Is the RX-8 the "Nerd's Revenge"?
05-08-2004 | 04:28 PM
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Re: Is the RX-8 the "Nerd's Revenge"?
Originally posted by WinningBlue
Ever notice that RX-8s (and rotaries in general) attract a lot of attention from the pocket protector crowd? Its probably the high engineering content of this car that the cat-loving "egg-heads" find so indearing.
Ever notice that RX-8s (and rotaries in general) attract a lot of attention from the pocket protector crowd? Its probably the high engineering content of this car that the cat-loving "egg-heads" find so indearing.
;-))
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05-08-2004 | 04:46 PM
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Squishy Like a Lufa?
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Card carrying nerd here, yes, all the geeks I work with love my car. Everyone has a Wankle Experience or piece of trivia to share... I am not talking about your average techs here, I am talking uber-geeks and nerdlingers of the highest (lowest) order.
Several are considering buying an 8 now... oh well, hopefully the ratio of Z's to 8's doesnt get lopsided to the 8 now.
Several are considering buying an 8 now... oh well, hopefully the ratio of Z's to 8's doesnt get lopsided to the 8 now.
05-09-2004 | 01:47 AM
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Old news, fellow nerds. Slate beat us to this conclusion months ago:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2087172/
http://slate.msn.com/id/2087172/
05-09-2004 | 02:19 AM
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Physicist/Engineer here, working currently in IT. So I guess that makes me a nerd... altho I'm athletic, like to do lots of un-nerd-like activites, and have a beautiful wife - and I've never owned a pocket protector or pair of pants that are too short. So kinda unnerdlike too. But regardless, I think I left that term behind many years ago, when I ceased caring what anyone wants to label me. :D
05-09-2004 | 11:32 AM
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30 years ago, it was Porsche rear-motor aircooleds for RICH nerds, Volvos and Saabs for almost-rich, yet still very nebbish nerds, and vw beetles for those who Refused to Conform, but had Little Money.
The 8 appeals to my geekiness in multiple levels. It's a tech wunderkind. It's an electronic wunderkind (save for that atrocity which is Bose.).. it WILL take a nerd to correct that problem, it'll need a new center console casting, etc.
But visually, the 8 appeals to me on a different level -- an artistic one. I see a lot of Italian influence, such as long-hood-short-deck and arching fenderlines, but the sheer LOOK of the car is pure anime, pure Japanese Gen-X :D To me it looks like a really pissed off anime cat.. and that's fine with me :D
Make mine winning blue, skunk stripe her with a warmish yellow, and call her Mahoro.
The 8 appeals to my geekiness in multiple levels. It's a tech wunderkind. It's an electronic wunderkind (save for that atrocity which is Bose.).. it WILL take a nerd to correct that problem, it'll need a new center console casting, etc.
But visually, the 8 appeals to me on a different level -- an artistic one. I see a lot of Italian influence, such as long-hood-short-deck and arching fenderlines, but the sheer LOOK of the car is pure anime, pure Japanese Gen-X :D To me it looks like a really pissed off anime cat.. and that's fine with me :D
Make mine winning blue, skunk stripe her with a warmish yellow, and call her Mahoro.
05-09-2004 | 09:38 PM
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Originally posted by CryoMax
Cat lovin', long-haired, hippie freak software engineer.
Cat lovin', long-haired, hippie freak software engineer.
I was attracted to the car, but didn't realize it fate.
05-09-2004 | 09:47 PM
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Re: Re: Is the RX-8 the "Nerd's Revenge"?
Originally posted by guy321
One of the guys at the rotary meet in Orlando mentioned that.. He asked how many people were in Band or some kind of academic club in high school/ middle school and a large proprtion of the people at the table raised thier hand...
One of the guys at the rotary meet in Orlando mentioned that.. He asked how many people were in Band or some kind of academic club in high school/ middle school and a large proprtion of the people at the table raised thier hand...
damn, I keep reading these posts and I'm stereotyped
05-10-2004 | 11:47 AM
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Pocket protector?
Dude. Wrong century. :p
I don't know what makes computer techs any more nerdy than, say, auto mechanics. The best mechanics have always been analytical and the 2 fields converge more and more as time goes on.
"And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero,..." -Walt Whitman
Dude. Wrong century. :p
I don't know what makes computer techs any more nerdy than, say, auto mechanics. The best mechanics have always been analytical and the 2 fields converge more and more as time goes on.
"And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero,..." -Walt Whitman
05-10-2004 | 08:22 PM
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Originally posted by Todd Green
omicron i think it is a given that anyone who drives an 8 has a beautiful wife/girlfriend :D
omicron i think it is a given that anyone who drives an 8 has a beautiful wife/girlfriend :D
05-11-2004 | 01:08 AM
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Originally posted by DrRadar
Fire Control Radar Engineer.
If it flys, crawls, or swims, I can target it, track it and kill it.
US is still number 1 in killing their guys before they kill our guys.
Fire Control Radar Engineer.
If it flys, crawls, or swims, I can target it, track it and kill it.
US is still number 1 in killing their guys before they kill our guys.