By Josh T. Reynolds, USA TODAY
It started with the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Then came geek chic. Now, “brogrammers” — computer programmers with frat house sensibilities — are hitting the scene. And the stars of The Big Bang Theory, one of TV’s most popular sitcoms, are cast as brilliant but nerdy physicists. The stereotype of the geeky techie that persists in pop culture is fading in real life, thanks to the legacy of industry giants such as Apple founder Steve Jobs and the increasing dependence of more Americans on the skills of those who know how to make their gadgets work. The emerging portrait: Geeks are cool.
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