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Top 10 Geeks from Downunder
Despite the distance, we are holding our own in Australia when it comes to fostering geek culture. So, here is an introduction to some high profile Australian Geeks you should get to know. Feel free, anyone who lives on this side of the equator, to make your own nominations in the comment box.
1. Dr Karl
Karl […] Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, bret mckenzie, dr karl, flight of the conchords, geeks, People, Top 10, triple j
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Top 10 Geeky Fonts
There are two sorts of geeky fonts. First there are the ones that appeal to typography nerds because of their creator, history, mathematical beauty or whatnot.
Then there are fonts that appeal to geeks because they play on our geeky nostalgia, reference our hobbies or have a direct pop culture link. These are the ones compiled […] Continue reading
Top 10 Tragic Love Stories in Geek Fiction
There are many great love stories in science fiction and fantasy. From Robin Hood and Maid Marian to Han Solo and Princess Leia, we all love the stories that end with some variation of “and they lived happily ever after.”
But what about the great love stories that don’t end happily? Because loss is just as […] Continue reading
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The Top 10 Lessons We Learned From Super Bowl XLIV’s Ads
If the numbers are true, 106.5 million people in the U.S. watched Super Bowl XLIV this past Sunday, making it the most-watched program in American history. It stands to reason, therefore, that a lot of geeks were among the audience: some watching for the game, some for the ads, and some for both.
There were no […] Continue reading
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The 10 Most Useful Gadgets From Science Fiction and Comics
Every geek occasionally suffers from gadget envy. Even if you’re such an early adopter that you’re already waiting in line to get an iPad, your personal collection of gadgetry is limited by that pesky thing we call “reality.” Go ahead, tell me you haven’t, while watching Star Trek, thought about how handy it would be […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, doctor who, Gadget, Star Trek, Star Wars, Top 10, Toys and Technology
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Top 10 Features the Apple Tablet MUST Have (Revisited)
There has been, and surely will continue to be, a lot of speculation in these weeks leading up to the expected announcement of Apple’s tablet computer on January 27. This is the normal state of things, it seems, ever since the iPod’s original introduction in the fall of 2001, but in this case the murmuring […] Continue reading
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10 (More) Geeky New Year’s Resolutions
Repeat after me: “I hereby resolve that in the new year I…”
1. Will faithfully read every new xkcd, Penny Arcade and of course Dork Tower strip as it appears. If the joke in a strip is too esoteric for me, I will of course promptly Google it and subsequently pretend that I understood it immediately.
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10 Geeky Versions of Popular Christmas Songs
Have you ever heard a song so many times in a short span of time that you found yourself rewriting it in your head just to keep yourself sane? It’s a condition that (I find) often strikes this time of year, when it seems impossible to escape Christmas and related winter songs no matter where […] Continue reading
Top 10 Geeky Christmas Decorations
We’ve all seen the ornaments Hallmark comes out with every year, and to be fair, some of them are excellent. There are a few Star Trek ones each year, and Star Wars ones, and other somewhat geeky ones, but they’re mainstream — and while there’s nothing inherently wrong with mainstream Christmas decorations, we are geeks […] Continue reading
