Schedule Change March 24, 2009

Due to increasing commitments in other areas, Stuff Geeks Love will not be updating regularly for a while. We will try to have at least one post a week, but please don’t hold us to that. It’s not for lack of material. Please add us to your RSS reader of choice so that you don’t [...]

Efficiency March 20, 2009

Geeks enjoy thinking that their lives are unfathomably complex entities that no mere mortal could possibly unravel. Therefore, they are always looking for ways to make it more efficient. Thanks to websites such as Lifehacker and 43 Folders, they can now spend a few hours each day finding new tips and tricks to help them [...]

Bacon March 17, 2009

Every geek community goes through a phase where all the members become completely enamored of bacon. Every geek community going through this phase will act as though they are the first and only ones to make this declaration of love. As evidence that they can take anything and make it insufferable, geeks LOVE bacon!

Destroying Humor March 13, 2009

Geeks like to think of themselves as wacky and zany people who nobody knows what crazy thing they’ll do next because they’re so chaotic and random! They’ll be the first to tell you that they have a great sense of humor and are always cracking up their friends and making the norms think they’re insane. [...]

Homophobia March 10, 2009

High school was a tough time for your typical geek. Between weekend long D&D marathons, hacking military and business computers, and being mercilessly beaten and humiliated by more popular, athletic kids, it’s a wonder they managed to find the time to go to class. Granted, only one of the above things ever actually happened to [...]

Prerequisites March 6, 2009

Geeks like to think of their society as being off limits to just anyone, seemingly unaware that a club doesn’t count as exclusive unless other people actually want to join it. Nevertheless, geeks are constantly coming up with ways in which other geeks need to “prove” their devotion to the scene. This is partly because, [...]

Explaining to Companies Why Giving Stuff to Them for Free is Excellent Business March 3, 2009

This weekend there was a great disturbance in the online geek community. The LiveJournal group “Scans Daily” was suspended for violating one of LJ’s few rules that don’t involve stories about Harry Potter characters having sex with each other. This community was known primarily for two things: posting scans of current (and older) comics, and [...]

William Shatner February 27, 2009

What is the saddest thing about geeks’ love for William Shatner? 1) Calling him “Bill” as though they hang out with him on a regular basis? 2) Thinking that nobody except them has discovered his singing career? 3) Not knowing if they like him genuinely or ironically, because they’re not quite sure what the correct [...]

Starfucking February 24, 2009

In normal slang, a “starfucker” is, essentially a groupie, one who seeks attention (usually sexual) from famous people in the belief that such attention will validate their own existence. For geeks, everything is the same except that sex usually isn’t involved. The line between professionals and fans in the geek world is very fine. Geek [...]

Ninjas February 20, 2009

Mysterious. Deadly. Invisible. Badass. Japanese. These are the qualities the geek imagines himself to have, and therefore these are the qualities of the most tiresome mainstay of geek culture, the Ninja. Ninjas were invented by Japan in the early 80s in an effort to capture some of the lucrative geek market. They were an unparalleled [...]