In order to be "news for nerds", a newsbit must contain one or more of the following terms. "
Linux", "
Beowulf Cluster", "
Micros~1", "
Open Source" "
KDE", "
Gnome", "
GNU", "
Windows Sucks", "
Bill Gates Blows" or "
Everything"
For example Earth to be destroyed by a giant asteroid is not "news for nerds", while Earth to be destroyed by a beowulf cluster of asteriods running an open source operating system derived from Linux is indeed, considered "news for nerds"