Computer geek gains celebrity status

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Japanese geek status hierarchy

Japanese geek status hierarchy 07/13/2004 03:37 PM
Fascinating chart of the Japanese geek status hierarchy. Link (Thanks, Zed!)

Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground

Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground 11/10/2003 11:16 PM
CNET Asia Nov 10 2003 10:35PM ET

Computer-in-a-computer gains ground

Computer-in-a-computer gains ground 11/10/2003 11:38 PM
ZDNet Nov 10 2003 12:00PM ET

Al-Qaeda computer geek nearly overthrew
US

Al-Qaeda computer geek nearly overthrew
US 08/11/2004 01:59 PM
Update A close shave, the Bushies claim

Checking Service Status on a Remote
Computer

Checking Service Status on a Remote
Computer 07/03/2004 05:33 AM

Geek outlines his fix mom's computer
report

Geek outlines his fix mom's computer
report 12/30/2004 12:02 PM

I know a bunch of you were dragged in front of a relatives PC to clean the thing up after they have been running it for years without virus and firewall protection. [scribbling.net]

Houston Computer Geek Reaches Out to
Military Families

Houston Computer Geek Reaches Out to
Military Families 09/11/2004 03:41 AM
To help military families in their time of need, computer expert Gary Barber is offering discounts to them on services and repairs performed through the mobile computer business he owns and operates. Recently Barber opened a franchise with Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer services -- and has been providing a wide range of computer repairs, troubleshooting, upgrades, and networking to the homes and businesses in the communities of west Houston. [PRWEB Sep 11, 2004]

"Computer geek" sentenced to 13 years
for making ricin

"Computer geek" sentenced to 13 years
for making ricin 04/19/2004 04:23 PM
Ken Olson, a former employee of Agilent in Spokane Washington, was sentenced to 13 years for making ricin, a highly toxic chemical derived from castor beans. It's very easy to make ricin and castor beans are legal to possess and are readily available. Prosecutors say Olson was plotting to kill his wife and take up with his mistress. Olson's wife and mistress have teamed up to defend him.

The trouble began Aug. 21, 2001, when a co-worker at Agilent found an 80-page document on how to make a bomb. The co-worker took the document to supervisors, who traced it to Olsen's computer. Company investigators examined his Internet logs and discovered Olsen had spent more than a year researching explosives and poisons. They found books in his cubicle on how to kill people without leaving a trace and a piece of paper with calculations of dosages for a 150-pound person — the approximate weight of his wife.

Link

Chicago Computer Geek Plugs into
$300-Billion Market

Chicago Computer Geek Plugs into
$300-Billion Market 05/31/2004 02:00 PM
The technicians from Geeks On Call crisscross the suburbs of Chicago in their “Geek Cruisers” to deliver a full range of computer services to homes and businesses alike. [PRWEB May 21, 2004]

Threat Info Came From Captured Al Qaida
Computer Geek

Threat Info Came From Captured Al Qaida
Computer Geek 08/02/2004 12:53 AM
www.nytimes.com via Drudge Report Aug 2 2004 5:03AM GMT

Texas Whiz-Kid Matures Into
Entrepreneurial Computer Geek

Texas Whiz-Kid Matures Into
Entrepreneurial Computer Geek 05/31/2004 02:00 PM
Finally, Rus Bel is proud to be known as a computer geek, for he has just become a high-tech entrepreneur courtesy of Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. As the owner of a new Geeks' franchise, Bel provides a bevy of mobile computer services to the small businesses and residents of The Woodlands, Conroe, and other neighboring communities in the Houston suburbs. [PRWEB May 28, 2004]

Layoff Breeds Success for Colorado
Springs Computer Geek

Layoff Breeds Success for Colorado
Springs Computer Geek 09/19/2004 02:10 AM
After spending 10 years living and working in Colorado Springs as a highly successful computer professional, Greg Stoutenburg never could have imagined that his career would come to a screeching halt as the victim of an unexpected layoff. But then again, he never could have imagined that this very same layoff would become the catalyst to ignite a new career as the proprietor of his own business. Now Stoutenburg no longer fears pink slips, because he has just opened a new franchise with Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. [PRWEB Sep 19, 2004]

Newark Computer Geek Delivers
Old-Fashioned Help for High-Tech Mishaps

Newark Computer Geek Delivers
Old-Fashioned Help for High-Tech Mishaps 02/05/2005 09:50 PM
Longtime computer professional Neil Kaufman decided the time was right for high-tech help blended with friendly, personable, old-fashioned house calls. His solution: opening several franchises with Geeks On Call®, America’s premier provider of mobile, on-site computer support. Offering in-home and in-office services reminiscent of physicians from yesteryear, Kaufman’s team of mobile computer experts zips throughout Newark and its surroundings in their trademark blue Chrysler PT Cruisers (affectionately dubbed “PC Cruisers™”) to deliver vital computer services including troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, wired/wireless networking, one-on-one training, and custom-built PCs. [PRWEB Feb 5, 2005]

Philly Radio
Announcer-Turned-Computer-Geek Sounds
Off About Spyware

Philly Radio
Announcer-Turned-Computer-Geek Sounds
Off About Spyware 12/25/2004 04:51 PM
For modern computer users, the incessant bombardment of spyware and other internet-based digital threats is often so severe that it makes them want to lift up their arms and shout “I surrender!” Recognizing that these high-tech headaches were quickly becoming widespread, former radio announcer and thriving businessman J.D. Adams recently joined the information-technology (IT) industry in the hope of fighting back against digital intruders. To that end, he has opened two new franchises with Geeks On Call®, the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. [PRWEB Dec 25, 2004]

Atlanta Computer Geek Is Like an
Old-Fashioned Doctor for High-Tech
Devices

Atlanta Computer Geek Is Like an
Old-Fashioned Doctor for High-Tech
Devices 06/11/2004 03:36 AM
Computer expert Marcus Johnson has embarked on a new business venture that brings computer help and support directly to the doorsteps of people’s homes and businesses. As the owner of a new franchise with Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer services -- Johnson will ensure that everyone in the northwest suburbs of Atlanta has access to a full range of computer troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, wired/wireless networking, one-one-one training programs, and custom-built PCs. [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

Tech support that comes to you Best
Buy's Geek Squad muscles into new turf
-- computer servicing

Tech support that comes to you Best
Buy's Geek Squad muscles into new turf
-- computer servicing 06/20/2004 06:31 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 20 2004 10:53AM GMT

Laser-Guided Missiles Prepared This
Atlanta Computer Geek to Launch His Own
Business

Laser-Guided Missiles Prepared This
Atlanta Computer Geek to Launch His Own
Business 09/16/2004 04:01 AM
Several years ago, as electronics technician Lloyd Yancy worked on laser-guided missiles and a bevy of other high-tech equipment, he occasionally ruminated about how this valuable hands-on experience would lead to bigger and better things one day. Finally, after years of perseverance and patience, that day has arrived; Yancy has just become the owner and mobile computer technician for a new franchise with Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer services. Rocketing throughout the Atlanta suburbs in his sleek, retro-styled Chrysler PT Cruiser (affectionately dubbed a “PC” Cruiser), Yancy delivers a complete range of critical computer services to homes and small-to-medium-sized businesses alike. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Richmond Computer Geek Has the Answer to
the Post-Holiday High-Tech Blues

Richmond Computer Geek Has the Answer to
the Post-Holiday High-Tech Blues 12/19/2004 03:32 PM
Everyone in Richmond now has a remedy to his/her digital headaches thanks to Chris Casheros, the mobile computer geek who recently launched two new franchises with Geeks On Call®, the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. Offering assistance to businesses as well as residential customers, Casheros and his team of computer professionals zip throughout Richmond in their trademark Chrysler PT Cruisers (affectionately dubbed “PC Cruisers™”) to deliver essential computer services including troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, wired/wireless networking, one-on-one training, and custom-built PCs. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

Apple Computer Gains Share In Broadcast
Market

Apple Computer Gains Share In Broadcast
Market 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
26% of U.S. broadcast stations and cable systems use Apple computers as their primary system for editing/production workstations. (TrendWatch via MyAppleMenu)

Sharp gains put MyInks, PrintPal into
top 10 computer hardware sites

Sharp gains put MyInks, PrintPal into
top 10 computer hardware sites 03/25/2005 11:13 PM
InternetRetailer.com Mar 26 2005 3:05AM GMT

Status Inertia: The Speed Imperative in
the Attainment of Community Status

Status Inertia: The Speed Imperative in
the Attainment of Community Status 05/13/2004 05:19 AM
Status Inertia: The Speed Imperative in the Attainment of Community Status by Daniel Stewart
http://opensource .mit.edu/papers/stewart2.pdf

Abstract:
This paper examines the role of tenure in establishing social status within an online community of free software developers. As tenure increases, an actor's status becomes increasingly taken-for-granted, thus making it difficult for actors to generate mobility outside of their current social strata. The results of empirical analyses suggest that the broader community plays a major role in deciding one's social position-a judgment that can be made fairly quickly and decisively. Therefore, members of the community who desire high status should work quickly to establish a positive reputation or else run the risk of being cast into an inert low status social position.

BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com

BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com 07/22/2004 02:33 AM
Geek.com, a popular Web site for computing and gadgetry enthusiasts, has published a review of Electric Pocket’s BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS 5.x—with the reviewer hailing it as “an application that I absolutely cannot do without.” [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems 09/21/2004 06:38 AM

The building I work in does not receive Radio receptions real good. The guys and I in the office like to listen to a particular radio show and we knocked our heads together for a while trying to figure out how to improve the reception. Fixing the reception problem proved to be impossible but we did find a geeks way to fix the problem.

I purchased Replay Radio and set it up at home to record the network stream of the program. It saves the recorded stream in MP3 format every 30 minutes and dumps it in a directory that I have mapped to a FTP server. I have a standard FTP client running on my desktop that downloads the MP3 to my laptop which is connected to the network and we load the MP3 up and listen to the program time delay.

My work does not allow for streaming audio. So to avoid confusion I asked permission to do this via our IT department and promised to keep the file sizes under control. They thought it was cool and gave the thumbs up. It worked out so well that several departments do the same thing and we have 2-3 national talk radio programs to listen to each day. Albeit time delay but it works. [Replay Radio]

" Replay Radio is an incredibly easy way to record radio broadcasts. It's like a "TiVo™ DVR" for the radio. Just pick your favorite radio show, or select a station and a time range, and Replay Radio records it for you. Hundreds of shows and stations are pre-programmed, making recording as easy as point and click."

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Web Zen: Celebrity Zen

Web Zen: Celebrity Zen 09/11/2004 12:49 PM
Xeni Jardin: who is that with jeremy
you and stevie nicks
key speakers
morrissey gets a job
new wave photos
from heiress to fammous
awful plastic surgery
casting mistakes

Image: Genesis P-Orridge and Psychic TV shot by Phillippe Carly on September 23, 1984, in Deinze, Belgium (holy crap, that's 20 years ago)

. web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank).

which celebrity are you?

which celebrity are you? 04/16/2004 07:47 PM
Analogia - You upload your face and complex recognition software returns three celebrities you most resemble. Which are you? The software is surprisingly ac curate! (Marginally NSFW: thumb nailed obscenity)

Celebrity bl0gging

Celebrity bl0gging 04/06/2005 06:24 PM

Rafat Ali calls it "the craziest story he's ever heard" - I agree.

But I also call it the smartest business model - ever. It's all about the content and that's why Rafat's blog is taking off - as he's talking about talking about the content.

Next best thing to Rafat's model - is Arianna Huffington's model. Just get enough names (or apparent names - condoned by the name) to spout off - on anything.

I'd advertise. It's gonna go viral. For sure.

I can hear Jason Calacanis right now - scurrying around calling up Schwarzenegger and Brad Pitt.

And the fact that they got Jason Kottke as their guru! No wonder Jason retired from whatever else he was doing.

He's being annointed the Blogger nerd God. I can just imagine Larry David, Gwynth Paltrow or Barry Diller - calling up Jason at 4 AM - from the site of some movie being shot in Tangiers....

"Hello Jason, it's me - Gwynth."

"What's a trackback - again? I still don't get it?"

The Return Of Celebrity VCs

The Return Of Celebrity VCs 06/15/2004 06:24 PM
During the boom years, when venture capitalists were the new rockstars of the dot com era, we began to see the rise of "celebrity VCs." It was especially popular for former sports stars to jump into the venture investing business - even if they had no real business background or knowledge. Most of these VC firms didn't get very far, especially once the bubble popped. Now, however, as business seems to be picking up again, it looks like the celebrity VC may be back. The latest to throw his hat into the venture investing ring is U2 frontman Bono, who is joining the newly created Elevation Partners to invest in media and entertainment businesses. The other partners in the firm (Roger McNamee, John Riccitiello, Fred Anderson and others) all have a bit more experience, so you have to wonder if the Bono move is just to get them some more attention as they launch - or if Bono will really be taking meetings up on Sandhill Road with startups begging for money. It's a little unclear from the wording of the article exactly what Bono's role will be. Either way, it appears that Elevation isn't starting small. The rumor mill suggests they're looking for their initial fund to be a billion dollar fund.

"Celebrity Information"

"Celebrity Information" 12/02/2003 12:28 AM

Celebrity Scientologists

Celebrity Scientologists 08/02/2004 03:02 AM
This is a frequently updated, exhaustively documented list of celebrity Scientologists:

Name: Sonny Bono

Profession: singer, actor, republican rep., pizza delivery man in congress member of the House Subcommittee on Copyrights and Intellectual Property

Status: introduced by Mimi Rogers; took some courses, says he's a roman catholic, not a scientologist (LA Times), but probably still in (used the word "enturbulate" in public around 26.4.1997)

He says in Esquire: "I openly studied scientology to the degree that they did some courses on ethics, and then said thank you and left. (...) The scientology - there was no cult thing there."

From drogers@huey.csun.edu (David D. Rogers): According to Corydon's book, he was quoted as saying: "My only sorrow is that L. Ron Hubbard left before I could thank him for my new life," in a full-page ad featured in several newspapers after Elron's death. died 6.1.1998

His widow, Mary Bono, has also done scientology courses

Achievement: Congressman (R), Palm Springs Mayor, Cher's ex-husband. Cher: "A politician is usually a null, so the job fits him". "The Progressive": (first mentioned to me in october 1995) "#8 on the list of 'The Ten Dimmest Bulbs in Congress' "Bono's mental shortcomings have long made him a subject of scorn among California politicians."

Link (via ftrain)

The Price of Celebrity

The Price of Celebrity 01/16/2004 10:59 AM
I was in line at the grocery store tonight and one of the tabloids and a cover of celebrity crimes. Kobe Bryant - Rape, Robert...

Now all we need are celebrity
endorsements

Now all we need are celebrity
endorsements 08/23/2002 11:12 PM
CNET Aug 23 2002 10:07PM ET

"Celebrity Politics at
CelebrityStump.com"

"Celebrity Politics at
CelebrityStump.com" 05/25/2004 05:39 PM

Palm's celebrity guests

Palm's celebrity guests 02/13/2004 07:52 AM
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos explains how the handheld-device maker is working influencer marketing to its advantage.

A Canadian Chinese Celebrity

A Canadian Chinese Celebrity 06/21/2004 02:06 PM
A Canadian Chinese Celebrity - (LA Times - reg required) Use this to get login. "The lanky Ottawa native, a virtual unknown in Canada, is most renowned for his Chinese TV appearances as the quick-witted foreigner who does amusing skits and the first Westerner to perform the ancient Chinese art of xiangsheng, or comedic dialogue."

New Celebrity Color Palettes

New Celebrity Color Palettes 03/17/2005 04:00 AM
Warm-toned black-and-whites. Neutrals and semi-neutrals. In the color palettes of Matias Bilbao and John Paul Caponigro, subtlety and understatement reign. Visit the Color site to learn about the hues that give life to their photographic worlds. [Mar 16, 2005]

Celebrity bad hair days

Celebrity bad hair days 09/10/2004 09:33 AM
Celebrities have really bad hair days too... ...according to the brilliant folks responsible for Photoshop and those bored folks responsible for these photoshop contests.

SouthFlorida.com | CELEBRITY NEWS

SouthFlorida.com | CELEBRITY NEWS 08/07/2004 09:06 PM
as wanting to make his own porn flick .. character driven porn flicks

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Getting Treos Into Celebrity Hands

Getting Treos Into Celebrity Hands 02/16/2004 02:51 PM
RIM started this with their Blackberry marketing program that tried to get the devices into the hands of specific people who would influence others, and Danger followed up doing the same thing with their Hiptop. Now, it appears that PalmOne/Handspring are going all out in making sure the rich, famous and (most importantly) well connected are carrying Treo 600s wherever they go. Maybe this explains why almost everyone is completely sold out of the devices - they're all going to people who are better connected than you or I. The article paints an interesting picture of the process of getting free stuff if you're rich and famous. Basically, you see one of your rich and famous friends with some cool gadget, and then you call up the company requesting your own. Even though you've got more money than you could ever know what to do with, the company then sends you a free one (or more, if you want...) so that you'll be sure to show it to your friends, and all those piddly little normal people will drool over it and have to go out and spend their hard-earned money on one themselves.
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