Nerd Rants

Sometimes we just need to get ranty.

Nerd Rant: The GIF Drama

Nerd Rant: The GIF Drama

This isn’t about the correct pronunciation of GIF, it’s about people taking it way too seriously, which caused a small incident on our facebook page, that also spilled over onto my personal facebook.

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People at the Movies

People at the Movies

Whenever we set foot in a movie theater we always find out that our movie neighbors are extremely inconsiderate. Which causes me to throw chewed up gum at them hoping it will stick to their clothes or hair. What, like I’m the only one who does that?

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Nerd Rant: Introvert

Nerd Rant: Introvert

This has been a gripe of mine for a very long time. The fact that the word “introvert” is used as if it means something bad. Used to describe introverted people as being loners, and losers who are unusually shy, lack confidence, and are “anti-social”. Believed to live in their parents basement, and having no lives. This is…

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StumbleUpon and Gender Stereotyping

StumbleUpon and Gender Stereotyping

As I was creating a StumbleUpon account for ‘Awkward Geeks’ use I saw this, which is basically a standard question on most sites, and one I never give much thought to:

Since there were only those two options (some sites have a ‘rather not say’ option), and because I happen to be female, that’s what I clicked. I hesitated when I read the words, “This helps us find the best content for you”. I briefly wondered if I should chose ‘Male’ instead, even though I wanted to believe that they would not have a system that makes suggestions about what my interests are based on knowing nothing more than my gender. Because that would be silly.

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Nerd Rant: Twitter Unfollowers

Nerd Rant: Twitter Unfollowers

One of the things we find rude on twitter are the people who follow just to get get more followers. You know, the ones who stop following once you follow them back. We like to keep an eye on that stuff (there’s plenty of sites out there to help with that, like FriendOrFollow). These people…

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