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The Hindu

Geek Pride Day Survey 2012
Wired News
If that isn't enough for you to celebrate, today is also once again Geek Pride Day . Last year IT recruitment agency Modis commissioned a survey of 1000 Americans on their opinions around the term geek, and they've run it again this year to see how ...
We're all geeks now: surveymsnbc.com
Every geek has his dayThe Hindu

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So What Does It Mean to Be a Geek?
Wired News
When building a coherent group out of a disparate bunch of people it is much easier to say things like ?that activity isn't geeky? or ?you aren'ta geek? than to say ?this is what it means to be a geek.? I don't believe that any activity or sport can be ...

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Geek Sneaks: Wear computer code, constellations on your feet
CNET
Pump up your kicks with Geek Sneaks, sneakers slathered in geek pride symbols like Pi, circuit boards, and computer code. by Amanda Kooser May 24, 2012 12:02 PM PDT Follow @akooser Are you a computer nerd or a chemist? Pick the style that fits your ...
Geek Shoes Are Runaway Hit at Geek Outfitter KlearGear.comMarketWatch (press release)
Celebrate Geek Pride Day with Geek SneakersChip Chick
Geek Sneaks: Wear computer code on your feetCNET Australia

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ZDNet UK (blog)

The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson ? review
The Guardian
Now it has a political programme, The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson, a former science editor of the Times. I do not mean to disparage him when I say that he has produced a pamphlet rather than a book that will last. His writing is urgent and for ...
Book review: The Geek ManifestoZDNet UK (blog)

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TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown update
ESPN (blog)
By Henry Abbott On the first day of the 2012 TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown -- where some of the world's finest basketball analysts compete against a crowd of bloggers and my mom for glory, fame and perhaps an off-beat prize or two -- Matthew Stahlhut ...



ABC News

Bob Moog, geek, electronic music pioneer, gets Google Doodle
Los Angeles Times
By Rene Lynch Bob Moog was a geek. And proud of it. His music-meets-electronics inventions made him a legend in the music world but not exactly a household name. Today, a Google Doodle seeks to change that, honoring him with an ultra-cool interactive ...
Meet the Goog: ?Moog? Inventor Celebrated in Google DoodleInternational Business Times AU
Google Doodle Synthesizer Pays Tribute to Bob MoogRollingStone.com (blog)
Google Doodle Honors the Father of the Modern Synthesizer ? Bob MoogWired News

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The Hindu

It's all geek to me
Fraser Coast Chronicle
TODAY is the International Day of the Geek, but take extra special care not to confuse those who are nerds, and those who are geeks. I made this mistake yesterday on Twitter when I sent out a request to find Rocky's biggest geek.
There is a Little Geek in All of Us, According to Modis 2012 Geek Pride SurveyMarketWatch (press release)
We're All Geeks NowTechNewsDaily
The Geeks Shall Inherit the EarthBusinessNewsDaily
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Wired News

The G-Word: Insult or Honor?
Wired News
Here's the story: "Archery is a geek sport." Photo from MSNBC. The NBC Nightly News did a feature about the rising popularity of archery in the wake of The Hunger Games (the shots of students taking archery lessons were filmed at my home range, ...



KJZZ

Phoenix Comicon: A more intimate geek experience
KJZZ
SQUIRES: Geek speed dating is a new thing this year we are trying out ? you know sometimes it's hard for geeks to meet each other. So we set this up with age brackets where they get 5 minutes with each other and we're rushing them through just like ...
Sci-fi geeks, comic book fans gear up for Phoenix ComiconMyFox Phoenix
5/24-27: Phoenix Comicon at Phoenix Convention Centerazcentral
Phoenix Comicon Energizes Memorial Day WeekendModern Times Magazine

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Stats Geek: McCutchen and the Guillen Number
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (blog)
That's not a sentence I ever expected to type. Yet it's true. Of the measly 126 runs the Pirates have scored this year, more than 38 percent have scored via a home run. Only 10 teams have scored a higher percentage of runs via homers.