Inspiring geeks...to move deeper into geekdom.

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Iʼm Nick... on:

Iʼm Nick... on: ...inspiring geeks...

Inspiring geeks...

Inspiring geeks...to move deeper into geekdom

some sample technology geeks

Ur-geeks

post-Bubblers

post-Bubblers Caterina Fake

a New Wave

And then, of course, thereʼs Hodgman.

The dangers (and advantages) of geek chic

NEGATIVE STUFF AHEAD!

Geek cultureʼs side effect can be innovation.

Geek cultureʼs side effect can be innovation. If we want it.

Geek cultureʼs side effect can be innovation. If we want it. But the path is fraught with danger.

Geek chic ≠ geek Geek chic tips from the experts: • Wear hair slightly messy or very neat, says Brian Boye of Men's Health. • Skip the jacket altogether, and wear a cardigan or vest. • If you go with a polo-collar shirt under a vest, turn the collar up and keep the shirttails out, says Janie Bryant, costume director for "Mad Men." • Embrace Buddy Holly-style, plastic-framed glasses in a Wayfarer shape or rounder horn- rimmed ones. • LeAnn Nealz of American Eagle likes quirky argyle socks with wingtip shoes. • Don't go head-to-toe nerd. Perhaps start with glasses, or a cardigan-tie or sweater vest-tie combo.

Social media prowess ≠ geek Using social sharing tools and gaming networking online is not a substitute for knowledge of and (even the tiniest bit of) experience with the the engineering and technical aspects of the web.

Social media prowess ≠ geek And, if you have to wear the shirt...

Are we losing what it means to be a geek?

Are we losing what it means to be a geek? Maybe. But there are ways to get it back.

Are we losing what it means to be a geek? Maybe. But there are ways to get it back. First and foremost, youʼll all need to think more like hackers.

A show of hands...

The positives?

The positives? Despite only a few of us coding sites our interest in digital culture gives us a stake in geekdom.

The positives? Despite only a few of us coding sites our interest in digital culture gives us a stake in geekdom. Developing that small stake will make a massive difference in everything from idea generation to communications with clients and vendors.

Geek all that you can geek

Geek all that you can geek Or, six easy steps to ease into the technical bits (and, if you’re enjoying that, roll-your-own coven, cult or commune.)

You donʼt need to grow a beard.

Garbage In, Garbage Out

“As everybody with a home computer knows, the software can change the functioning of the hardware in radical and sometimes startling ways. The ﬁrst law of computers -- so ancient that some claim it dates back to dark, Cthulhoid aeons when giant saurians and Richard Nixons still dominated the earth -- tells us succinctly, "Garbage In, Garbage Out" (or GIGO for short).” - Robert Anton Wilson

Garbage in, garbage out =

Tinker, tinker, tinker.

Be a crossover coder, not afraid to experiment or to ask the internet for guidance

Thatʼs the best way to get unstuck!

Find a guru.

Support each other!

Why not start a technical fringe of SheSays?

Try to blow it up!

"...creativity is not a force that you can use to schlep superﬂuous objects to uninterested consumers – that requires repetition, persuasion and the power of mass media. True creativity is inherently destructive, and truly creative individuals always, without exception, seek to destroy the mediums they work within." - Douglas Haddow

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Inspiring geeks...to move deeper into geekdom.

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