Led by Rivers Cuomo, left, alt-rock favorites Weezer have been flying their nerd flag freely since their debut album was released in 1994. Clad in old man sweaters, plaid jackets and Cuomo’s ever-present Buddy Holly glasses, Weezer elevated their self-consciously bookish look to a sort of geek chic for irony-friendly hipsters. “Revenge of the Nerds,” indeed. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
As the saying goes, living well is the best revenge. How much revenge has Microsoft chief Bill Gates exacted to what must’ve been an assortment of high school tormenters? Despite the difficulties reported with his company’s new operating system Vista, factor in the good works being done by the Gates Foundation and this nerd is still on top of the world. (Lee Celano / AP)
