Computer geeks


The copyright outrage the geeks forgot to mention

The tech community hasn’t done much of a job of persuading mainstream Australia that proposed internet censorship laws are a bad idea, despite their potentially crippling effect on freedom of speech, writes Angus Kidman.

PHOTO GALLERY: A nerdy collection of geek sub-genres

Not all geeks are obsessed with the internet (ok, most are). Gizmodo present their “Socially-Acceptable Geek Subgenre Scale Gallery”, including such classics as ‘music geeks’, ‘cosplayers’ (those costumed nerds at ComicCon) and ‘gadget nerds’. Which one are you?

Media briefs and TV ratings

Sunrise in the tally room? … ABC and SBS missed their chance on building industry doco … How do you transmute a cliche into a tautology? … Last night’s TV ratings.