So, remember what I said about geeks, the other day?

[capri0mni]

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:

"" (Watch on YouTube)

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

Comments

[gordon_r_d]

I've saved that to watch in the shop later as my sound card seems to have come loose again and I'm not getting any sound..

I don't believe there's such a thing as over thinking something if you're having fun. One of my favourite Doctor Who related books was A HIstory Of The Universe where the author gave a complete timeline of every televised Doctor Who story (and most of the New/Missing Adventures) and attempted to make a coherent timeline for the whole thing. It had explanations of why he'd chosen certain dates over others and showed the working.

My favourite geeky dot connecting thing recently was the discovery that many people consider the sci-fi horror movie Event Horizon to be mankind's first encounter with Chaos that leads to the entire Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 franchise.

I found this out because I've gotten into the habit of going and reading the TV Tropes page for a movie after I've watched it. :)

And that video also reminds me I need to do another big post about the geeky things I'm listening to and watching so ther people can check them out.

[gordon_r_d]

And having watched it now, I love it. Smiled when they talked about the maneki=neko as one of the pictures showed one just like I have sat next to the telly and let out a big laugh when the caption The Internet appeared along with the box that allegedly contained the entire internet in The IT Crowd.