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Subject: [OM] Re: Geeks and nerds (That can't be OT in this crowd.)
From: "Ian Manners" <oice500@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:37:53 +1100 (EDT)
Funny thing is, I'm an Engineer :o)
but also a 'geek', and reknown for being 'odd', and I still have a
fully working DEC Rainbow 100B+ alongside all the stuff that I should
throw out but cant bring myself to, just in case....

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:35:41 -0700, Moose wrote:

> Ian Manners wrote:
> > The problem with engineers is that they cheat in order to get results. The 
> > problem with 
mathematicians is that they work on toy problems in order to get results. The 
problem with 
program verifiers is that they cheat on toy problems in order to get results.
> >   
> Since you skipped picking on physicists, I can't resist this joke from 
> the TV comedy. Big Bang Theory.
> 
> A farmer is having trouble with chicken that aren't laying. Being 
> impressed with the power of science, he asks a couple of physicists to 
> find a way to get the hens laying again.
> 
> After much study and theoretical work, they come back and tell him 
> "We've got a solution, but it only works with spherical chickens in a 
> vacuum."
> 
> By the way, I recommend the show to anyone with a geek streak in them - 
> and possibly to those who love a geek or reforming nerd.
> 
> "Because we Can!"
> 
> Moose
> 
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Ian Manners
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