LOL, so true. But there's a big difference between that and the nerdy passive aggressive type of cockiness and arrogance.
When women claim to not like traits like that, they're thinking of like how Richard Dawkins acts. An insufferable little shit. Unfortunately for those who want to debunk the article, there's a pretty large sect on Neogaf that thinks he acts really cool.
Want to know what's worse IMO than the totally quiet nerd, or the passive aggressive narcissist nerd? The obnoxious, loud, thinks-he's-REALLY-funny nerd that can't stop talking. This guy annoys the entire lunchroom every single day. Still, somehow, I bet this type of nerd gets more play than the other two among the females in their Smash Brothers playgroup. He is easily able to assimilate into other groups of people with horrible senses of humor. He is the fucking alpha nerd and he fucking knows it.