tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post5957542493891912540..comments2024-03-27T23:42:36.619-05:00Comments on Mock Ramblings: We're all the same species.Michael Mockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-30480968588244223192011-09-06T16:54:47.916-05:002011-09-06T16:54:47.916-05:00I think my favorite thing about all of this is tha...I think my favorite thing about all of this is that she posted an article attacking nerds to the internet, where the nerds are king. The comments on that are priceless.TheLabRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519299790907271971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-88580435188932610122011-09-03T22:34:46.432-05:002011-09-03T22:34:46.432-05:00When I read that he was the World Champion at Magi...When I read that he was the World Champion at Magic, I thought, "That would be fascinating!" I mean, yeah, he probably spends hours and hours doing it. But loads of people spend hours and hours watching dumb TV shows. I wonder if she would have thought it was different if he was one of the world champions of poker? Honestly, the poker people I know are far more annoying about it than the geeky gamer people I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-52681597127466251082011-09-01T09:21:18.698-05:002011-09-01T09:21:18.698-05:00I'm guessing that would probably be news to he...I'm guessing that would probably be news to her. You wouldn't think so, but I can't see any other way to read her post...Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-64105278347979660332011-09-01T08:50:31.186-05:002011-09-01T08:50:31.186-05:00"I was lured on a date thinking I’d met a nor..."I was lured on a date thinking I’d met a normal finance guy, only to realise he was a champion dweeb in hedge funder’s clothing."<br /><br />I hope she knows, if she wants a finance guy, that many of those who works in finance have graduated in Computer Sciences. Thus, there is a fair amount of geeks and other nerds...Azelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901407938038859397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-16933726578707129692011-08-31T09:09:13.716-05:002011-08-31T09:09:13.716-05:00I'm not sure it was, though it's certainly...I'm not sure it was, though it's certainly possible. At the very least, it wasn't the carefully calculated link bait of someone who knew exactly what they were doing. Some - most - of the comments on the article are <i>vicious</i>. Even if Ms. Bereznak was trolling for pageviews, I have a hard time imagining that she was looking for <i>that.</i> So if it was linkbait, I'd say it very thoroughly got away from her.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-77304544969477425382011-08-31T00:49:09.464-05:002011-08-31T00:49:09.464-05:00It was probably traffic bait. The sad thing is th...It was probably traffic bait. The sad thing is that a lot of people still think this way. The truth is we are all geeky about something. If you don't believe me, ask a few "normal" women what makes those Manolo Blahnik's so special.Amadeushttp://www.bbrowning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-91029067747270788172011-08-30T21:21:14.297-05:002011-08-30T21:21:14.297-05:00Huh. If I was a girl and Finkel was interested in ...Huh. If I was a girl and Finkel was interested in me, I'd be all, "Jackpot!"<br /><br />You know how much scratch that dude has made playing a nerd game?Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-23047937020775323162011-08-30T17:35:56.090-05:002011-08-30T17:35:56.090-05:00I sort of clicked through some of the links then o...I sort of clicked through some of the links then one led to another and I found this interesting take on it.<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/08/30/the-science-of-gawkers-nerd-baiting/<br /><br /><br />Regardless she sounds pretty hard to please. Some people might say this whole blogging/technology thing is kinda nerdy. Excuse Mr. Finkel for having a life. I saw on Alyssa Bereznak's twitter feed this comment from her:<br /><br />"dudes, i don't think it's bad to be a dweeb. i just dont want to date someone i can't relate to. not an attack. more a cautionary tale."<br /><br />If it's a personal preference and not an attack maybe she shouldn't write a post attacking nerdom. Don't we all have a little nerd in us? Or maybe I'm just nerdy enough to think that's normal.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313118060838041133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-69582745306946855522011-08-30T17:33:55.975-05:002011-08-30T17:33:55.975-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313118060838041133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-76914656320681998522011-08-30T17:11:13.095-05:002011-08-30T17:11:13.095-05:00Oddly, I kind of hope that's the case.Oddly, I kind of hope that's the case.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-5186172690888402011-08-30T16:51:34.931-05:002011-08-30T16:51:34.931-05:00Sad to say, but we're the victims here. Ms. Be...Sad to say, but we're the victims here. Ms. Bereznak is <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/08/30/the-science-of-gawkers-nerd-baiting/" rel="nofollow">trolling all nerd/geekdom to profit off our eyeballs and nerd rage</a>.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338875228138269114noreply@blogger.com