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Brief introductionGeek is a transliteration of the American slang word "geek". With the rise of Internet culture, the word has the semantics of superior intelligence and hard work, and has been used to describe people who are fanatically interested in computer and network technology and devote a lot of time to studying it. Although the meaning of modern Geek is different from the past, most of them are still similar, and now Geek has more of a way of creating new business models, cutting-edge technologies and fashion trends in the Internet age. In short, it is a group of people who take innovation, technology and fashion as the meaning of life, regardless of gender or age, fighting together on the front line of the new economy, cutting-edge technology and world fashion trends, and jointly making their own contributions to the modern electronic society and culture.
Chinese name Geek The foreign name is geek Definition A person who is fanatical about technology Famous geeks such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc
1. Origin The word "geek" comes from the transliteration of the American slang word "geek", which is generally understood as a person with an eccentric personality. Math "geeks" are mostly people who are not necessarily mathematics majors but have a fanatical interest in mathematics and other technologies and invest a lot of time in studying them. It is also translated as "strange guest". It used to be an old-fashioned designation for those cruel circus performers and disgusting computerists who don't eat human fireworks, to describe their image of free-thinking and deviant computer hippies. In the early days of the PC revolution, geek began to derive into a derogatory term for computer hackers, who had extremely high technical abilities and were obsessed with computers and networks that sometimes reached an abnormal state. But now, with the increasing popularity of the Internet, marginal figures who have always been seen as weirdos have suddenly been pushed to the center of the stage by the hand of history and transformed into the mainstream of society. Geeks themselves are proud of their "outsider" status, believing in the power of technology as strongly as religion. The influence of geeks on this world is not only limited to the material level, but the geek spirit of advocating technology, freedom and creativity is increasingly becoming a new ideology in this era.
With the popularization of the geek concept, more individuals and organizations have emerged in China that respond to geek culture, promote the geek concept, and follow the geek spirit. Such as Geek Park, Geek Magazine, GEAK brand, etc. Example In foreign countries, Geek is generally defined as some people who like to interact with people on computer networks in their spare time, and it is generally believed that people who live on computers and networks are Geek. But unlike people who have to use computers at work, Geek needs to spend their leisure time in the computer, Geek may or may not be a computer master, but most of them have a great preference for computers, and they may mess with all new things. They turn on their computers every day and flock to the Internet to pursue their own underground culture. Geek is the new elite subculture, a group of new-spirited, technocentric, and deeply dissatisfied underground humans. Geeks are social people who rely on computer technology, they spend a lot of social time on computer networks, their entertainment is to look for novel things everywhere every day, such as various software, books, MP3s, movies, etc., they publish posts representing their personal opinions in various BBS, and some advanced Geeks enjoy writing shareware.
Representative figures 1. Steve. Jobs (age: 56 years old, died) Event: In his short life at the age of 56, this lonely tech prophet has transformed the PC industry, digital entertainment industry, music industry and publishing industry. And left behind a high-tech company that exists like a god and is worshipped by consumers. Geek quotes: Stay hungry, stay foolish Research: "Steve. The Biography of Jobs [USA] Walter. Isaacson (<Steve Jobs> by Walter Isaacson, CITIC Publishing House, October 2011, first edition) describes Odd Couple The two Steves: "In the last two years of high school, Jobs' mind also developed rapidly, and he found himself immersed in both the electronic world of geeks, and he liked literature and creative experiments. ” 2. Bill Gates (age: 58 years old) Event: The founder of Microsoft, whose invention of the Windows operating system still dominates the computer desktops of most individuals, enterprises and governments in the world. Geek quote: I wish I had the opportunity to write more code. I was really nosy. They don't allow me to put my code into an upcoming software product. They have been doing this for the past few years. When I said I would join them and spend the weekend writing code, they were surprised and didn't believe in my programming skills as much as they used to. 3. Mark Zuckerberg (age: 29 years old) Event: Founder and CEO of Facebook. In February 2012, Facebook submitted a listing application to raise $5 billion, which is the highest IPO financing record in the Internet industry to date. According to Facebook's valuation of $100 billion, Mark Zuckerberg has a net worth of $24 billion, making him the youngest billionaire in the world and the youngest billionaire in the world. Geek quote: Today, our society has reached a new tipping point. We live in an era where most people have access to the internet and mobile phones – they are essential tools for sharing what we think, feel, and do. 4. Larry Page (age: 40 years old) Event: Co-founder of Google, current CEO and product director of Google. Its invention of PageRank search technology has created a disruptive business model while successfully greatly improving the efficiency of human access to information, which is no less than inventing printing. Geek quote: I know the world looks fragmented, but this is a great time to be crazy in your life, follow your curiosity, and be proactive. Don't give up on your dreams. The world needs you. 5. Xu Chaojun (age: 33 years old) Incident: A genius teenager who entered Tsinghua University at the age of 16, became a founding team member of the ChinaRen website at the age of 20, managed Renren and Shanda Winger Group all the way, and founded Diandian.com in February 2011 and is moving forward in a low-key manner. Geek quote: Startups must have the courage to grow 10 times in a year. 6. Wang Xiaochuan (age: 34 years old) Event: The CEO of Sogou joined ChinaRen when he was a student at Tsinghua University and led the development of an open directory promotion platform based on search engines, and then with ChinaRen joined Sogou, he led the development of Sogou search engine, input method, browser and other well-known products to the public. Geek quotes: I asked myself, what do I need to do and change? Now, I have my own "big plan"! 7. Cheng Binghao (age: 41 years old) Event: In 2008, with viral marketing and several simple but attractive white-collar games such as "friend trading" and "stealing vegetables", Happy Network almost became popular on the Chinese Internet at an incredible speed and quickly became the mainstream website of China's social network. Geek quotes: Internet competition has become more fierce than before, this crisis not only comes from competition, but also from the pressure of users, users are more "like the new and hate the old, heartless" than before, at this time innovation is more important, based on user innovation. "Father of Linux" Linus Tovoz "Father of Linux" Linus Tovoz 8. "Father of Linux" Linus Tovoz (age: 44 years old) Event: The most famous computer programmer (programmer) and hacker in the world today. He is currently employed by the Open Source Development Labs, Inc (OSDL) to develop the Linux kernel. Geek quote: "I'm lazy, I like to empower others. ” 9. Gu Xiaobin (Age: 38 years old) Event: CEO of Guoke Electronics, Internet cloud hardware expert. I have a good understanding of the electronics manufacturing industry. He once advised a speaker brand to tilt the front panel of the speaker up by about 15 degrees, which changed almost the entire desktop audio industry and became a recognized industry standard. Participated in the launch of the GEAK (geek) brand
Geek quote: Behind a group of madmen, there will be another group of madmen to follow, this group of people may be crazy in the eyes of some people, but we follow them, worship them, are willing to be the madmen behind them, and hope that we can also be crazy like them in the future, this is our goal.
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What kind of people are geeks? They are wise and foolish, full of scientific spirit, and naturally averse to all things of common sense; They are born with a love of exploration and creation, and hate following and others; They are mavericks and never set up forbidden areas for themselves; They believe in freedom, despise artificial restrictions and are keen to challenge authority; In their work, they advocate simplification, believe in the power of design and pursue product aesthetics...... Normal people always think that GEEK is so addicted to the illusory world as a very irrational and extremely naïve thing, so they look down on GEEK. Geeks dominate the world online, the Internet is originally a tool made for communication, Geeks only have their own vitality in Geek society, Geeks prefer to talk about superheroes like modern mythology, rather than talking about boring scores in last week's boring football league. Geeks are like a fish in water on the Internet, and they can geek out, communicate, vent, create, and enjoy their own frenzy. They sat in front of the computer in their underwear until the early hours of the morning, as always; I would rather sit in front of the computer and eat instant noodles than go out on a date; Able to fix anything; typing faster than you think; spend more time online than with people; I can't understand why some people can't install a complete computer from start to finish; I don't believe in graphical web browsing - Lynx (Lynx is a text-only web browser used on terminals with text-emphasizing functions. Always the best option and the only need; Use a text editor – not word processing software – to go back and forth with all your letters; Never, never, never wear a suit; I believe that only Sucker pays - free internet connection, free software, calls with IP. It's not that the person sitting in front of the computer every day is Geek; A typist may sit at the computer for eight hours a day, but he may become a lonely ordinary person wandering between the bed and the toilet after work, he is not a "computer freak", he is just a computer user. Most Geeks are computer tech enthusiasts. Geek's society is actually an "underground society" with a fairly high level of education and hyper-information technology. This community is able to accept all kinds of people, as long as this person has access to the network and is good at using it. You can't tell if a person is a Geek just by their appearance. However, Geek is different from Nerd, which is why Geek is more influential. Nerd refers to tech-savvy, bookish and non-socializing. Geek defines himself as more than just a technologist or an electronics enthusiast, who has their own higher ideals and hopes to create a more ideal society, if not in real life, at least on the Internet. They see the Internet as their world, a world that is difficult for ordinary people to enter. They are trying to protect this "pure" new world, they resist any commercial entry into it, and their goal may be an electronic space with absolute freedom of information. Geeks are open-minded and respectful of the "non-standard" way of life. Since around 2010, the term Geek has been introduced into French and has become popular among young French people, in addition to referring to a technician or electronics enthusiast, it also refers to some "otaku" who likes video games and is addicted to the Internet.
Geek Creed: What is needed is originality and novelty, blind following and ignorance are unforgivable
2. Level examples Get started with Geek
When I was a child, I liked to disassemble things, hoping to know how they worked; Always interested in electronic devices; Very curious about TV remotes; Ability to program VCR for home facilities (e.g. timed recording, etc.); likes to teach themselves to use various things; I always feel that I don't have enough computer time for the computer provided by the school. Intermediate Geek
like to tell others how you spent 3 hours searching WEB last night; There are friends who will always ask you any questions about electronics and trust any answer you give; You have written your own computer program; Use Notepad or VI to write some replies; Know how to write HTML using a text editor; Never turn off the computer. Advanced Geek
Like to tell others how you successfully started the computer, or, reprogram the remote control; Do not trust the user manual of any electronic device; believe that anything can be fixed; Buying expensive electronic toys in the hope of combining them with other devices often backfires; Know everything from registering a domain name to how the Internet works; Your computer's monitor is larger than your TV screen (if you have one); There is more than one computer, and they are all on all the time; There is a LAN at home. Super Geek
believe in the power of science and technology, pursue fresh and hot technology; endless imagination and super hands-on ability; There is a desire for knowledge that comes from the heart, and at the same time, it can quickly analyze new information, find the key parts or affect oneself and apply them in practice.
GEEK is not just about computers, GEEK is everywhere.
3 A brief history of geeks
Geek Knowledge
Just as Geek originally meant to refer to a group of people with abnormal and weird behavior, when the group of geeks first appeared, they were difficult to accept by the mainstream of society at that time. In the early days of computer culture, hackers were once demonized by the media as flood beasts that destroyed vulnerable computer systems.
In fact, from the earliest hackers, the geek group has been almost paranoid in pursuit of cracking and incompatible with the so-called copyright law. Although large companies claim to have banned copying technology to respect intellectual property rights and prevent piracy, in the eyes of hackers, this means that their innovation is shackled, and their first reaction is how to open it.
Geeks can only build the next generation of technology if they have a deep understanding of current technology, and intellectual property owners may say they can do it themselves, but throughout the history of the computer industry, new technologies that drive change have often been developed by restless outsiders.
This has also become the logical starting point of the vigorous open source software movement that has lasted for more than 20 years. It is true that the early geeks were mostly fundamentalist hackers who pursued absolute freedom of information almost paranoidly, but as the Internet evolves from instrumentalization to commercialization, the concept of geeks is becoming more and more broad.
Geek and business combined
The transformation of geeks from a small tech circle to a huge industry of tens of billions of dollars is also thanks to Bill Gates' commercial success. Many consider him the best coder of all time, but Gates' greater contribution than programming technology was to turn an unknown profession into a global economic and cultural force, and gain money, influence and prestige.
It was also from the rise of Microsoft that the Internet business wave was surging, and countless genius geeks had the opportunity to get out of their small computer house and enter commercial software companies to work with more like-minded masters. Outside of technology, they began to be influenced by business culture, and at the same time, a large number of business opportunities stimulated the creativity of geeks, and their world began to be no longer just a city of code built by 0 and 1, but more people chose to start a business when the time was ripe, which also led to the vigorous development of technology business.
When technology and business began to integrate closely, geeks began to appear in a different form. The new generation of geeks is starting to distinguish between those fundamentalist hackers: they grow up in a less marginalized environment, they are more business-influenced, and they are better at integrating resources than going it alone; Compared to the paranoia of their predecessors, they will look for more pragmatic solutions. But they also inherit the most important genes of traditional geeks - a sense of mission to change the world and absolute belief in the power of science and technology.
The use of geeks
For example, according to traditional standards, Jobs is not actually a standard geek - he is not even a programming master, and compared with the idealism of traditional geeks who pursue absolute freedom, Jobs, who attaches more importance to control and boundaries, seems a little out of place; But after experiencing the life experience of youth success - banishment - the return of the king, Jobs knows how to find a perfect balance between the idealism of technology and the effective path of business, and its products are sought after precisely because he uses the beauty of science and technology to interpret products, and has achieved the ultimate in technology, design and marketing and many other elements.
If Jobs made the pursuit of the ultimate an aesthetic by developing Apple, the two founders of Google, Page and Brin, represent the strong beliefs of the geek community. Google was born to be more than just a search company, but has always adhered to its understanding of the world - to break all information barriers. From the development of intelligent translation technology to the digitization of libraries around the world to the development of dedicated Internet sites for the blind, Google is demonstrating the momentum of using information technology to sweep away all the self. More importantly, Google has never compromised on its values of "not doing evil", and even gave up huge commercial interests for the ideal of free flow of information, even at the expense of local governments in some countries and regions.
You will find that most of the wonderful world we live in today is shaped by all kinds of geeks, and more and more things in the traditional business society have begun to be affected by the spirit of geeks, from electronic products, watches to cars, from information acquisition methods to communication with others, technology and the pursuit of perfection have gradually become fashionable, and geeks are not so much a niche group's business card at this time, but rather the ideology of this business era reshaped by technology.
Geek influence
In foreign countries, Geek has been highly integrated with technology with the development of computer and Internet technology, and these Geeks are generally a small group of educated and knowledgeable people. Because of the popularity of this technology, in the last two or three decades of the last century, many technology or business legends related to computers and the Internet were engraved with the imprint of Geek, such as Microsoft's Bill Gates, such as Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, etc.
Wikipedia (Wikipedia) can be called a super knowledge book of the Internet age, and its definition of Geek has gradually evolved from the early obsession with technology to the obsession with all activities related to technology, imagination, and creativity, which may be related to its founder who also called himself Geek. The definition of wiki largely reflects the change in the consciousness of the "masses" abroad, that is, Geek no longer refers specifically to a certain technical genius or technical genius, who no longer isolate themselves and are outside the mainstream crowd, but use technical means, innovation ability and continuous imagination to constantly push newer and better lifestyles and entertainment methods to the climax and top.
Whether it's watching Youtube (Chad Hurley), playing DoomIII (John Carmack), or listening to Napster (Shawn Fanning), they all interpret the survival state of the new generation of Geeks, that is, you can play without playing, and you have to play to the best of your ability.
In addition: The PC world also calls some "hacker" computer security masters geeks. Many of the hacker forces formed by the U.S. Strategic Command are geeks.
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