THE GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH.Laptop nerds are our titans of trade; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Web is our night time in town. Clearly, geeks know one thing about life within the 21st century that other people don’t—one thing all of us can be taught from. Geek Knowledge takes as gospel some 200 of essentially the most highly effective and oft-cited quotes from films (“The place we’re going, we don’t want roads”), tv (“Now we all know—and realizing is half the battle”), literature (“All that’s gold doesn’t glitter”), video games, science, the Web, and extra. Now these beloved pearls of modern-day tradition have been painstakingly interpreted by a various workforce of hardcore nerds with their imaginations turned as much as 11. Sure, this assortment of mini-essays is by, for, and about geeks—nevertheless it’s simply so surprisingly profound, the remainder of us must be dorks to not learn it. So say all of us.
Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
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THE GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH.Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know something about life in the 21st century that other folks don’t—something we all can learn from. Geek Wisdom takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful and oft-cited quotes from movies (“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”), television (“Now we know—and knowing is half the battle”), literature (“All that is gold does not glitter”), games, science, the Internet, and more. Now these beloved pearls of modern-day culture have been painstakingly interpreted by a diverse team of hardcore nerds with their imaginations turned up to 11. Yes, this collection of mini-essays is by, for, and about geeks—but it’s just so surprisingly profound, the rest of us would have to be dorks not to read it. So say we all.
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