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30 day geek challenge – Day 2: Favorite Geek

Posted by on March 30, 2011 Comments Off

Missed the list? I’m doing a 30 day geek challenge to counter all my anime nerd friends (I’m sorry, but I’m not calling you ‘Otaku’).

Everyone’s got a Favorite Geek. The one that pops into your head whenever you think of the word. Somewhat of a role model. In my case, It’s Gina Trapani.

Image taken from her website

@GinaTrapani, is the Original Lifehacker, currently writing on Smarterware and developing a lot of projects. She’s also an avid Android fan, and developed one of my favorite Firefox Add-ons: Better Gmail 2. She also runs this awesome show called “This week in Google“. I’d take whatever she writes/tweets as gospel. You can read her bio at her website.

30 day geek challenge – Day 1: First Geek you ever heard of

Posted by on March 30, 2011 1 comment

Missed the list? I’m doing a 30 day geek challenge to counter all my anime nerd friends (I’m sorry, but I’m not calling you ‘Otaku’).

Everyone’s got that first geek you’ve ever known or heard of. You might not have noticed back then, but can you remember yours?

Kevin Mitnick. This guy was a legend before I was even born, I remember reading about him back when I was a kid, after watching the horrible movie named ‘hackers’. His Wikipedia article will tell you about Mitnick in much more detail than I ever could, and if you’d like more, buy his book, Ghost in the Wires, once it’s for sale (August 15) or follow him on twitter, @KevinMitnick.

30 day geek challenge

Posted by on March 30, 2011 8 comments

So, a couple of friends started posting their “30 day anime challenge”. Seeing how I can count all Animes I’ve seen with one hand (Using all five fingers!) I decided to do something that was more to my style…

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