Comments on: Be nice to nerds, you may finish up working for one http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/ Two lawyers on law, legislation and liberty. And other stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: GMB http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9516 GMB Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:48:47 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9516 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I just couldn't let it go that you were calling me a nerd. Wondered when you were going to see that disgraceful post. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I just couldn’t let it go that you were calling me a nerd. Wondered when you were going to see that disgraceful post.

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9515 skepticlawyer Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:36:07 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9515 Oh no, Graeme's got <i>idears</i> again, yer know. Never mind that I could land him in the middle of next week if I had to. Oh no, Graeme’s got idears again, yer know. Never mind that I could land him in the middle of next week if I had to.

]]> By: Adrienswords http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9514 Adrienswords Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:18:21 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9514 <i>I had the straight-jacket hidden in there. But I just never managed to exploit the situation to its greatest potential extent. </i> ??????????????????????????????????????????? I mean: ??????????????????????????????????????????? I think its time maybe you <i>wore</i> that straijacket Graeme. What'd they make it out of? A parachute. I had the straight-jacket hidden in there.

But I just never managed to exploit the situation to its greatest potential extent.

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I think its time maybe you wore that straijacket Graeme. What’d they make it out of? A parachute.

]]> By: GMB http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9513 GMB Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:03:44 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9513 "Thing is, the only politically-minded men I’ve ever met (as a group - ie, I’ve never encountered an exception to this) who don’t try to stick me into any sort of gender-based straightjacket are those nerdy libertarian fellahs." Well don't apply that nerdy business to me sister. You didn't notice it. But you remember the duffle bag I was carrying? I had the straight-jacket hidden in there. But I just never managed to exploit the situation to its greatest potential extent. “Thing is, the only politically-minded men I’ve ever met (as a group - ie, I’ve never encountered an exception to this) who don’t try to stick me into any sort of gender-based straightjacket are those nerdy libertarian fellahs.”

Well don’t apply that nerdy business to me sister. You didn’t notice it. But you remember the duffle bag I was carrying? I had the straight-jacket hidden in there.

But I just never managed to exploit the situation to its greatest potential extent.

]]> By: Adrienswords http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9512 Adrienswords Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:00:11 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9512 My God this shark has its own <a href="http://www.headington.org.uk/shark/" rel="nofollow">web site. </a>Is this a libertaraian symbol SL? A defiance of town council thing? I can have a bloody great shark sticking out of my roof if I want to? Yeah well why the hell not? I like it. I wonder is the shark's head visible inside? it'd be most interesting in the toilet I reckon. The bedroom's not such a good idea. Maybe the kitchen.<a href="http://www.headington.org.uk/shark/" rel="nofollow"> </a> My God this shark has its own web site. Is this a libertaraian symbol SL? A defiance of town council thing? I can have a bloody great shark sticking out of my roof if I want to?

Yeah well why the hell not? I like it. I wonder is the shark’s head visible inside? it’d be most interesting in the toilet I reckon. The bedroom’s not such a good idea. Maybe the kitchen.

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9511 skepticlawyer Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:36:01 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9511 Google "Headington Shark" and all will be revealed, although his later 'PC' reason for installing the shark is apparently bogus - the shark was his revenge when Oxford City Council wouldn't let him install a set of velux windows. Google “Headington Shark” and all will be revealed, although his later ‘PC’ reason for installing the shark is apparently bogus - the shark was his revenge when Oxford City Council wouldn’t let him install a set of velux windows.

]]> By: Adrienswords http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9510 Adrienswords Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:10:59 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9510 Alright Skeptic it's about time someone asked the obvious. What's with the fish? Alright Skeptic it’s about time someone asked the obvious. What’s with the fish?

]]> By: TerjeP (say tay-a) http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9509 TerjeP (say tay-a) Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:40:50 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9509 Skeptic - I'd be more inclined to pin you with the sterotype applicable to lawyers, except you don't seem to fit that properly either. What is wrong with you? Why can't you just be a sensible girl, follow the herd and quit being such a nerd? ;-) Skeptic - I’d be more inclined to pin you with the sterotype applicable to lawyers, except you don’t seem to fit that properly either. What is wrong with you? Why can’t you just be a sensible girl, follow the herd and quit being such a nerd? ;-)

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9508 skepticlawyer Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:33:16 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9508 Thanks for the Baron-Cohen paper, Jason. I'd heard of it but not read it. Also Rafe's paper on getting good graduate and post-doc work done - if you want to do good research, now is not the time for modesty, basically. Thanks for the Baron-Cohen paper, Jason. I’d heard of it but not read it. Also Rafe’s paper on getting good graduate and post-doc work done - if you want to do good research, now is not the time for modesty, basically.

]]> By: Adrienswords http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/03/be-nice-to-nerds-you-may-finish-up-working-for-one/#comment-9507 Adrienswords Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:06:11 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=3484#comment-9507 My zon hass redurned fram an eggzpenzive prep zchool and I'm horrified to find that he hass become a nerd. It's nat a camedy. <i>Testosterone levels are associated with ... fewer smiles, actors, and tattooed people. </i> Um apart from lower verbal ability and violent crime um... I guess that must've been why they threw me out of the SNAG club. My zon hass redurned fram an eggzpenzive prep zchool and I’m horrified to find that he hass become a nerd.

It’s nat a camedy.

Testosterone levels are associated with … fewer smiles, actors, and tattooed people.

Um apart from lower verbal ability and violent crime um…

I guess that must’ve been why they threw me out of the SNAG club.

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