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The past forums are a mine of useful information that cover a range of issues. Responses to queries/problems are generally rapid and helpful. There are members on here who regularly go the extra mile for the community. 

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I came for the community. The last few years I’ve come to realise how important that is for my mental wellbeing.  I’d been wanting to get into Astrophotography for a long while. It got to a point

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I mostly lurked on CN initially and as a result built up completely unreasonable expectations based on posts about huge scopes and epic skies, but I never really had the courage to post there. I

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I thought hanging around with middle class nerds might rub off...   Seriously I was looking for advice, found some and decided on the whole SGL is one of the better internet hang outs I've u

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On 21/02/2024 at 20:43, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

I thought hanging around with middle class nerds might rub off...

 

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Please don’t forget that nerds can be found in all social classes, and if you’re a nerd like me I couldn’t care less about so called social classes anyway😊

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Mr Spock

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nerd
/nəːd/
INFORMAL
noun
1.
a person who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of specialist or niche interest.
2.
someone who is more intelligent and knowledgeable than you...
verb
engage in or discuss a technical field obsessively or with great attention to detail.
 

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Andy ES

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I inherited the “Nerd Gene” from both my grandfathers.

One was a Power Station Engineer and the other a Tool Maker on the GWR in the 1920’s

I didn’t stand a chance!

Still SGL is a very safe, friendly, interesting and humorous place to gain a Huge insight into astronomy and all things engineering and scientific.

this is also a fantastically well moderated site, thanks.
 

 

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mikeDnight

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On 21/02/2024 at 20:43, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

I thought hanging around with middle class nerds might rub off...

 

Seriously I was looking for advice, found some and decided on the whole SGL is one of the better internet hang outs I've used. Four years down the line I'm a fully fledged & somewhat integrated geek, spending too much money, joining an Astro society, doing star camps, jumping up and down in the garden thrashing branches because another neighbour has erected a LED light, comfort eating & considering smoking because I'm depressed about two week's cloud cover. All the usual stuff. 😀

 I've never been so insulted - middle class nerd indeed!  I'll have you know I'm a working class nerd and proud of it. 😉 

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vlaiv

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35 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

 I've never been so insulted - middle class nerd indeed!  I'll have you know I'm a working class nerd and proud of it. 😉 

Just to be sure on terminology there ...

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mikeDnight

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18 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

Just to be sure on terminology there ...

building-science-geek-nerd-dork-venn-dia

Unfortunately Vlaiv, my tablet won't allow me to open your link, which I'm sure would be highly informative as usual. 😆

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vlaiv

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1 minute ago, mikeDnight said:

Unfortunately Vlaiv, my tablet won't allow me to open your link, which I'm sure would be highly informative as usual. 😆

I was aiming more on funny side :D rather than informative, but hey ....

(I edited the post and inserted the actual image instead of hot linking it ...)

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mikeDnight

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24 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

I was aiming more on funny side :D rather than informative, but hey ....

(I edited the post and inserted the actual image instead of hot linking it ...)

That's great!  Using Venn diagram and bringing the discussion into the mathematical world really clinches it for me. We all now know without doubt where we stand in the greater scheme of things. :biggrin:

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JOC

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2 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

We all now know without doubt where we stand in the greater scheme of things. :biggrin:

Never forget with a Venn diagram that I believe you can lie beyond the circles!

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mikeDnight

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2 hours ago, Andy ES said:


Correction I’m not a nerd I’m actually a GEEK 😂

 

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I'm not sure Andy - statistics don't lie! And what was it that good old Patrick used to say - "Every nut thinks Every other nut's a nut'! That's quoted from the book Bureaucrats and How to Annoy Them, by R. T. Fishal. (Patrick Moore). Which incidentally I've loaned to some lower than life individual who I've just remembered hasn't returned it. If only I could remember which lower than life individual I loaned it to??😕

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Nigella Bryant

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On 21/02/2024 at 20:43, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

I thought hanging around with middle class nerds might rub off...

I'm a middle class nerd, apparently, lol. Well, according to the diagram. I only look down on the little guy but look up to the other guy, I know my place, lol. 🤣 

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Alan White

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8 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

nerd
/nəːd/
INFORMAL
noun
1.
a person who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of specialist or niche interest.
2.
someone who is more intelligent and knowledgeable than you...
verb
engage in or discuss a technical field obsessively or with great attention to detail.
 

I am proud to be a Nerd.

Class, what’s that? 

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Zermelo

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7 hours ago, JOC said:

Never forget with a Venn diagram that I believe you can lie beyond the circles!

I'm not convinced there are many SGL members outside all three of those circles.

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Alan White

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15 hours ago, AKB said:

Try this:

https://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php?im

My result:

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OK, not that Nerdy in my case, well according to a single fun quiz anyhow.
I will now go and Obsess on my own and not interact with others to grow my Nerdyness 😉

I would add that it being American biased that many of the terms are meaningless to me.

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vlaiv

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2 minutes ago, Nigella Bryant said:

I knew I was a nerd but not how much, lol 😂 

Ha-ha!

Less nerdy :D

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(at least no one is as nerdy as I am :D - 0% scored the same )

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Sunshine

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Nice topic, I was looking for a place to share my love for astronomy, when I signed up for SGL I was afraid It would be a fad from which I would slowly withdraw from as I am a huge procrastinator and seldomly finish what I start lol. But once I was in I felt welcomed and engaged, you all were interested in what I had to say and It gave me a feeling of family. It was impossible to forget or become lazy about participating.

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