Geeks are NOT Nerds. Nerds are for Dorks.

OK friends let get something straight: There are Geeks and there are Nerds and us Geeks do not like being associated with Nerds. The main difference is that Geeks get it done. "It" being whatever undertaking we happen to be participating in.
A Geek is a person who is interested in technology, especially computing, gaming and new gadgets. A Geek is a person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
Geeks are found in all areas of expertise. There are physics geeks, sports geeks, gaming geeks, movie geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, music geeks, history geeks, ...you get the picture. Anything that you might be passionate about you can add the word geek after it and that describes who you are.

Nerds on the other hand may be knowledgeable in the fields previously mentioned (or any other) but they don't do anything with that knowledge except talk to other nerds about how cool it would be to do such and such. Nerds don't know how to socially interact. Nerds work at Radio Shack. Whereas that really cool guy or chick you met at the bar last night could be a geek about something and you'd never know it unless you got to know them.
Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Robert Goddard, Alan Shepard, Orville & Wilbur Wright were all geeks. If these people had been nerds we wouldn't have computers, video games, iPods, cell phones, airplanes, space flight or any number of devices that make our lives easier and more enjoyable.

So the next time some pencil pushing dork at the DMV pisses you off PLEASE don't compliment him by calling him a geek. Call it like it is and let him know he's a NERD! And tonight when you turn off your 50"-1080p HD plasma TV with Dolby 7.1 surround sound be sure to get on your knees and thank God for all your blessings and don't forget to thank him for all the Geeks who at some point in history said, "Won't it be cool when I get this thing to work."