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Geeks are not worth it
Talkback There will likely be a chunk that will have to come from the Beeb for the actual DRM component .while they still need it. Will it be the graphic designers pumping away on their Macs? Wow :-) So the "Geek community" is not worth the license fee to...
[July 25, 2007, 20:57]
Gates admits IE failings, looks to an AJAX future
Talkback Same as AOL is what people use to connect to it despite the geeks mocking it The future of the Internet will not be decided by geeks, it will be decided by marketing campaigns and what is pre installed on PC's by large manucfacturers
[March 22, 2006, 7:53]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback You geeks wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Microsoft.Didn't Mozilla copy IE first? Computer geeks badge of authenticity. I just love how it's now"en vogue" to bash IE. It's just a web browserfolks, not a cure for cancer.
[April 29, 2006, 23:39]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback You geeks wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Microsoft.Didn't Mozilla copy IE first? Computer geeks badge of authenticity. LOSER GEEKS! I just love how it's now"en vogue" to bash IE. It's just a web browserfolks, not a cure for cancer.
[June 7, 2006, 2:48]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback "Beware of Geeks bearing gifts. Beware of Geeks bearing gifts. Let's make it plain and simple. Why bother to make announcements long in the making if we can read about it well in advance? Let's just steal anybodys thunder and pretend it's a first...
[January 19, 2005, 23:01]
She-geeks confess love for Linux
News It's exciting because the people who are into Linux are the alpha geeks. Then, without fanfare, the inaugural meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of LinuxChix commenced -- and a dozen she-geeks confessed their love for Linux.
[September 16, 1999, 14:00]
New name needed for the geek elite
Leader It found a general increase in levels of technical literacy in society that underpins the idea that "we are all geeks" to some degree. As another Slashdot respondent put it: "Geeks just don't just use technology, they understand how it is put...
[January 18, 2006, 13:50]
The essence of a Geek
News The defenders of geek — IT professionals on the whole — maintain that there is a definite dividing line between geeks and non-geeks; one has the interest and skills to actually make things, while the other merely uses them.
[January 17, 2006, 11:30]
News Roundup: Linux Expo takes open source mainstream
News As an IBM executive put it, Linux is no longer just for "bearded, sandal-wearing geeks". Wednesday 4th July Open source software isn't just for 'sandal-wearing geeks' any more - new tools are increasing its competitiveness against commercial giants...
[July 6, 2001, 12:57]
Linux prepares for battle
News As an IBM executive put it, Linux is no longer just for "bearded, sandal-wearing geeks". This is not about a bunch of bearded, sandal-wearing geeks who are the only ones who know how to use it. Using Kylix it is possible to create software in...
[July 4, 2001, 13:02]
Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Talkback NO, computers are not make to give geeks jobs - it is the opposite: geeks invented computers to make (their as well as ) everyones jobs easier, at least that was and still is their intention. One calling _that_ "userfriendly" or "easy to use" I...
[August 1, 2005, 6:57]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This made a number of geeks rather happy. And you, you naughty geeks, are threatening everything that by being enthusiastic. You had to get the PC just right, with a decent graphics card and properly tweaked software, and it took a bit of...
[June 23, 2006, 18:45]
IBM throws weight behind desktop Linux
Talkback The various apps have been named for the convenience of the Linux-geeks, not for the general market. We are not geeks and nerds. We don't want to become geeks and nerds. I've had it installed at various times on my desktop and my notebook computers.
[November 11, 2003, 1:44]
Wikipedia vows to improve quality
News The problem is that the technology barrier to entry keeps out really smart people who are geeks but not computer geeks. And it received compliments from Nature magazine for a relatively low rate of errors in scientific entries.
[August 7, 2006, 9:20]
Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Talkback Samba geeks are well paid (-: and I am sure MS would be dreaming to recruit such geeks ;). To MS users, who do actual IT work. People still work on computerswithout knowing a word of the code its running, and thats what ought to be, but people...
[July 28, 2005, 11:55]
Why everyone should date a geek
News Geeks are the most helpful friends you'd ever make. So called "New Geeks" are typically young, with 83 percent of them are under 44. New Geeks visit pubs, clubs and bars more than twice as often as average person, the research found.
[January 6, 2006, 16:30]
VeriSign warns of organised gangs behind Net crime
Talkback And of course, as with any new technology, its always the hackers and geeks who get on first, not the housewives, retired folks, students, cheerleaders etc. The total internet population was small (a few hundred people) and consisted of mostly...
[November 18, 2004, 20:04]
Obituary: Anthony Rumble - Linux pioneer and enthusiast
Blog His unfortunate death confirms the fleeting transience of life, and brought home to me the importance of enjoying life while you have it, and doing the things you want to do, which for true geeks-at-heart, is to live a life in passionate...
[May 12, 2009, 9:27]
Jane Wakefield: Glamorous geeks do Hollywood
News If Silicon Valley is to keep its golden dollar-sign gates it needs to lure students back to the study of maths, computer science and engineering in order to turn them into the corporate geeks of the future.
[June 4, 2001, 17:21]
Elitism...expectations of failure...
Talkback A girl I know was told "home-ec's that way" when she walked into a computer science class carrying a laptop and wearing one of those ThinkGeek-type t-shirts that make a joke only geeks would get.pretty obvious she was in the right place.
[March 5, 2009, 8:21]
