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So, remember what I said about geeks, the other day?
About how they have no concept of "over-thinking" something, and how they compulsively try to connect ALL THE IDEAS to a single point of interest?
Well, a couple of weeks ago, I found "The PBS Idea Channel" on YouTube... I think it does, indeed, have some sort of official connection to the Public Broadcasting Service network... But it also seems to be a creative project of one dude (or small group of people...). Anyway, it strikes me as a very graphic embodiment of my own notions of Geekitude. Not only does he connect ideas explicitly, through speaking, he connects his speaking to an even wider range of cultural references through animated .gifs and rapid-fire still images (take that as fair warning). So, yeah: in my imagination, this is what geek-think looks (and sounds) like.
Just for fun, here's the most recent one:
Here're the links he mentioned:
Ignite talk:
http://bit.ly/1cNRps1
The Cat Web:
http://bit.ly/13Ashgd
Google Cat Computer:
http://nyti.ms/17pHN0s
Well, a couple of weeks ago, I found "The PBS Idea Channel" on YouTube... I think it does, indeed, have some sort of official connection to the Public Broadcasting Service network... But it also seems to be a creative project of one dude (or small group of people...). Anyway, it strikes me as a very graphic embodiment of my own notions of Geekitude. Not only does he connect ideas explicitly, through speaking, he connects his speaking to an even wider range of cultural references through animated .gifs and rapid-fire still images (take that as fair warning). So, yeah: in my imagination, this is what geek-think looks (and sounds) like.
Just for fun, here's the most recent one:
Here're the links he mentioned:
Ignite talk:
http://bit.ly/1cNRps1
The Cat Web:
http://bit.ly/13Ashgd
Google Cat Computer:
http://nyti.ms/17pHN0s