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...sites, from dating to music. In your 40’s or 50’s, you go to what you see advertised. So most of our users are under 30, a little more Web savvy than most, equal male to female, and on the whole a little geekier than your sort of mass-market Web site. You have to think a little, answer questions...

Author: By Catherine A. Zielinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Sam A. Yagan ’99 | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...weird that you are wearing what is basically a black leather bootie with a high heel. The ankle boot has not really caught on at Harvard, as we are constantly behind on every trend, but I’m sure they will eventually filter into our collective aesthetic, in geekier and less elegant forms. In order to handle this contingency, I offer you: THREE ANKLE-HIGH TIPS 1) Do not pretend that you are not wearing ankle boots by covering them up with jeans. Not only does this completely defeat the purpose of ankle boots but it also makes...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ankles Are Not That Sexy, Folks | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...sitting on the terrace of the Best Western Gateway Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., with my laptop open, about to embark on a little adventure. I've been hearing a lot about Wi-Fi lately, and not just from my geekier friends. Everyone who has tried the new high-speed wireless technology loves it--from homeowners who use it to network all their computers, to road warriors who can now go online from airport boarding lounges. And it's spreading to more public places like coffee shops and, not far from my home, this very hotel, where I have decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Not Try Wi-Fi? | 4/22/2002 | See Source »

Rick Hanetho, a parks manager in Schomberg, Ill., started the National Amateur Dodgeball Association after noticing that local kids, given a choice, always picked the game. He says dodge ball is most loved by the geekier kids, who could never make the basketball team or cheerleader squad but still crave team sports. "It teaches incredible hand-eye coordination, quick decision making, concentration and agility," he says. "And it's just a game. This criticism is absurd, just crazy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scourge Of The Playground | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

Nothing is more adored by cubicle-dwelling Gen-Xers than geek kitsch. And nothing is geekier or kitschier than Japanese video games of the 1980s, back when efficient translation was not considered essential. The dialogue of Zero Wing contains such gems as "Somebody set us up the bomb," "Take off every Zig for great justice" and a chilling warning from a villain known only as Cats: "All your base are belong to us." Late last year, fans with too much time on their hands started doctoring photos to show this last phrase cropping up everywhere from George W. Bush billboards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Your Base Are Belong To Us | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

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