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Who's Your Favorite Eco Geek?

GeekSugar — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:33:45 -0700

In honor of Earth Day, I was originally going to offer up my favorite eco geek and feature them in their own post. But once I got digging, I really couldn't decide on just one! Sure, the term "geek" may apply to more than gadgets in this case, but not only are these ten people lovably geeky in their own right, they all have one thing in common: they're passionate about our planet! Check out some of my favorite eco-minded geeks, and then be sure to vote for your favorite on the last slide! Source

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Nerd Alert!

GiggleSugar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0700

This Halo kid is either going to be the coolest kid in school when this vid goes viral, or he's going to have to assume another identity unless he wants his ass to get kicked. (Thank god the Internet didn't exist when I was a child.)

Thanks, College Humor!

Wired's Geekster Handbook: Which Kind of Geek Are You?

GeekSugar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:45:27 -0700

This month's Wired brings you their take on the geek hierarchy - remember when we surmised that there were many different types of geekdom? Well, Wired agrees, and they've offered up six types of geek: The Fanboy (classic Star Wars/Simpsons lover and defender), the Music Geek (think Rob Gordon from High Fidelity), the Gamer (your thumbs are always sore), The Gadget Guy (3G + iPhone = drool), the Hacker (fears the sun), and the Otaku (all Manga, all the time).

Do you fall into any of the categories, or are you a different kind - or a hybrid geek?

Yummy Link: Edible Flying Spaghetti Monster

YumSugar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:57:31 -0800

Keeping with today's geeky theme, I have to make sure you hear about the edible Flying Spaghetti Monster. The really cool part is that the eyes are googly and edible too. - Evil Mad Scientist via Chow

Yummy Link: Tetris Cookies

YumSugar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:27:18 -0800

This set of photos explains how to design pixelated cookies. I love these hearts, but the Tetris set also rocks my world. - Eva Funderburgh on Flickr

Wii Belong Together: Chocolate Miis For Valentine's Day

YumSugar — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:13:33 -0800

If you've got a chocolate loving sweetie who happens to be a bit of a geek, then these Chocolate Miis ($14.95) will be right up their alley. Created by the folks at Paul Pape Designs, these geeky chocolate icons are available in both white and milk chocolate and come in three different pairings: boy/girl, boy/boy, and girl/girl. They're also packaged in a Wii-style box bearing the words, "Wii belong together you and Mii." They would be absolutely perfect for Valentine's Day, but I think they're sweet for any day.

Who Is the Techie in Your House?

GeekSugar — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:14 -0800

Are you the "go-to" person in your house for programming DVRs or recovering deleted files? Or maybe your younger sibling is the tech savvy guru of the house? When I was living with my parents, my sisters and I always argued about who was the "geek" of the house. In the end, they always relied on me, the youngest, to deal with their computer issues-good times! Now I want to know who you consider to be the "techie" of your house. Let me know below! By the way, how adorable is the pic below?! Laptop work sessions in bed are the best! Source

What Year Did The World Wide Web Become Publicly Available On The Internet?

GeekSugar — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:30:14 -0700

Yes, this may seem like one of those which came "first the chicken or the egg? questions," but I guarantee you that the internet, a worldwide, massive network of publicly accessible interconnected computer networks, came long before the World Wide Web, a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the net. Any ideas? Take a wild guess below!

Do You Fit Into The Traditional Geek Hierarchy?

GeekSugar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:59 -0700

Most people don't know what to think of being called a geek. They either embrace it like Gallery of the Absurd's 14, who proudly says "I am a major geek and I wear it as a badge of honor," reject it or hide it. To be fair to those people who skeptically look at me and say "you are geeksugar?" the word's first definition is "a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake." Not exactly something most of us want to identify with and a far cry from my usage of the work. But the word's final definition - "an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity " - does just the trick for me. And, as I have learned from you readers, most of us consider ourselves to be some variation or variety of a geek. Be it a mac geek, pc geek, video gamer geek, Dungeons and Dragons geek or a general, no holds barred geek.

Brunching.com recently featured a hilarious chart chronicling the Geek Hierarchy. At the top are people who have published Science Fiction/Fantasy books who consider themselves less geek than people who majored in folklore and mythology, comic book fans, Anime fans who insist on subtitles, Anime who don't care about subtitles, video gamers, Heinlein fans, Amateur Science Fiction or Fantasy writers and Science Fiction television fans. At the very bottom of the chart are "people who write erotic versions of Star Trek where all the characters are Furries." Most of those categories either elude or intimidate me, but I appreciate that someone took the time to lay out the traditional geek hierarchy for us. Not sure I fit into it. Check out the Chart to see if you fit in.

The Dually Talented Human Ghetto Blaster

GeekSugar — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:00:03 -0700

This past weekend I was out and about in San Francisco and saw this geekalicious musician along the Embarcadero. I don't think he saw me under those thick bottle cap glasses, but he did strum a couple awesome tunes on his guitar while rocking a one-of-a-kind cardboard ghetto blaster - on his head. It was a feat to behold. The boombox was fully pimped out with an antenna, speakers, a radio tuner, tone and balance controls, graphic equalizers and a cassette deck, which just so happen to double as his oxygen mask. If you click on the gallery pictures below you can check out the back of ghetto blaster and see more details. Hint: It includes a power cord!

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