{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amber Bird | Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog","author_name":"amber","author_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Not Ashamed: Geek and Nerd - Amber Bird | Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kq5NtZ3sNy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/26\/not-ashamed-geek-and-nerd\/\">Not Ashamed: Geek and Nerd<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/26\/not-ashamed-geek-and-nerd\/embed\/#?secret=kq5NtZ3sNy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Not Ashamed: Geek and Nerd&#8221; &#8212; Amber Bird | Blog\" data-secret=\"kq5NtZ3sNy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If you haven&#8217;t already, please read the introduction post. That will give you context for this page. This is a topic that merited two places on the list, but is probably best handled in one post. To start with, some of you would probably like some definitions. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with a comic from the geeky and nerdy, depending on the day, xkcd. What those of you unfamiliar with the comic ought to know is that the alt text (when you mouseover a picture, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the text that might pop up and is traditionally used as a way to describe the graphic to those with visual limitations) is often part of the punchline. Which is why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be noting the punchline (the alt text) for you. Alt Text: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The definitions I grew up with were that a geek is someone unusually into something (so you could have computer geeks, baseball geeks, theater geeks, etc) and nerds are (often awkward) science, math, or computer geeks. But definitions vary.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like something with more maths or even just more words, this blog post might make you happy. It begins offering these definitions: In my mind, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153geek\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153nerd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are related, but capture [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/geeks_and_nerds.png"}