin a little joy?  You know, it wasn't that long ago that people though it was despicable to have sex with other races - there was even a Star Trek TOS episode that was banned in the southern US because Kirk kissed Uhura.  Not long ago indeed.  And BTW some dolphins are hot (you know the ones that look like they are white chicks caught in a dolphin body).

[Mia]

I.. just.. you need to put warnings on your posts. Ew.

[Buck Turgidson]

Can you imagine what an incredible creation a half-human, half-dolphin would be?  Sailors dreamed about mermaids in the most romantic manner for centuries.

Morality is just a set of decisions pre-programmed into you, and an open mind should at the very least question them and their basis.

[Kenneth Kenstar]

I.. just.. you need to put warnings on your posts. Ew.

[Buck Turgidson]

Is it so wrong to yearn for a flipper-job?

Mia might not get it, but let me put it in terms any red-blooded male can understand:  Female dolphins have smooth skin, gentle curves, love to skinny dip, and have an extra hole.  Think of the possibilities.

[Thunder Strike]

I should have known a thread like this would turn to dolphin sex eventually.

[Mia]

Yeah normally you can tell what a thread is about. This one deceived me! D:

[Croix]

so im thinking about switching to gnu slash linux, any advice?

[Locke]

Since this topic is now about dolphin sex: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/malcolm-brenner-dolphin_n_974764.html

[Brian]

i like fedora, kenny uses Ubuntu, ive been told Slackware is good stuff. so long as your willing to have small issues here and there it doesn't really matter. its all about the GUI for your average user. and if you stick to the bigger distros you can get help faster then calling the dell hotline most times. I totally fucked up my updater service once, i think i added a different distros repo's and it updated. shit was totally fucked. i hoped onto irc, explained my problem to #fedorahelp and someone walked me through, step by step, command by command, to get me back working. the whole thing took 10 mins.

[Pterrydactyl]

Quit using linux you hipsters.

[Buck Turgidson]

Linux should be reserved for appliances like a NAS.  Seriously, it is like taking a step back into the days of DOS.  I love the freeware aspect, but damn I don't miss command lines...

Ok, now back to dolphins - I figure there could only be one practical way to mount her in the water.  You would need to wear rubber shoes, and use the front of her rear flipper for a foothold, counter-poised by hugging her under her front fins.  This should keep you from slipping off her embarassingly at the first thrust, followed by the inevitable human and dolphin giggles as you smile into each others eyes to say "it's ok, we're in this together, let's try again". 

Of course, it would be way easier to beach her for the deed, which is well possible since she can breath, but I think this could only be done once the relationship is well established - she would have to trust you a great deal to 'go beach'. 

I haven't figured out how to position for a blowholejob, any suggestions?

[Cashflow]

I got assburgers along time ago.

[Kenneth Kenstar]

Linux should be reserved for appliances like a NAS.  Seriously, it is like taking a step back into the days of DOS.