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Update Your Bucket List: Geek Travel Destinations

Posted January 14th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

If you have a bucket list, this is the right time to update it. We are bringing you some of top geek destinations, from movie locations to nuclear disaster zone.

Middle Earth (New Zealand)

More than 150 locations throughout New Zealand were used to film The Lord of the Rings trilogy and with the diversity and beauty of the New Zealand landscape, who wouldn’t want to visit Middle Earth? The rolling hills of Matamata are now known as Hobbiton, the volcanic region of Ruapehu a.k.a. Mt. Doom where Sauron forged the ring. New Zealand’s adventure capital, Queenstown, was the setting for numerous scenes including Eregion Hills and the Pillars of Argonath.

Tatooine (Tunisia)

Every Star Wars fan should know that Tatooine is the home planet of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, and it is one of the most iconic planets in the Star Wars universe. Tunisia should be on every geek’s bucket list.

Area 51 (Roswell, New Mexico)

It really doesn’t matter if you are a conspiracy theory sort of person, but every geek should still see the appeal in going to Roswell. Take a drive close to the Area 51, take photos, talk about conspiracy theories, eat an alien shaped burger. It’s going to be a fun trip for the entire family.

Kennedy Space Center (Orlando, Florida)

This is like Disneyland for space addicts, you can tour launch areas, meet a veteran astronaut, see giant rockets, train in spaceflight simulators, and even view a launch. Show me a single geek who wouldn’t be happy as a child on Christmas morning while walking among towering rockets.

Silicon Valley, California

Silicon Valley is the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California and it is home to many of the world’s largest technology corporations as well as thousands of small startups. Google, Apple, Adobe, eBay, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook… we could go on and on. The point is that every important tech corporation or startup is here and it would be a shame not to visit it.

Austin, Texas

After Silicon Valley, we have Austin also called “Silicon Hills”. Austin is the host to many tech companies, but the real attraction lies in the projects that geek workforce goes to work on after hours. SXSW interactive festival is the most popular festival that brings scores of entrepreneurs, visionaries and all-around geeks to talk tech. SXSW isn’t just a tech festival, it is a music and film festival too, so if you find yourself in Austin in March, SXSW is the thing to do.

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine

If you visit Ukraine, you can actually take a trip to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The Zone is the area which was evacuated after the disaster, it looks like something we see only in zombie movies. Entry requires a government permit, and exit requires a full body scan to show that your radiation dose is within the allowable limits. It’s definitely a once in the lifetime experience.

Tags: Area 51, Austin, bucket list, California, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, destinations, Florida), geek, Hobbit, Kennedy Space Center, LOTR, Middle Earth, New Mexico, New Zealand, Orlando, Roswell, Silicon Valley, star wars, SXSW, Tatooine, Texas, travel, Tunisia, Ukraine

Sometimes You Need To Control Your Geekiness

Posted January 11th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

There are a lot of people trying to make some rules what geeks should do, should know, should watch, should, should, should. If you’re a geek, I’m sure you know that by now and there is no point for trying to explain you what you are. Maybe you don’t need anyone telling you how to be a geek, you maybe just need a few advices to avoid some silly mistakes.

[via Rob Knight]

Never brag among non-geek population

We all did this mistake more than once. Bragging about your programming skills to someone from your family or to your neighbors is never a good idea. Everything you say they will interpret as “he’s good with computers”, and what will happen after that? Every time something doesn’t work on their computers, they will call you. “Hey buddy, last night I changed my screensaver, but this morning the old one is still on my screen. I don’t know what to do. Can you come over?” If you’re crazy enough and you actually go and help the man in need, you’ll probably end up fixing at least ten more things that don’t work. Next time just skip talking about computers and stuff.

Don’t show off your geekiness when calling tech support

Sometimes you are forced to call tech support, because sometimes only they can fix the problem. Don’t tell them what’s wrong. Don’t explain them what did you do to fix it. Just tell them “It just stopped working, don’t know why, please help me” and that’s it. If you show them that you know more than them, you’ll just confuse them.

Tags: geek, nerd, tech support, tips

Jobs & Zuckerberg: Jeans Are Better Than Suits

Posted January 10th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

Wearing jeans was a symbol of youth rebellion during the 1950s and because of that, they were banned in public places like theaters, restaurants and schools. Today, wearing jeans isn’t anything unusual, everybody wears them. Still, in some situations they are not considered acceptable, but you can always find rebels among us. These men wear jeans whenever they can, no matter if everyone around them are in suits. They are rebels of our generation. Geeks. Genius.

Steven Paul Jobs

Occupation: entrepreneur. co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc

It’s really hard to find a single Steve’s photo without him wearing jeans. His signature style was a pair of Levi’s 501, a black cashmere turtleneck shirt and a pair of New Balance sneakers. This was his form of public camouflage, he dressed blandly appropriate and never distracting. As all Apple fans are loyal to the brand, he showed loyalty to brands he wore. We will be always remembered as a genius, by his products and his personal style.

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

Occupation: computer programmer, Internet entrepreneur, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc.

This guy is worth more than $9.4 billion, but when it comes to clothes, he likes to keep it simple. A pair of jeans, simple shirt, snickers or flip flops. It seems that he purposely tries to look like he is the same guy that he was before Facebook era. In one of interviews Mark said that he likes to wear the same thing every day and that he owns maybe 20 gray shirts that he’s famous for. When it comes to jeans he loves elastic waist jeans which he has often referred to as “The future of Jeans”.

Tags: apple, facebook, geek, Jeans, mark zuckerberg, steve jobs, style

Dark Side Of Twitter

Posted January 8th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

Twitter is awesome. We all love Twitter. Sometimes your followers feel like a family. Yeah, that’s great, but sometimes disturbing things happen. Pretty often Twitter’s Trending Topic leaves me speechless. Sometimes I spend a lot of my time reading tweets under some hashtag, not believing what I’m reading..

#cutforbieber

I can’t decide should Justin Bieber be terrified because he has crazy fans or proud because he has really loyal fans. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is disturbed by crazy ass teenagers. JB smoked weed. Weed. Big freaking deal. The problem is that his fans are kids who are thinking that weed is the worst thing in the world, but their actions these day cannot be called overreaction. I would call it stupidity and disrespect. First of all, there are people who have/had really problems with self harm and it’s not clever to use that just as a stupid protest because a teen pop star smoked weed. My generation didn’t do that when we found out that Britney isn’t a virgin. I’m I the only one who wants to slap their parents?

#reasonstobeatyourgirlfriend

Physical violence is already a big problem in our society and it was a problem for a very long time. Few times before, Twitter removed different disturbing topic, but they didn’t see anything wrong with this one. They have a silly policy that states “if you don’t like a topic, don’t read about it.” Violence is never OK. It should not be joked about, it should not be a trending topic on Twitter.

#tomyunbornchild

This was one of the saddest and disturbing trending topics. I always thought that homophobes are older people born and raised in a different time, but this proved me wrong. Tweets with this hashtag are mostly written by teens and young adults saying what would they do to their child if he/she was gay. “#ToMyUnbornChild if you so much as think about being a homosexual I’ll put a bullet in your damn skull.”, ”#ToMyUnbornChild if your gay i will beat you to death with a bible”, “#ToMyUnbornChild if your a girl i will drown you in the bathtub, and if your a guy and your turn into a faggot ill kill you”… and many many more. This is a perfect example what’s wrong with this world. If you can hate your unborn child, how can anyone expect from you to be tolerant to other people.

We should use social networks to make a difference in this world, not for spreading more hate.

Tags: #cutforbieber, #reasonstobeatyourgirlfriend, #tomyunbornchild, dark side, disturbing, homophobes, sad, self harm, Trending Topic, twitter, violence

Tech Sex: New Era Of Sexting

Posted January 7th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

Let’s talk about sex. The time when geeks couldn’t get any is long behind us and we’re living in the time when sex isn’t just reserved for the bedroom. Cybersex and sexting are a part of our life no matter are we in a long distance relationship or just trying to spice up our sex life. Dirty talk and photos via email, IM or video call via Skype are not anything new and we all did it at least once. 1 in 5 Americans admit they sext or share explicit photos with others on using smartphones.

[Photo by maha-online]

GYPO, GNRN, RUH, IWSN, GNOC

Love sexting? Learn the important acronyms to make your life easier. Google it. (btw. it’s get your panties off, get naked right now, are you horny, I want sex now, get naked on the camera. You’re welcome.)

Safe sexting

Sexting is not only fun and games, you should make sure your texts and photos stay private. Tweak your settings so messages don’t automatically pop up on your screen, protect your phone with a password. You probably know that by now, but there’s one more thing. What when your phone (or computer) dies? You take it for a repair. Make sure you don’t have anything on your drive that you wouldn’t mind sharing publicly.

Long distance sex toys

Let’s go a step further. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a long distance relationship or someone had to go on a business trip, HighJoy.com offers a few different sex toys with a software control. Yeah, that’s right, one person has a toy and the other one is controlling it using their computer. It sure looks fun.

Smartphone sex simulator

It’s called Love Palz and it’s a new concept of motion sensing technology that aims to create physical feelings as real as possible in virtual sex experience. This is probably the closest thing to the development of a teleportation machine. They say it has an unbelievable control; motion sensing technology sense your motions and immediately send them real time to your lover via internet connection. I guess the era of one-person sex toys is over.

I Just Made Love App

In the end, when you’re done with sex, it’s time to share it. Hey, we check in for a lot of different things, why wouldn’t sex be one 0f it? I Just Made Love is a Foursquare for sex, check in where, when and how, and check the sex life of the people in you neighborhood. Unfortunately, there’s no points or badges for check-ins.

Tags: +18, geek, nsfw, sex toys, sexting, smartphones

Let’s Get One Thing Straight: Things That Don’t Make You a Geek

Posted January 4th, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

I started writing a post about things that make you a true geek. Thinking about it, I got to conclusion that geeks know that they are geeks and they don’t need anyone to tell them what they are. This is a post about things that don’t make you a geek, since there’s a lot of people who don’t understand what being a geek is.

[photo by hyperxp]

Wearing big hipster glasses

A lot of people who spend a lot of time in front of a computer will probably need to wear a glasses, but wearing a pair of glasses just because you think they make you look smarter is just silly. Glasses will not make you a geek.

A shirt with a geek sign

Nope, seeing a shirt with a “Geek” sign won’t make me believe you’re a geek. If you want to show off your geekiness with a clothing item, get a shirt with a sign that only geeks among us understand. Btw, getting a pair of WTFJeans will help too. ;)

A smartphone

These days having a smartphone isn’t a big deal. Almost everyone has one. It’s important how you use it, not just the fact you have it.

Being a social media addict

Everybody has a profile on some social network, from school kids to grandparents. That doesn’t make you a geek. Not anymore. If you use them 24/7, that’s called being an addict, being an addict doesn’t mean you’re a geek.

Watching Star Wars & etc

First time I’ve seen Star Wars, I was three. I wasn’t a geek back then, but I enjoyed the movies. I can call myself a Star Wars geek now when I know a lot of random trivia about the movie that other people don’t know. Do you know ehich Sith Lord was responsible for initiating the Rule of Two? To what planets were the Sith species native? Darth Nihilus is the lord of what? No? Sorry, you just like Star Wars, that’s not being a geek.

Tags: clothes, geek, glasses, nerd, smartphone, social media, star wars

The Truth About Smartphone Users

Posted January 2nd, 2013 by Anamaria with Comments Off

This year the number of worldwide smartphone users topped one billion, so is pretty obvious that smartphones are not reserved only for the geeks among us. We did out best to find out the most common smartphone users.

[photo by JoJoNeiL]

Fanboys

It doesn’t matter if they are iPhone or Android users, fanboys easily get excited about every single news about their favorite smartphone platform. Every fanboy is a true fan from the day one. iPhone fanboys had iPhone 1, and every single iPhone after that. Android users do that too. Pro tip: never argue with a fanboy if you don’t have his point of view.

Hackers

I’d call them advanced Android users. I’m not saying that iPhone users can’t be hackers, Jailbreak can be complicated. If you’re not an advanced user, you probably won’t get a word they are saying. Talking about flashing, custom ROMs, overclocking… They sometimes go so far that the OS they are using looks like a completely new OS.

Technologically challenged moms and dads

Some parents try to follow their kids footsteps when it comes to today’s technology, and some will get a smartphone as a present. They are going to complain how hard is to type on the touchscreen. They are going to frequently ask their kids for help. When they do something wrong, they will blame it on the stupid phone that doesn’t work.

Social media oversharer

Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, Foodspotting, Tumblr, Pinterest, Get Glue, Run Keeper… I could go on and on. Oversharers have an account on every single possible social network and an smartphone app for it. Their smartphones are perfect tools for sharing their step. Making sure their Facebook friends and Twitter followers know their every thought, checking in with Foursquare so everybody can now where they are, sharing photos of it on Instagram, letting everybody know what they’ve ate, record movies and series they watch on Get Glue, making sure everybody knows they exercise thanks to Run Keeper. Boy, how they ever find time to do all of that?

Workaholics

These days it’s almost impossible to avoid smartphones when your working. Workaholics check their emails every ten minutes, reply to them instantly, their phone is buzzing all the time. They don’t like it, they see it as a necessary evil. They swear to God that their are going to turn off their phones on vacations, holidays and weekends. Of course, that never happens.

Which one are you?

Tags: fanboy, geek, hacker, smartphone, social media, user, workaholic

Survival Tips: What To Do When Facebook Is Down

Posted December 27th, 2012 by Anamaria with Comments Off

At the moment, Facebook is having big problems. If you’re refreshing Facebook every few seconds, you’re in the place. I’m sure we can expect a surge in productivity in offices, but if you’re at home, we’re bringing you a list what to do when Facebook is down.

[via Kalexanderson]

1. Get on Twitter.

Twitter is a great place to complain if Facebook isn’t working. In fact, Facebook is trending at the moment, so you can share your pain with the rest of the world. So, tweet about it till you bring Twitter down. Just remember, when Twitter goes down, you can always complain on Facebook. Ohhh wait, if Facebook is still down, what will you do?

2. Call a friend

Remember the times when you actually talked with your friends? Yeah? It’s time to do that again. Be prepared for an awkward silence. :D

3. Start using IM again

This is the best time to bring MSN or ICQ back again. If you’re lucky you’ll find one or two friends still there. It could be fun, bringing the good ol’ days back.

4. Start planning to make a Facebook competitor

Make a plan. Discuss it with your friends. Decide to start working on it first thing tomorrow morning. Forget all about it the second Facebook goes online again.

5. Tumblr

Tumblr can be your new addiction, even worse addiction than Facebook. You’ll forget what happens when Facebook goes down as soon as Tumblr goes down. While you’re there follow WTFJeans Tumblr.

6. Sleep

If you’re not doing anything, go to sleep, you’re free now, Facebook can’t keep you awake late like it usually does.

7. Actually do some work

If you’re in a time zone where isn’t night time, try to actually do some work. You’ll probably do more than you do in a month. Take advantage of this situation, who knows when will it happen again.

Tags: down, facebook, fail, outage, social media, survival tips

5 Types of Geeks

Posted December 26th, 2012 by Anamaria with Comments Off

The word “geek” really changed over all these years. Today, being a geek is something to be proud of, but a few centuries ago, being geek wasn’t a good thing. Being a geek literally meant being a fool and a freak. It’s good that things changed since then.

Even last few years meaning of being a geek changed. It’s not reserved only for computer freaks. We have different types of geeks. Which one are you?

1. Geekus Prime

This one is probably the oldest type of a geek that most of us remember. He’s a pure technology freak. He showed up around 1950s with start of the modern day technology. Back then, he wasn’t a popular guy, not even close. Meaning of word geek was still reserved for freaks.

2. Internet geek

He developed from Geekus Prime with the start of the Internet. He used Internet before everyone and he was the first one knowing what’s new in the Internet world. Surely, he changed over the years, he’s now a social media freak. Probably a Community Manager or a Web Developer. He’s online 24/7 and he’s probably the first person you’re going to ask for help when something goes wrong.

3. Gadget geek

You will notice this guy in a second. He has the newest smartphone, tablet, Kindle, laptop… you name it. He’ll spend everything he earns on gadgets and he’ll make sure everyone knows that he bought something new. He’ll probably have a gadget blog, he’ll be the first one trying out the new software for his electronic pets.

4. Pop culture geek

A sign of recognition: Star Wars or Firefly shirt. Pop culture geeks are pretty passionate about certain movies, books, video games or even music. It doesn’t matter what kind of pop culture geek someone is, but he’s going to be a real fan boy. He’ll have a action figures, posters, shirts and other collectibles and he is going to talk about it as long as you let him, but he can be really fun if you like geeky stuff. :)

5. Geek chick

Geek chick geeks are today’s popular high school kids. Dressing up like Steve Urkle, wearing big old-fashion glasses and trying to look geeky as much as possible. Some of them are real geeks, but some of them are doing that just because it’s cool to be a geek these days. You can find a few different kinds of geek chick – food geeks, design geeks, fantasy football geeks… Some of them are just simple hipster geeks, looking like an old-fashion geeks, but not being true geek. Last few years we have a new kind of geek chick called Gleek or Glee Geek. Yeah, that’s right. Even Twilight geeks. It doesn’t matter, everyone wants to be a geek.

geek-wars

So being a geek is popular today, but every single day were getting a new kind that’s bringing the meaning of the word to its beginning. Maybe it’s time that the real geeks put an end to it.

Tags: gadget, geek, geek chick, Internet, nerd, pop culture

Have Yourself a Geeky Little Christmas

Posted December 25th, 2012 by Anamaria with Comments Off

It’s that time of year again. Eating and drinking until you can’t breathe anymore, presents and family stories. It doesn’t matter if you have a white Christmas or not, it doesn’t matter if you really believe in Christmas or you just follow the family tradition, Christmas is always perfect to hang out with family and friends and just relax, at least once a year.

WTFTeam is wishing you a marry Christmas, hoping you’ll have a nice Christmas day. Don’t eat too much, play video games with your family and friends, have a Star Wars marathon. Enjoy yourself.

Best wishes from Anamaria, Dejan and Pedja. Marry Christmas. :)

Christmas

Tags: Christmas