Community Credit: November Winner
I was notified last night that I placed 8th in November on the Community Credit web site. Community Credit was founded by David Silverlight, a Microsoft MVP and an active member of the development community, as a way to reward fellow IT Professionals who have contributed toward the development community. Currently, the rewards for these contributions are simply the satisfaction of helping colleagues in the development community. Now, they can be rewarded by receiving not only geeky gifts like a Swiss Army USB Drives, Caffeinated Hot Sauce or a Binary Wall Clock, but they also receive a cool plaque to hang on their wall and impress their coworkers.
See the award here: http://www.community-credit.com/CommunityCreditPrizePage.aspx
8th Prize: Star Trek Retro Action Figures
Not in front of the Klingons
Ah, the 70s. So many things happened which affected Geekdom forever. Perhaps the most important thing to happen was the introduction and proliferation of Mego action figures. There were tons of cool figures to choose from, but the Star Trek figs held a special place in our hearts. And now the great folks at Diamond Select have made wonderful reproductions for a whole new generation of Mego fans.
In the 70s, things weren't politically correct - so Klingons were bad and that was that (and they don't like to talk about the lack of a wrinkly head, so don't ask). Both Kirk and the Klingon come with real cloth costumes, multiple points of articulation, and weapons (in UFP blue or Klingon orange). They are so much fun we can't stop playing with them. Get them now, before they are gone for another generation.
Oh, and there was one other major geeky thing that happened in the 70s: Star Wars. Ironically, Mego chose not to take the Star Wars license, and that led to Mego's eventual downfall