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> persons of great computational ability (which I shall refer to as nerds) I consider myself a nerd (obsessed with computers, technology, programming), but I'
by hasenj 16y ago
> persons of great computational ability (which I shall refer to as nerds)
I consider myself a nerd (obsessed with computers, technology, programming), but I'm not of "great computational ability", in fact, I hate crunching numbers, and I hated highschool math. The value of PI never fascinated me, I never tried to memorize any portion of it (other than 3.14).
I'm an 'INFP'[1] so I tend to look at the big picture and ignore the details. I only dive into a detail temporarily, on an as-needed basis, to fix a bug or improve performance, or something like that.
Point is, not all computer nerds are math geeks.
The only math I loved was elementary math, first degree equations, and from university: discrete math.
[1] http://personalitytype.com/career_quiz_2 http://personalitytype.com/career_quiz_2
- jodrellblank 16y agoPoint is, not all computer nerds are math geeks. He didn't say they are, he merely said math geeks are nerds.