I have no experience in this, but I don't feel like anything from the article is "abrasive", or even really anything from the previous poster you replied to. S

I have no experience in this, but I don't feel like anything from the article is "abrasive", or even really anything from the previous poster you replied to. Sidenote: The word "hacker" doesn't seem to mean anything anymore, it has been used in so many different ways that it has become too ambiguous. I personally like the phrase "weird nerd" better, because it might be a little more specific, and it is how I feel. (Probably doesn't help that I don't have the skills that seem to go along with "weird nerds"/"hackers".)