Understanding why geeks, or “nerds and other highly-smart technical people”, can come across as being overly analytical, or are intent on presenting what they see as facts clearly and fully.
Non-geeks might perceive such behavior as rude and arrogant, like the geek is trying to show his smartness and be a “‘know-it-all”. In fact, the [...]
How do you speak to geeks and how do they speak back?
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 5 February, 2010 to the comment subset
1.21 gigawatts of fame? How are we meant to find power like that?
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 30 November, 2009 to the trends subset
Ways in which geeks measure the world. An “emmett” – as in Dr Emmett Brown from Back to the Future – is a measure of exactly 1.21 gigawatts of power.
Emmett (power) : 1 emmet = 1.21 gigawatts, or the amount of power required to operated the flux capacitor in a modified DeLorean DMC-12. GeekDad [...]
Not grounds for divorce, the quirks of Geeks
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 18 March, 2009 to the comment subset
If you’re about to marry, or co-habit with, a geek you might want a clearer idea of what you are getting yourself into.
So what are laptops and mobile phones for, if not to resolve disputes or questions wherever you happen to be? Why would anyone get annoyed when you pull out your iPhone in the [...]
Girl Geek Dinners Sydney
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 31 March, 2008 to the events subset
Girl Geek Dinners Sydney are holding their next dinner event on Thursday 17 April at Sydney’s Cafe Jest.
There are 2 amazing geek girls who are speaking on the night – UX guru Lindsay Ratcliffe from ThoughtWorks will speak about how designers and developers can collaborate to create the optimal user experience; and Google’s Stephanie [...]
