The Geek Handbook
Description
Whether you're friends with a geek, work with one, love one, or hate one, The Geek Handbook provides handy instructions for analyzing and understanding all things geek, including:
How Your Geek Relates to Others
Geek organizations and gathering spots
Getting Your Geek to Exercise
Klingon(TM) martial arts as workout strategy
The Geek Diet
Soda, pizza, and other geek food groups; how to help your geek thrive
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Chapter One: Getting Started
1.1 The Conventions Used in This Handbook
Why "your" geek isn't really yours
1.2 How to Use This Handbook
Reference, maintenance, troubleshooting
1.3 Do I Have a Geek?
A helpful diagnostic
1.4 You and Your Geek
The various models and configurations. Features and tips
Chapter Two: Basics
2.1 The Inner Geek
Understanding your geek's emotional landscape
2.2 Communicating with Your Geek
The interpersonal infobahn
2.3 Geek-to-Geek Relations
How geeks behave in groups. The role of role-playing
2.4 Upgrading Your Geek
Encouraging your geek to perform more complicated tasks
Chapter Three: Maintenance
3.1 The Importance of Preventive Care
"Make the most of the container you've got"
3.2 Your Geek's Diet
Assessing your geek's dietary needs. Altering your geek's nutritional program
3.3 Your Geek's Cycles and Routines
Running on machine time, not biological
3.4 Your Geek's Moving Parts
"A fit body is more efficient, honey"
3.5 Common Geek Bugs and Suggestions for Fixes
Nip those nasty start-ups in the bud
Chapter Four: Living in a Geek World
4.1 Planning for the Future
Your geek's legacy
4.2 Your Geek's Lifespan
Life extension and risk management
4.3 Your Geek's Role in the New Economy
Life in a technocracy
4.4 Geek Values Go Global
How geek culture can change the world
