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Geek Girl
"Geek girl" is a 20th-century term, signifying a gendered subgenre within the modern geek subculture. History The return of the word "geek" in the mid-1990s can be traced to the popularization of workplace computing and the Internet and the dot-com bubble of 1995–2000. The early days of the reclaimed use of "geek" were strongly associated with computers and information technology and the majority of practitioners were male. Similarly, in a 1996 study of high school cultures, linguist Mary Bucholtz noted that "nerd status is overwhelmingly associated with males." Two studies by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) quantified the gap between men and women in computing and the continuing problems recruiting and retaining female programmers. The term "Geekgirl" was coined by Rosie Cross in 1993 as the title of her online cyberfeminist magazine. This is Australia's longest running online publication and in September 1996 it was exhibited at the New Museum of Contempor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geek
The word ''geek'' is a slang term originally used to describe Eccentricity (behavior), eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit. In the past, it had a generally pejorative meaning of a "peculiar person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual, unfashionable, boring, or socially awkward". In the 21st century, it was reappropriation, reclaimed and used by many people, especially members of some fandoms, as a positive term. Some use the term self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride, often referring simply to "someone who is interested in a subject (usually intellectual or complex) for its own sake". The term ''geek'' is often used in association with the terms ''nerd and wikt:dweeb, dweeb.'' Etymology The word comes from English dialect ''geek'' or ''geck'' (meaning a "fool" or "freak"; from Middle Low German ''Geck''). ''Geck'' is a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MythBusters
''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television program, developed by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast internationally by many television networks and other Discovery channels worldwide. The show's original hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, used elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories. The show was one of the most popular on Discovery Channel, being preceded only by ''How It's Made'' and ''Daily Planet'', both in Canada. Filmed in San Francisco and edited in Artarmon, New South Wales, ''MythBusters'' aired 282 total episodes before its cancellation at the end of the 2016 season in March. Planning and some experimentation took place at Hyneman's workshops in San Francisco; experiments requiring more space or special accommodations we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar
"(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar" is a 2009 song created and performed by the cast of the web series '' The Guild'', with lead vocals by singer-actress Felicia Day. The lyrics were written by Day and the music was written by musical composer Jed Whedon, who also directed the music video. Background When interviewed at San Diego Comic-Con, Day attributed her inspiration for the song to 1980s and 1990s-style dance music. She conveyed an obsession with Stacey Q's " Two of Hearts" in particular, which is apparent with Day including a familiar ''"come on, come on"'' in the lyrics. The song includes a rap portion performed by ''Guild'' co-stars Jeff Lewis and Sandeep Parikh. While Day composed the lyrics herself, whilst listening to "really bad 1990s dance songs", she turned to screenwriter Jed Whedon (with whom she had worked on internet musical '' Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog'' and TV series ''Dollhouse'') to compose the music. Whedon and his wife Maurissa Tancharoen are credited as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guild (web Series)
''The Guild'' is an American comedy web series created and written by Felicia Day, who also stars as Cyd Sherman (AKA Codex). It premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2007, and ran until 2013. The show revolves around the lives of a gamers' online guild, The Knights of Good, who play countless hours of a fantasy MMORPG video game referred to as ''The Game''. The story focuses on Codex, the guild's Priestess, who attempts to lead a normal life after one of her guild-mates, warlock Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh), shows up on her doorstep. The first season premiered on YouTube in 2007. Seasons two through five premiered on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune Marketplace, and MSN Video. Seasons two through five were later made available on the official ''Guild'' website, YouTube, and iTunes. According to Day, Microsoft's business model changed after season five; Day wanted to keep ownership, so the episode premieres moved to Day's YouTube channel Geek & Sundry. The series is also available ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the ''Dragon Age'' web series '' Dragon Age: Redemption'' (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show ''Critical Role'' between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television beginning December 2009 until the end of July 2012. On television, Day has played Vi in the series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in ''Eureka'' (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on ''Supernatural'' (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in movies such as ''Bring It On Again'' (2004), as well as the Internet musical ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing as Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamer
A gamer is a proactive hobbyist who plays interactive games, especially video games, tabletop role-playing games, and skill-based card games, and who plays for usually long periods of time. Some gamers are competitive, meaning they routinely compete in some games for money, prizes, awards or the mere pleasure of competition and overcoming obstacles. In some countries such as the UK and Australia, the term "gaming" can refer to legalized gambling, which can take both traditional and digital forms, through online gambling. There are many different gamer communities around the world. Since the advent of the Internet, many communities take the form of Internet forums or YouTube or Twitch virtual communities, as well as in-person social clubs. Originally a hobby, it has evolved into a profession for some. In 2021, there were an estimated 3.24 billion gamers across the globe. Etymology The term ''gamer'' originally meant ''gambler'', and has been in use since at least 1422, when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natali Morris
Natali Terese Morris (née Del Conte; born August 28, 1978) is an American online media personality and co-founder of Morris Invest, a real estate investment company. She was formerly a technology news journalist with CNET and CBS. Background Morris is a former editor for CNET.com and is a former co-host of the technology news podcast '' Buzz Out Loud'', one of CNET.com's flagship podcasts, in addition to ''Loaded'', a daily technology news show on CNET TV. Previously, ''Loaded'' was reformatted in Spanish and shown on the Spanish language Univision television network. Prior to joining CNET, she wrote, produced, and hosted a show "TeXtra" on Podshow. She has written for such publications as ''Wired, ''Variety'', '' MarketWatch'', ''TechCrunch'', ''The San Francisco Examiner'', '' PC Magazine'', '' ELLEgirl'', ''The Oakland Tribune'', ''Hispanic Magazine'', and ''The Santa Cruz Sentinel''. Biography On October 21, 2010 on CNET's "The 404" podcast she announced she married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adafruit Industries
Adafruit Industries is an open-source hardware company based in New York City. It was founded by Limor Fried in 2005. The company designs, manufactures and sells a number of electronics products, electronics components, tools and accessories. It also produces a number of learning resources, including live and recorded videos related to electronics, technology, and programming. History Limor Fried, then a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, began selling electronic kits on her website from her own designs in 2005. She later moved to New York City and established Adafruit Industries. In 2010, Adafruit offered a reward for whoever could hack Microsoft's Kinect to make its motion sensing capabilities available for use for other projects. This reward was increased to $2,000 and then $3,000 following Microsoft's concerns about tampering. The company had $22 million in revenue in 2013 and $33 million in 2014. Company name The name Adafruit comes from Fried' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limor Fried
Limor Fried is an American electrical engineer and owner of the electronics hobbyist company Adafruit Industries. She is influential in the open-source hardware community, having participated in the first Open Source Hardware Summit and the drafting of the ''Open Source Hardware'' definition, and is known by her User (computing)#User account, moniker ''ladyada'', an homage to Lady Ada Lovelace. Career and recognition Fried studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, earning a Bachelor of Science, BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) in 2003 and a Master of Engineering in EECS in 2005. For part of the qualification she created a project called ''Social Defense Mechanisms: Tools for Reclaiming Our Personal Space''. Following the concept of critical design she prototyped glasses that darken when a television is in view, and a low-power Radio jamming, RF jammer that prevents cell phones operating in a user's personal space. Fried was an Eyebeam (org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Culver
Leah Culver (born 1982 or 1983) is a computer programmer, startup founder, and angel investor. Education Culver started as an art major at the University of Minnesota, but switched majors and earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science in 2006. Career Culver is a co-author of a Python library for the open-standard authentication OAuth 1.0 and a co-author of OEmbed. After graduating, she worked at the startups iLoop Mobile and Instructables. While working at Instructables, she received attention for etching company logos onto her laptop, which was funded by that ad space. In June 2007, she co-founded Pownce, with Digg's cofounder Kevin Rose and Digg’s creative director, Daniel Burka. Pownce was a micro-blogging site she programmed by herself as an experiment, described as "Twitter meets Napster". The company was funded with investments from Culver's friends and family, rather than venture capitalists. Pownce was acquired by Six Apart in December 2008. The website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Mayer
Marissa Ann Mayer (; born May 30, 1975) is an American businesswoman and investor. She is an information technology executive, and co-founder of Sunshine Contacts. Mayer formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!, a position she held beginning in July 2012. It was announced in January 2017 that she would step down from the company's board upon the sale of Yahoo!'s operating business to Verizon Communications for $4.8 billion. She did not join the newly combined company, now called Verizon Media (formerly Oath), and she announced her resignation on June 13, 2017. She is a graduate of Stanford University and was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokeswoman for Google (employee #20). Early life Mayer was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Margaret Mayer, an art teacher of Finnish descent, English title: "Google vice president visits the land of her ancestors". and Michael Mayer, an environmental engineer who worked for water compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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