On: How geek communication differs from the norm.

[logicalmind]

I worked at company where everyone in IT was called engineer/geek/nerd/hacker and everyone else was called a mortal. We even had mailing lists with these names. It always made me chuckle.

[RyanMcGreal → logicalmind]

I assumed the use of "mundanes" was a reference to Piers Anthony's Xanth novels.

[MaysonL → RyanMcGreal]

Actually, it's a long-established usage in SF fandom.