One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people’s judgment. And a computer nerd therefore is somebody who uses a computer in order to use a computer.“ - Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Dork, Nerd, & Geek Lollipops Priscilla Briggs of Designer Lollipop, maker of the Death Star lollipops, has now created a sweet cherry-flavored set of lollipops that read: Dork, Nerd, and Geek. “I think a nerd is a person who uses the telephone to talk to other people about telephones. Here's a handy Nerd Venn Diagram to help determine if you are a Geek, Dork or Dweeb. Nerds are better than you, in their particular fields, unless you happen to be an even more devoted nerd.“ - Laura Penny, Canadian journalist ![]() “Nerds do not think they are better than you. “When people call people nerds, mostly what they are saying is, ‘You like stuff,’ which is just not a good insult at all, like ‘You are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness.’” - John Green, author and YouTuber Equally, however, it could be argued that the blurred lines between categories and objects, sets and the data points within them has made the multiples uses of Venns confusing and contradictory.Do you like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or Star Trek, or do you ever watch Vlogbrothers on YouTube? Well, guess what, the creators behind these properties are massive nerds - just ask them! In fact, one of the things these great minds attribute their success to - besides just being plain talented - is that they embrace their inner nerd. Is ‘cubic equation’ an object or a category? Is it as simple as whether it is plural or singular?Īs with language, we would expect the field of data representation (to some extent) to shift, evolve and change meaning over time, and there is no reason why ‘Venn diagrams’ needs to go the way of Cornish pasties – reserved only for a very specific selection of objects to maintain particular boundaries. What’s interesting here is that the distinction we made earlier between objects and categories which seemed pretty clear-cut then, now might not seem so obvious. (I maintain that ‘marmalade’ goes inside ‘jam’ in the same way, but some readers may disagree.) For example, if we drew a large circle to represent ‘equations’, then the circle representing ‘cubic equations’ would go entirely inside it, as there cannot exist a cubic equation that isn’t part of the larger category of equations. What we call Venn diagrams also now usually covers Euler diagrams, which is a similar concept but contains concentric sets – the idea of categories-within-categories. The second kind, often used in English or other humanities lessons, is the contrast and compare use, where the circles represent things, and the categories (or attributes/properties of that category) are put inside them. One type of Venn diagram – the classification use – is often used in maths lessons, and asks pupils to put things inside the circles and label the circles themselves as categories (or attributes/properties of that category). ![]() When questioned, both teachers and pupils were unaware of these differences or complexities, or even that there were two types of common use. See more ideas about venn diagram, diagram, funny. Kimmins and Winters (2015) 1 identified this with great clarity: Venns are being used in two very different ways – often both alongside one another – with primary-age children, and often without any explicit attention drawn as to their different uses. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., joked, 'Other than failing as Border Czar and talking about Venn diagrams, what does Kamala Harris even do all day' 'Biden’s day: Gets a Special Counsel Kamala. Explore Detour Shirts's board 'Funny Venn Diagrams', followed by 1,714 people on Pinterest. ![]() ‘It’s not just a thing plus a thing gives another thing.’ ‘For it to work, the thing in the middle has to belong to both categories,’ says Anna. Explore Detour Shirts's board 'Funny Venn Diagrams', followed by 1,693 people on Pinterest.
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