A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. A geek was a carnival performer who bit off the head of a chicken or was part of a freak show.
In Vogue Today
By the end of the 1990s, it became quite fashionable to be a geek, since countless technical people had become very successful, starting with PCs in the 1980s and throughout the dot-com bubble. See nerd and Geekonics.
Geek Persuasion
From \"The Best of The Joy of Tech\" cartoon book by Nitrozac and Snaggy (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 2003, ISBN 0-596-00578-4). (Image courtesy of GeekCulture, www.geekculture.com)
In Vogue Today
By the end of the 1990s, it became quite fashionable to be a geek, since countless technical people had become very successful, starting with PCs in the 1980s and throughout the dot-com bubble. See nerd and Geekonics.
Geek Persuasion
From \"The Best of The Joy of Tech\" cartoon book by Nitrozac and Snaggy (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 2003, ISBN 0-596-00578-4). (Image courtesy of GeekCulture, www.geekculture.com)
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- Steve Jobs: Silicon Valley's Babe Ruth (and Fortune's CEO of the decade)
- What no comment by NonZ? I hope he/she is not ill or something:PPagan jimThe P.T.Barnum of the Tech Industry......when is he going to cut the Chinamen that work for him in on the big cash flow?NZ will show up at some pointUnless he is on vacation.Or getting over the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal
- Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- What would make you trust Microsoft?
- Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent
- Oracle should expose the M$ agents in the commision and then it should file a lawsuit in the US against M$ for criminal interference to a US approved deal.The more you post...The less you make sense... please go back to the "Asile du Pingouin" institution to get your medication EU...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
- I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!
- No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure
- Eclipse should decline the 'plug ins'M$ only ries to extend and extinguish here folks!Self interests always......Isn't that what most things revolve around? I'm sure that if Linux had a chance to extend and draw to its platform by working with Microsoft it would, unless they are too stupid to...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices
- It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October
- If it's ...... easier than Win7 to install, they will have a winner!^o^Yawn, another boring launch of another boring linux distro. No excitement, people aren't enthused. There is nothing new here. As I said...BORING.Well 9.04 was not diffcult to install Not sure what you are going for here 9.04 was...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?
- Probably not. Not because its Wal-mart although that has some to do with it, but because I don't know who N.E.W. is. I'd rather trust a first party rather than a third party to install a home theater. Only one point of contact there, no guessing who to contact...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?
- Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade
- That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Snuggle up with a space quilt -- photos
- Artist Jimmy McBride designs quilts with astronomy and sci-fi movie themes. Perfect for the cold geek. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-21
- Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumers
- Can't wait to see theseThe local Best Buy is having a midnight launch. I'm probably going to go and geek out for a bit.RE: Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumersWish I could afford the upgrades.Been laid off and on for 6 years now.Could not renew my...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- What's a brick?
- Shortly after I posted my blog on CalStar making building materials from coal ash, I heard from the American Brick Industry Association BIA. They feel CalStar is ripping off centuries of brick brand equity. Here is the email with BIA's side of the brick business: "I...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Can a BlackBerry watch succeed where SPOT watches failed?
- Oh no another gadget ...where's my card statement Before I begin, let it be know that I am a true gadget geek therefore my judgment is not functioning at full power. I still have a Timex Data-Link (contacts, appointments) do I use it, No. I...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Massachusetts becomes Canada as reform debate nears climax
- Obamacare ship is sinkingPeople saw the light with the failed socialist experiment in mASSachusetts, so liberal politicians like Barnie Frank can stuck their health care reform where the sun doesn't shine.Yeah, the ship is sinking, but it is Obama who's rearanging the chairs to give Pelosi and Reid front row...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010
- Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- What if they had a SOA and nobody came?
- Geek & Poke's Oliver Widder reminds us that designing and putting a great SOA-based infrastructure out into the enterprise is only half the battle. by Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-10-17
- Why I moved to iPhone
- The other day I was griping about the non-availability of the iPhone in Spain. I solved that in the UK by buying a pay as you go model and then jailbreaking it. Why would I do that when there are perfectly good Blackberry's or Android phones? A...
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
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