Tag: Geek

What is a Geek?

In the fourth episode of the netcast I tried working out the definition of geek. Here is the written version of that definition. Listen to episode for for more detail.   Borrowing from various definitions around the web I have cobbled this definition together and this is me, The Geek of Geek, Actually. See if …

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Australia to Host World’s Biggest Sci-Fi Convention!

Hooray, I’m there! Australia has been named to host the world’s biggest and longest running Sci-Fi convention in 2010. The event called Aussiecon 4 will be held in Melbourne, Australia in 2010. There is even a new convention centre being built in Melbourne and it should be finished in time for this super event. I …

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Geek Actually Episode 4 – What is a Geek?

http://media.blubrry.com/geekactually/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.geekactually.com/wp-content/episodes/GeekActuallyEp004.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this nice short episode, David tries to define Geek and reviews the DVDs “The Wrong Man” (AKA “Lucky # Slevin”) and “You Kill Me”. Little Geek joins in to talk about “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and finally David talks about the changes coming to future episodes. Info …

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Optus or Vodafone, so far no difference.

It is now July 30th and still no iPhone to be had. As mentioned in an earlier post, I have made the switch to Optus (on the 16th of July) because they had the best plan and the woman said I would get the phone in a few days. Okay, half a month later and …

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Aussies want fast internet! Cool!

News.com.au has reported that two thirds of Australian households now have internet connection and broadband users out number dial up 2 to 1. This is amazing news considering that Australia has been so far behind for so long. Now if we can just loosen up the download limits a little it would be even better …

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Geek Actually Episode 1 – Censorship

http://media.blubrry.com/geekactually/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.geekactually.com/wp-content/episodes/GeekActuallyEp001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s finally here! The first episode of “…Geek, Actually”! In the first episode join David McVay and regular guest Jacob Oberman in a conversation about censorship in Australia, A talk about The Dark Knight and Heath Ledger’s remarkable performance as Joker and David’s woes about not getting his iPhone …

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