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Geek-Chic Power Houses
nakhla writes "Wired.com is running a lengthy article on wired houses of celebrities. The article describes some of the tech that has gone into the houses of actors, businessmen, and professional athletes, outlining the steps they've gone to in order to obtain techno-nirvana. Included in the article is a profile of JAG's Catherine Bell (my vote for sexiest geek), and her use of a wireless network to connect her to her TiBook, Gateway Laptop, and...get this...Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA. For those of you who are just dying to string fiber around your entire house, this article will have you making a run to your favorite networking hardware store."
And how many of these "chic geeks" do you think even know what operating system they're running? Reminds me on TechTV's "The Screensavers" when they'll have a "Bit Chat" and at the end Martin will ask them if they use a computer, and they'll reply, "No, I never really got into computers."
...Slashdot should just have a slashbox of Wired News' RSS feed. Or a Wired category (if they do and I haven't seen it just slap me).
It seems like every article that is printed in Wired eventually makes it to Slashdot's front page.
I subscribe to the mag. (Worth the $10 btw.) I don't need to see it here.
Not only that, but the subject of the geek home has been covered here, and other geek sites, many times and this article doesn't really add anything to the discussion.
obviously no deficiencies vs. no obvious deficiencies
Yes and no. True geek chicks, chicks that actually no their shit, usually aren't too hot. They are, however, freaks. Nothing is off limits. Mostly because of that whole "beggars can't be choosers" maxim. If you've seen it done in a porn flick odds are that one weird tech club girl will be down. Take advantage.
The other side of the spectrum: The girlfriend's of geeks. 95% of the time they are balls to the wall hot. Cute chicks love dorks. Some guy in my LUG group took this girl he barely knew to ComicCon. Super fine chick. He walked around with a shirt on that said 'pedophile' while she wore one that said 'underage' and she was down with it. She also seemed very comfortable with making out with strange girls, something he and his camera didn't mind one bit. Remember: the hotties love the geeks, provided you know when to shut up about the geek shit.
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
I thought it said Geek Chicks.
For real, talk about a let-down.
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
> I thought it said Geek Chicks
:(
Ugh, I really thought it said Geek Chicks until you made me re-read the headline