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NEWS ABOUT: geeks

geeks stories: 9 news summaries



 Truly Wacky Online Dating Sites 

From vampire lovers to geeks to punk rockers, a site for everyone

Oct 25, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the matches you’re finding on eHarmony are too vanilla, never fear: There’s a dating site out there for you, and Julie Gerstein of Lemondrop rounds up the quirkiest of the quirky:
  • If you wear a lot of black: Find your “own personal Satan” at
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Internet • marijuana • dating • punk music • online dating • Star Trek • geeks • Ayn Rand • farmers • trends

 100 Must-Have Skills for Geeks 

Do you have the know-how to be a true techie?

Jul 10, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think you're a geek? Living up to the label requires a certain set of skills—or knowing how to Google them. Wired compiles the 100 essential skills for true geekdom:
  1. Secure a wireless router.
  2. Steal wi-fi from your neighbor.
  3. Mess with people stealing wi-fi.
  4. Name all
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Internet • IP address • routers • computer • nerdiness • geeks • wireless router

 April Fools Prank May 
 Pay Off for Star Wars Fans 

Tens of thousands try to order a 'Tauntaun sleeping bag'

Jul 10, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - What started as an April Fools joke may turn into a dream come true—almost literally—for Star Wars fans, LA Weekly reports. The Tauntaun sleeping bag seemed just plausible enough that retailer ThinkGeek was bombarded with orders—and raked over the coals when the truth came out. Now Lucasfilm,... More »

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sleep • George Lucas • merchandise • Star Wars • Lucasfilm • nerdiness • Luke Skywalker • geeks • Tauntaun • ThinkGeek • Han Solo • sleeping bag

Computer Science School Tries to De-Geekify Students

Everyone majors in computer science

May 15, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - At Utah’s Neumont University, everyone majors in computer science and “geek” is a badge of honor, not an insult. But some at the school are worried that grads—though highly valued for their tech skills and nearly certain of landing jobs—might be lacking in other areas, the... More »

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higher education • Utah • computer games • geeks • computer science • Jay-ZTV • Neumont University

OPINION

These Twittering Geeks
Need Your Support


May 14, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - With all the normal people suddenly overrunning Twitter, “we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving,” writes GeekDad Ken Denmead for Wired. He’s compiled a list of 100 geeks worth following. Here are a few:
  • Wil Wheaton (wilw): Blogger, writer, and, oh
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social networking • Neil Gaiman • geeks • John Cleese • Twitter • Kevin Smith • Jay-ZTV • Felicia Day • Jonathan Coulton • Harry Knowles • AintItCoolNews • John Hodgman • Adam Savage • Al Yankovic • Wil Wheaton

(Newser) - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is competing on Dancing With the Stars, and with the right kind of support, he just might win, David Zeiler writes in the Baltimore Sun. Woz’s appearance on the show could animate the Apple faithful to actually watch and vote, and “win... More »

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television • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Apple • contest • geeks • Steve Wozniak

Obama Is One of Us, America's Geeks Cheer 

President-elect digs Star Trek and comics ... though he does play sports, and is married

Dec 25, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be America’s first geek-in-chief—or at least that’s what Star Trek and comic book fans are hoping. The president-elect embraces technology, flashes “Live Long and Prosper” signs, and jokes about being from Krypton—all characteristics of his repressed inner geek. The title is more... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Gates • intelligence • Star Trek • geeks • President Obama • comic books

(Newser) - Lolcats are as funny as their fans believe, but it's the sadness of this kitty sub-genre that makes them special, Jay Dixit writes in Salon. On Icanhascheezburger.com, which attracts millions of hits a month, lolcats yearn and comfort each other, inspiring a teary eye in us human visitors. There... More »

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satire • humor • LOLcats • nerdiness • animal • geeks

D&D DNA Endures in Digital Era

Co-creator's death comes on eve of  game's reinvention

Mar 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax valued interaction and innovation above all. He devised the game with friends equally inspired by war games and bedtime stories, starting with tabletop battle re-enactments, then injecting magic and mythology into his creations. Wired visits Wisconsin for a lengthy profile that was in the... More »

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games • Dungeons & Dragons • Gary Gygax • geeks • video games

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