Category Archives: geekery

Geek culture is a non-exclusive club

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Orren

I guess the beginning of my “geekdom” was around 1975-1976 or so when my dad sat me down in his cluttered office pointed me toward a tiny television set in the corner of the room, and “here, you’ll like this … Continue reading →

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Geek and Gamer Girls sans Flash

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Orren

I previously embedded Team Unicorn’s Geek and Gamer Girls video from the main break.com site. Unfortunately, their site uses Flash, leaving out mobile devices. So below is a link to the video from break.com’s mobile site. For anyone who told … Continue reading →

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Tribbles and Bits

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Orren

Last night’s Star Trek Old Skool Jam was a lot of fun. Michelle always makes quite the spread of Trek-themed goodies for our group, and last night was no exception. Here’s a teaser: I’ll let her go into more detail … Continue reading →

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Geek and Gamer Girls…

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Orren

You know, if you’re single and looking for that special girl, maybe gaming really is the way to go… And extra geek points for recognizing the cameos! (and yes, I’ll admit, the music to California Gurls, which is the same … Continue reading →

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“Satan was a …”

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Orren

” Satan was a …”, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one. I’m not generally one to go gay for pulp book art, but I have to admit, this absolutely hilarious (and real!) pulp cover almost makes me wish I was … Continue reading →

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Jabba the robber baron

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Orren

Over at the LA Weekly blog, there is a series of 19th century Victorian style paintings of Star Wars characters. If you like Star Wars and steampunk, you’ll be in heaven. Actually, if you just like fun art, you’ll be … Continue reading →

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Geekery: nature vs. nurture?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Orren

I read an interesting article from the Wired magazine column Geek Dad, called Is Being a Geek a Personality Trait or a Way of Life. Being that this is “Geek Dad,” the basic question that writer Curtis Silver asks is … Continue reading →

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