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Comment on It’s About Games, Not Pockets by Lomstat Woolf

Lomstat Woolf — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:46:45 +0000

Hey there! just wanted to say that the whole Pocket next web is down. does anyone know this will be temporary or just a hicups on the system?

Comment on Geeks vs. Nerds by Enterprise Geeks Podcast – Prepare to Qualify

Enterprise Geeks Podcast – Prepare to Qualify — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:13:29 +0000

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Comment on Why Parents Won’t Love Bassoon Hero by Erki

Erki — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:59:05 +0000

I’ve tried Guitar Hero. It felt just SO unintuitive for a musician! I’m a keyboardist for 15 years, but I know just a couple of chords on the guitar, still it felt like I had to forget *everything* I know about music to play this game! I think it would’ve been worse if I could play guitar better…

Comment on Sexism, Misogyny & Misandry in Geek Cultures by A concerned guy

A concerned guy — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:17:22 +0000

I forgot to mention the other day, that being aware of the problem IS a step in the right direction.

Comment on Sexism, Misogyny & Misandry in Geek Cultures by A concerned guy

A concerned guy — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:59:11 +0000

Wow, I never thought about it that way before. I wasn’t trying to push any negative stereotypes on anybody, I’m a huge geek myself, but I was trying to appeal to misandrists and misogynists who might be willing to rethink their views. I am definitely sorry if I offended anyone with my comment. Thanks for the feedback Jason, I never would have known if someone hadn’t of spoken up. :]

Comment on Sexism, Misogyny & Misandry in Geek Cultures by Jason Tocci

Jason Tocci — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:21:45 +0000

I can appreciate the sentiment that “love conquers all,” but I don’t think it’s that simple. Even leaving aside that “find yourself a member of the opposite sex to fall in love with” isn’t necessarily easy or even desirable to everyone in the world, and the fact that this suggestion reinforces the stereotype that nerds’ big problem is that they just need to “get a date/get laid,” there’s a bigger picture here. The misogyny and misandry I’m talking about above are not just of the kinds that “make you” a misogynist or misandrist as a person; these are attitudes and assumptions that are deeply ingrained in our daily lives and cultural expectations. I’m not sure I can suggest the “perfect cure,” but I think that being aware of the problem itself is a step in the right direction.

Comment on Sexism, Misogyny & Misandry in Geek Cultures by A concerned guy

A concerned guy — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:45:12 +0000

Why can’t everyone just PLEASE get along!? I have the perfect cure for all you misandrists! (The female ones anyway.) Find yourself a great man and fall in love with him. The same for misogynists, find a wonderful woman and fall in love with her. I guarantee you won’t dislike the other gender so much. At least try:)

Comment on Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV) by Geek Studies » Some Stuff I’ve Been Up To

Geek Studies » Some Stuff I’ve Been Up To — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:12:46 +0000

[…] I sure wasn’t kidding about being busy in that last post. (I guess I was kidding about doing another post “soon,” given that that was two months […]

Comment on How People Are Defining ‘Nerd’ by SFG

SFG — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:28:34 +0000

An absence of Jewish culture? What about the whole Magneto-as-Holocaust-survivor and genocide-of-mutants subplots? What about the whole bit about Superman being called ‘Kal-El’ and being sent as a child away from his dying planet (=destroyed Ashkenazi communities)?

How about Japanese culture? Is there an absence of Japanese culture in nerd culture? Geeks will buy Pocky sticks just because they’re Japanese.

Some cultures are nerdier than others, usually ones that value scholarship (Jewish, Asian, Indian come to mind). People from those cultures tend to be better-represented in nerd culture.

Comment on How to Help a French Documentarian by Geek Studies » Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV)

Geek Studies » Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV) — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:34:52 +0000

[…] interviewed last year for a documentary on geek culture by Franco-German TV station Arte. (You know the one.) I don’t speak French or German, but I hearing excellent things about it from people via […]