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Racer Mitchell (mpogue16)
Race Number 8
Date Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:01:32 +0000
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.6%
Rank 2nd place (out of 7)
Opponents amahan16 (6th place) chamlin16 (4th place) dfinocchi16 (7th place) dstewart15 (3rd place) kkeith16 (5th place) tlashley16 (1st 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)