An insightful essay on understanding geeks called "The Nerd Handbook" isn't a life hack for you, it's for your family and friends. If you're reading Lifehacker, chances are you're a nerd, and technologist and software manager Michael Lopp articulates the workings of your psyche to the tee. The Nerd Handbook explains to nerds' loved ones how the geek thinks, the importance of the nerd's "Cave" and our chase for "The High" that comes from solving problems, our finicky attention span and our insatiable appetite for information. If you're a nerd, print this out and give it to your non-nerd spouse to teach 'em "advanced nerd tweakage."
Being a geek myself, I think this is a subject I think needs to penetrate all levels of management in every company that values their geeks. By no means is this a rant, but for the last 10 years I've ... 查看全文
Q&A with:Geoffrey G. JonesPublished:March 17, 2008Author:Sean SilverthorneConfined to specialist journals and books, business history research too often lacks the impact it should have on the research... 查看全文
Well, finger their gadgets at least. The Etretouchy is basically a pair of gloves with holes that leave both hands’ index fingers and thumbs exposed. It’s easy to see that this geeky sort of apparel w... 查看全文
So I left Austin and arrived in New York safely for the last days of our US trip. It has been a little weird compared to previous years because the weather wasnt that great in Austin. Most of the days... 查看全文
Are you a fan of Bridge to Terabithia movie? Are you fond of IT stuff? Both? Then check this out. None? Then check it out too, you might come to like it anyway. I loved that movie when I saw it and I ... 查看全文
What it doesNo, it’s not a guide to speaking geek, or an automatic geek translator. It’s not even a tech blog or podcast. It’s actually something a bit more mundane and useful: a directory of technica... 查看全文
Let Google and Facebook play ultimate frisbee. Yahoos like balls, and they like them in the face. Their game is called Faceball. How it works: Two players sit in chairs ten feet apart and take turns t... 查看全文
If you enjoyed reading these DOS tricks, youll probably also enjoy looking at these DOS pillows from the same company that makes the Optimus Maximus keyboard.Called Dosugus, these cushions arent a sim... 查看全文
Photos of a Masonic handbook from 1920 called King Solomon and His Followers -- A Valuable Aid to the Memory. The text is written in shorthand. (via clusterflock) (link) 查看全文
In 2004, R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen took part in the Vote For Change tour, along with the Dixie Chicks, DMB, Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, etc., to inspire folks to vote against George W. Bush. It didn... 查看全文