  DNP This is the Modem World  I have a confession to make. I
love /r/cringe, the sub-Reddit dedicated to those moments
usually caught on video that make us feel better about our lots
in life when we can watch a 30-second chunk of happenstance and
walk away thinking, "I am at least one level of dork above that
person."  Back in the day you were either a nerd... or not.
There were no levels of dorkiness like we have today. You were
into computers and Dungeons & Dragons or you weren't: that was
pretty much it. You were grouped into a subculture that enjoyed
all things electronic, idolized Brian Tochi, knew who Steve
Wozniak was and could explain why Weird Science was not a nerd
revenge film, but actually a celebration of giving up the
machine for love and conformity shrouded in a Hughesian attempt
to finally give the dweebs a chance to get some. Still a cool
movie, though, and a righteous theme song.  In the early tech
days, things were pretty binary: nerds vs. cool kids. Sure,
there were geeks, sportos, motorh