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by Kurt Schlosser on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 at 5:04 pmComment

What do you dress up as for Halloween when you’re already a geek every other day of the year? Turns out that bacon is an option. Or Wolverine. Or a… Read More

It’s Geek Pride Day! Put on your smartglasses and laugh at your own jokes

by Todd Bishop on May 25, 2013May 25, 2013 at 8:59 am1 Comment

Today is Geek Pride Day, that special time of year when geeks around the world — and the people who love them — are encouraged to celebrate their most endearing… Read More

Calling all geek gals: ‘She’s Geeky’ conference kicks off Friday

by Taylor Soper on April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 at 5:26 pmComment

Any women out there interested in science, engineering, math, startups, biotech, gadgets, video games — basically anything geek-related — will fit right in at this weekend’s “She’s Geeky” conference. The… Read More

Top 10 nerdy cities: Seattle ousted by Atlanta, Portland

by Taylor Soper on April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 at 3:02 pm 11 Comments

From the folks who put together the slightly-questionable top-10 city list for gamers, we’ve got a brand new list today out that focuses on overall nerdy-ness. Randy Nelson from Motovo, a… Read More

Geek Madness Sweet 16: Elon Musk battles Linus Torvalds

by Taylor Soper on March 27, 2013March 27, 2013 at 6:54 pm1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time The Sweet 16 is set and Geek Madness is about to get intense. Our final eight matchups wrapped up… Read More

Geek Madness Day 3: Newton ousts Hawking; Musk vs. Allen showdown awaits

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Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time We’re only eight games through the first-ever Geek Madness and the competition is just starting to heat up. The… Read More

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by Matt Heinz on December 16, 2011December 17, 2011 at 3:31 pm 6 Comments

Sure, you could give a nice bottle of wine or Scotch.  But for the entrepreneur, geek or start-up junkie in your life (peer, colleague, family member or otherwise), consider something… Read More

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by John Cook on August 4, 2011August 4, 2011 at 10:41 amComment

Pirq, the mobile daily deal startup led by James Sun, the former star on “The Apprentice,” has officially launched its iPhone app. The free app allows users to browse offers… Read More

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As you might imagine, we here at GeekWire gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word “geek” when we were coming up with a name for this… Read More

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Afraid of Figs describes itself as Seattle’s “most most prominent dried fruit related geek rock band.” That seemed like a natural fit for GeekWire, so we had to learn more… Read More

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by Todd Bishop on March 10, 2011March 10, 2011 at 9:43 am 18 Comments

A newly surfaced Microsoft patent filing proposes an online matchmaking service that would have users confidentially tell the system about their “private affinities” — stuff that might cause them shame… Read More

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