saving time

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Date: 29 July 2007 06:38:14

So I decided to read the Deathly Hallows spoiler thread on Ship of Fools. This way I won't have to worry if people discuss the book before I read it (which they very well may as I don't have plans to read it any time soon), and I have the benefits of the insight of those who are into HP so that I might sound nerdier in conversation.

Bimble asked a few days ago, what the difference is between a nerd and a geek. I think geek is a more computer-specific term than nerd. If I knew someone who was (in my mind) irrationally interested in, say, butterflies.... or Shakespeare, they would be a butterfly-nerd, or a Shakespeare-nerd. Although I think that geek would also work for people who like electronics stuff (like building crystal radios and collecting Enigma machines) but not computers. However such people would be few and far between.