by L.skee July 8, 2019
Get the Nerd neckmug. The logical, if frustrating realistic corollary to Moore's Law regarding the number of transistors on a microchip. In as much as Moore's Law is used to estimate reductions in the cost per unit of computers, so will the reduced cost of the computers be converted to more processors purchased if the programmers are left unchecked.
The following conversation could have been avoided if Fred had applied the Nerd's Corollary to the purchase of new computers:
"Fred, I thought you said that if we bought the quad core machines, we could reduce the number of computers in the server room and save costs. Why do we have more servers than when we started and are over budget?"
"Well, we needed more machines because with the new speed and power, we discovered we could re-thread the re-factored process and parallelize the... (Fred's eyes glaze over and the rest of the information is lost in this discussion)"
"Fred, I thought you said that if we bought the quad core machines, we could reduce the number of computers in the server room and save costs. Why do we have more servers than when we started and are over budget?"
"Well, we needed more machines because with the new speed and power, we discovered we could re-thread the re-factored process and parallelize the... (Fred's eyes glaze over and the rest of the information is lost in this discussion)"
by Metalman007 December 4, 2012
Get the Nerd's Corollarymug. A person who loves to read books, always needs to study, streotype, wears glasses.
⚠️ATTENTION⚠️
NERD IS NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS GOOD GRADES
⚠️ATTENTION⚠️
NERD IS NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS GOOD GRADES
by Renet_Gacha-Life.cz August 8, 2020
Get the Nerdmug. a person who is objectively attractive or seemingly “normal” but is secretly a huge nerd/really intelligent; or has an obsession towards something that isn’t mainstream.
by btl0913 December 16, 2023
Get the sleeper nerdmug. by NotCLC June 2, 2023
Get the True Nerdmug. CURRENT MEANING
Nerd
According to WIRED, “As a general group, nerds tend to be highly attentive to and focused on details — an obsessive need to know every last fact about their special interest, regardless of what specifically that is.3” While this article acknowledges the generalization being made a New York Times article claims “We’re All Nerds Now.” In this article, self-proclaimed “nerd”, Wil Wheaton says ““Becoming mainstream is the wrong word; the mainstream is catching up. Tech has become so ubiquitous and seamless in our lives,” he said, “and because tech and personal tech and wearable tech are such a part of our daily existence, we want to know more about them.c
Nerd
According to WIRED, “As a general group, nerds tend to be highly attentive to and focused on details — an obsessive need to know every last fact about their special interest, regardless of what specifically that is.3” While this article acknowledges the generalization being made a New York Times article claims “We’re All Nerds Now.” In this article, self-proclaimed “nerd”, Wil Wheaton says ““Becoming mainstream is the wrong word; the mainstream is catching up. Tech has become so ubiquitous and seamless in our lives,” he said, “and because tech and personal tech and wearable tech are such a part of our daily existence, we want to know more about them.c
by T9xbeatngu March 23, 2023
Get the Nerdmug. by Ranch Enjoyer January 6, 2024
Get the Bitch Ass Nerdmug.