02/03/06 18:00
Nordic Njerd is my alias since I am of Scandinavian heritage and have always been sort of a technical nerd. From the Wikipedia - "Traditionally, a nerd is a very intelligent but lonely and socially awkward person who is fascinated by knowledge, especially science. A nerd who is versed in computer technology can also be a hacker. Beginning in the late 1990s, many nerds on the Internet reclaimed the word nerd as a badge of pride, and began using it as a positive description of any technically competent person, with less implication or focus on social awkwardness.”
My great-grandparents came to United States from Norway and Sweden. Both grandmothers were Norwegian and both grandfathers were Swedish. See Wikipedia definitions for |
Nordic
and
Scandinavia
. Our family settled in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but today most reside around the Minneapolis, MN area.
I have used computers since the 1960's. Even before if you consider my first computer as being a Wolverine Adding Machine in the 1950's.
This picture is from when I was about 5 years old. I already had my nerd glasses at that time as well. In January, 2017, I had cataract surgery and got a high tech multi-focal lenses inserted so I no longer need to wear glasses.
I scored 54% and 51.4% on the following Nerd tests [in 2006]. Check them out to see how much of a nerd you are. [Sorry that these tests are out of date. Need to find some more recent ones. I did watch Dobbie Gillis and I Dream of Jeannie though.]
Nerd test
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Long nerd test
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