Posts Tagged ‘geek’
Are you a Geek?
When people call me a geek I take it as a term of endearment, as a badge of honour! In my case it’s generally related to computers, but there’s a wide range of meaning with which I identify. As I’ve suggested, it’s often considered as a pejorative, but the term is also used self-referentially as a source of pride!
My friend Chris Hinton runs a site called Geek-Speak which is devoted to all things geek! He says about it: Why isn’t there a “geeks anonymous” group around here? You know, something to help people with an unnatural interest in technology, cables, and sci-fi manage their habit? The kind of people who would buy a soldering iron just because they didn’t have one and might need to solder something one day…
If you recognise yourself in this description, now would be a good time to check out his site!
