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Race Result Details |
Racer | gillian (gilli) |
Race Number | 292 |
Date | Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:14:55 +0000 |
Speed | 79 WPM Try to beat? |
Accuracy | 92.4% |
Rank | 2nd place (out of 5) |
Opponents | khursheed_hussain (4th place) luckseeker (1st place) luridx (3rd place) |
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Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe target for the entire school. If I remember correctly, the most popular kids don't persecute nerds; they don't need to stoop to such things. Most of the persecution comes from kids lower down, the nervous middle classes.
— Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
(book)
by Paul Graham
(see stats)
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