Tag Archives: Geekery

Link: Horrifying USB Teddy Bear Flash Drive

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Allen

As much as I love my USB thumb drive — truly one of those gadgets I didn’t realize how much I needed until I got one — I’d love it that much more if it looked like this custom job … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | View Comments

Temptation

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Allen

At this very moment, danger waits for me. It waits for me in the tantalizing form of a blue and gold 48-pixel square on my desktop. And it’s taking everything I’ve got not to throw myself gleefully into that maw … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , | View Comments

Geek ghetto

Posted on June 7, 2005 by Allen

The Washington Post today detailed the rise of a “geek ghetto” in the Akihabara district of Tokyo–complete with waitresses dressed in anime-inspired costumes, enormous arcades and warehouses of manga. Says college student Shunsuke Yamagata: “In Akihabara, we don’t need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture | Tagged | View Comments

Paradigm of the Geek

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Allen

In the beginnings of her posh new blog Geek Philosophy, MaryAnn lays out her Paradigm of the Geek: Geek is entirely positive, as far as I’m concerned. To be a geek is to enjoy a self-awareness of one’s obsessions, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture, TV | Tagged | View Comments

Dissecting geeks (but not in that way, that’s gross)

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Allen

The most excellent MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher fame (you really, really need to be reading her movie reviews–right after you read Moviegeekz, of course) has started a new blog devoted to discussing, dissecting and celebrating geek culture and philosophy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture | Tagged | View Comments