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Finally Geeks Available in Action Figure Form
Treebiter1 writes "Happy Worker, a specialty toy developer, has introduced a new action figure the "GeekMan Action Figure." Billed as the "a hunk o' hunk of nerdly love." His "super powers" include ungodly coding abilities; opposite sex repulsion; analytical reasoning; ability to create technical acronyms; less than ideal personal hygiene routine. This is kind of an oddity, perhpas I should say it is an oddity, but it might make a funny gag gift."
That's some savage stereotyping there. They made him as ugly as anything. Not all geeks are ugly. I am a geek, a girl geek and my list of superpowers does NOT include the ability to repel the opposite sex.
If Barbie was real she would be over 6 feet tall, have feet too tiny to walk and boobs so big she would fall over. Geekman, despite the unfair stereotype, is at least normal looking. In fact, if Geekman were real I would marry him.
Actually, there is a geek stereotype that pisses me off and it comes from the mouth of Tom Leykis.
He frequently repeats the comment that geeks can't and don't get laid. Specifically, IT guys. Why? Because women are mostly interested in money and the more money a guy has, the hotter chick he can get, regardless of his appearance or suaveness. If you have six figures, he believes you can probably get an 8 or a 9 and possibly even a 10.
My problem with that stereotype is that most of the IT guys and technical geeks that I know (including myself) earn near or more than $100k... So his suggestion that technical guys can't get tail is a circular and false assertion.
Mind you, I *DO* like Tom Leykis. I just dislike that one viewpoint of his.
Buying online is a good way for a manufacturer to alienate their wholesalers. Selling online is nice and all, but it's not nearly as effective as having an army of real retailers selling your product. As a retailer, I am *much* less likely to carry a product that is also sold online, undercutting my own business.
The communication skills of engineers never cease to amaze me. They tackle complex issues unambiguously and unhindered by gender, race/culture, and even very strong accents. They evaluate ideas without judging the people behind them and they almost never take anything personally. They tackle complex systems involving many people at all levels. They also have an intuitive understanding of how to communicate what they need to to both techs and managers, understanding the differences in perception and priority of both these groups.
Yet time and time again, there is this stereotype the Engineers don't know how to communicate, or don't know how to communicate with others. That is not how modern engineering works. Teamwork is a constant everyday activity for engineers much more so than artists, architects, and most laborers.
Mike