In popular culture White & Nerdy by "Weird Al" Yankovic, a parody of the song Ridin' by Chamillionaire, prominently features and celebrates aspects of nerd culture. Slashdot uses the tagline "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." The Charles J. Sykes quote "Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them." has been popularized on the Internet and incorrectly attributed to Bill Gates. In Spain, Nerd Pride Day has been observed on May 25 since 2006, the same day as Towel Day, another somewhat nerdy holiday. The date was picked as it is the anniversary of the release of Star Wars. Australian events such as Oz Comic-Con (a large comic book and cosplay convention, similar to San Diego Comic-Con) and Supernova, are incredibly popular events among the culture of people who identify themselves as nerds. In 2016, Oz Comic-Con in Perth saw almost 20,000 cosplayers and comic book fans meet to celebrate the event, hence being named a "professionally organised Woodstock for geeks". Fans of the Vlogbrothers (a YouTube channel starring John and Hank Green) call themselves "nerdfighters" and refer to the fan base as a whole as "Nerdfighteria".
In popular culture White & Nerdy by "Weird Al" Yankovic a parody of the song Ridin' by Chamillionaire prominently features and celebrates aspects of nerd culture Slashdot uses the tagline "News for nerds Stuff that matters" The Charles J Sykes quote "Be nice to nerds You may end up working for them" has been popularized on the Internet and incorrectly attributed to Bill Gates In Spain Nerd Pride Day has been observed on May 25 since 2006 the same day as Towel Day another somewhat nerdy holiday The date was picked as it is the anniversary of the release of Star Wars Australian events such as Oz Comic-Con (a large comic book and cosplay convention similar to San Diego Comic-Con) and Supernova are incredibly popular events among the culture of people who identify themselves as nerds In 2016 Oz Comic-Con in Perth saw almost 20000 cosplayers and comic book fans meet to celebrate the event hence being named a "professionally organised Woodstock for geeks" Fans of the Vlogbrothers (a YouTube channel starring John and Hank Green) call themselves "nerdfighters" and refer to the fan base as a whole as "Nerdfighteria"