Nerds, Dykes, Niggers, Dweebs, Fags, Bimbos, and Geeks

[Igor Chudov @ home]

Timothy C. May wrote:
> 
> I just cringe when I meet young programmers at Cypherpunks who mumble "I'm
> just a computer geek." Fine, I write them off as geeks.
> 

OK, I am a foreigner. Can anyone explain me what the word "geek" means
and what are the origins of this word? I thought it was a cool word,
meaning someone orthogonal to the present world but being able to 
change it.

	- Igor.