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Re:A 'nerd' shoots for the stars, and NASA comes knocking by scott_s on Friday May 08, 2009 @03:32PM (#600120)
He might have made those comments in a socially appropriate way - by joking. It sounded to me like the author already decided "antisocial nerd" and fished for ways to make him fit.

And if he is an antisocial nerd with poor social skills, I don't see any reason to point it out in the article - it's certainly not going to help him. Saying he's never had a girlfriend isn't just patronizing, it's embarassing. Why even mention it?

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Re:A 'nerd' shoots for the stars, and NASA comes knocking by endtime on Friday May 08, 2009 @05:39PM (#600283)
Well, other than being slightly embarassing (if he even cares) to a bunch of people he will never meet, it could also get the attention of a nice nerdy girl looking for a 16 year old who designs space colonies.
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