What truly is a NERD?
 

I think we all know by now what the acronym NERD stands for. But what does it really mean? Let me enlighten you. NERD is about passion and glory. It is about looking a sworn enemy in the eye and taking them in as your best friend. It is about generations brought together by a common thread. NERD is about pride for your state, for your town, for your country, for the world. It is about unification at its best. As NERDS we realize that it "is not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog". We are louder and prouder of who we are, and who our neighbor is than any other.

As NERDS we will be heard.

And it will be loud my friends.

Its only a matter of time.

-Andy Grady

NERDS '06' Not just black and white, but a state of mind.

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

The suspense builds...

When can we expect NERD to be unveiled?

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I guess I'm a NERD by association then, right?

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Let's hear it for New England, the birthplace and HQ of FIRST! :D
Uh oh. What if I already know? ;)

Seekith you must,
for intimations for NERDs
existith they do.
The bona fide at heart will find it,
and they will know it too.

Like the spirit of New England,
embodied in us NERDs is,
waiting to spring forth
unexpenctantly at you.

Only by being a genuine NERD,
will the cognizance of NERDs
come to fruition;
and so it will seem
like normal intuition.

;)

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Haha, that was brilliant!

Also very very correct. ;)

Oh and Greg to answer your question...when you least expect it. Oh and yes...you will definately know.

-Andy Grady

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerd Wiki can help...

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

my best guess is that nerd means nastily exausting rail driver.

this means that a rail driver-a motor that drives a turret linked by a rail.

so nerd is a battery waster

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

Nope, NERD stands for New England Robotics Division.

Andy Grady originally had this idea for NERDs... and I kinda know about it... but until it officially come out, I won't say any more. ;)

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I WANNA BE A NERD!!

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You don't have to be part of NERD to be a NERD inside. I know i'm a NERD and always will be a NERD... then again official membership never hurt anyone. :)

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im a bit lost in what the acronym "NERD" means. i havent been let out much so yeah im kind of out of date so if u want to tell me wut "NERD" means k
Thanks to anyone who tells me :cool: :cool: :cool:

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

Since I live in New England and am a 3 year vet, ( had to take a year off from FIRST due to a move.... :mad: ) anywho, MORE INFO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!


I am a New Englander. I am a FIRST nut. Therefore my the associative properties of algebra I am a NERD

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

Which Gilford are you from? You may be a NERD without even knowing it.

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YAY :D :D

i am a rookie nerd!!!

i am from massachusetts so i am a rookie nerd and my team is a rookie nerd team!!!

thank you so much. I am now so proud to be a new englander with six graphing calculators.

:D :D

Re: What truely is a NERD?
 

Here is my defenitions:

Nerd: Math or Physics person

Geek: Computers/ Electroncis / tech in general person

dweeb: D&D, Card games, etc.

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Hey nerds are going to get somewhere in life. Just because you have a passion about robotics and engineering does not really mean you are a nerd.Technically people just call us nerds because they dont understand what we are doing and it seems too hard for them to do, but really they just haven't tried. ;) ;)

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what do you call a person who is a Math, Physics, Computers/electronice/tech in general person ..?? :D

Varun

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Geekynerdweeb...? :P

EDIT: Aww...I forgot to refer back to those definitions when I wrote that :( So exclude the dweeb part, and I like the answer in post below me better =)

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A FIRSTer?

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Yea, verily.

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in this case i am very much a nerd because i am a very math and science oriented person. i feel that my nickname is a geekynerddweebydriver

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I prefer the term unique but I am a FIRSTer!

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yeah people at our school always call us the delphi nerds but who cares we enjoy what we are doing so hey i don't plan on letting people like them stop me from what i am doing so hey they can call me whatever they want because i don't care if they like me or not so yeah ;) :cool: :)

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As in Noted Engineer & Robot Designer...

Then absolutely YES!

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"What Truely is a NERD?"
Someone who can't spell truly, but who truly doesn't care because they are usually speaking some language that the rest of us can't understand??? ;)

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Nifty
Engineering
Robotics
Design
Squad

Yes, we are the Rookie AZ N.E.R.D.S.

At least that's what we think the ancronym should stand for...

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we have people that can cary on complete convos in binary without even thinking about it... does that qualify as nerdism? i think it does

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my friends think of me when they hear nerd because I always carry a C programming refrence book, a laptop, and a flash drive(which I decorated with a charm and wear it as a necklace, very stylish for me anyhow). 'm always researching on my laptop and perfecting the program for the robot as much as a I can and research how other teams are doing and between social life and FIRST. How do I still have a social life anyhow? :confused: lol oh well

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oh and I want a clack that tells time in binary, my friends really lokked at me weird on that one.lol

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1. A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. ---that is what dictionary.com said... :p

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a nerd is a person who will probably be richer and smarter than non nerds when they grow up. in this case i am proud to be a nerd

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I know the difference between a nerd and a geek

geeks tend to congregate and nerds don't

I guess not many people enjoy talking about nerds that much