Friday Links: Tech insurgents & the myth of the fake geek girl
- From The Atlantic: When the Nerds Go Marching In, on how nerdpower worked on Obama’s successful re-election campaign.
- Betabeat’s 2012 tech insurgents.
- Geek masculinity & the myth of the fake geek girl.
- Eleven weirdly spelled words & how they got that way.
- The Oatmeal’s thoughts & musings on making things for the web. Sad & true and it’s The Oatmeal so if you have delicate sensibilities, skip it.
- 10 games Pong is better than.
- Marc Cuban says Facebook is driving way brands starting with his.
- Nine best minimalist print ads.
- Rock Me Archimedes, a cleverly named, smartly packaged board game.
- What stunningly beautiful nerdery is this? An R2D2 engagement ring.
- For nerds who like to collect random trivia: How mint became the default flavor for dental hygiene.

