Nerd Word of the Day: Geeksploitation

geeksploit

Geeksploitation:  n.  (geek-sploi-tey-shuhn)  The act of taking advantage of twentysomething digital workers who are flushed with pioneer enthusiasm and willing to work very long hours if bolstered by junk food, flexible work schedules, and no dress code.

I think I’m guilty of geeksploitation  on myself!

- Source: Wired Magazine

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  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Cute.

  • hs4mm

    The notion of someone taking advantage of another person’s desire to work has been used to condemn things such as the Industrial Revolution and Out-sourcing of work (e.g., Nike) — in all such cases, it is a false notion and a false condemnation.

    Ask anyone who has achieved anything in any endeavor — in sports (professional or olympic), in music, in the electronic industry etc. — and you will see that they worked and continue to work long hours. If a person is driven that way, it is not something to be guilty of — rather it is something to be proud of.

    –Hs4Mm

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Interesting. Oh, BTW, why didn’t you post before I did? :wink:

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Yo Geek, Me think so too ;-)

  • wetsuit5

    Taking advanged of yourself?
    Well I guess you do get to see a pretty woman in the mirror every day…

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    What the hell is “advanged”? :wink: :razz:

  • wetsuit5

    I guess my fingers missed.

  • hs4mm

    What Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) wrote:

    The heights by great men reached and kept
          Were not attained by sudden flight,
    But they, while their companions slept,
          Were toiling upward in the night.

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    That’s what she said. :twisted: :shock:

  • leonard

    Now where was I? :smile:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    The bathroom? The kitchen? I give up, where were you? :cool:

  • leonard

    they are their’s******$*****!*****now=won

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    I agree.

  • leonard

    why , you out of your(C how U R) dope a rope?

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Hark! Hark! The Lark! Lenny makes a lark in the park in the dark until I bark… ARF!

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Epic win OP!

  • leonard

    :cool: WHO? Marina? or that HotForWords [chic]? :smile: smeLlAid(LA)……..[Wings]…devil or angel?

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover
  • leonard

    u..r..a…[dog] or what’s the femAle? :smile:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    “She, sir? She’s a bitch!” :lol:

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    Interesting how your attitude is to exploit anyone in any way that you can to your benefit. Typical slave owner mentality.

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    “taking advantage of another person’s desire to work” is a completely different thing from I took advantage of my desire to work to better my circumstances.

  • hs4mm

    There is a difference between force and voluntary trade. There is no exploitation in free trade; there are no lords and slaves in free trade. People engage in free trade for their own advantage.

  • hs4mm

    No idea what you are talking about.

  • http://captainjack.ws Captain Jack

    Marina, You said this or Wired Mag did? I’m confused.

    “I think I’m guilty of geeksploitation on myself!”

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Good question. :!:

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    You could use some digital training! :-)

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    Free the geeks!

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    She also said “digital workers”
    Is she referring to robots? :D

  • seesixcm6

    Dear Marina,
    In High School, I worked in the family’s restaurant and often had to do my homework late at night. At the university, I also worked a job, so I’d stay up late many times to write term papers, cram for mid-term and final exams. In the Army, we operated on absolute operational schedules, so we had to solve problems and set up equipment properly to have signal equipment and systems operational on schedule, 24/7. So it’s no wonder that we now start work early, stay until late, because we’re in the habit of working long and hard to produce great results. We’ve been doing this all the time. Now, we do it to get perks, promotoins, better pay, job security and to afford to go out on dates on Friday nights! :razz:
    Seesixcm6

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    Not talking about trade talking about motivation of desire to work.

  • originalistrick

    Marina,

    Just wanted to tell you how much I’m enjoying your calendar. You’re lovely, as always, and the word stuff is great. Thanks so much. You brighten every one of my days when I think of you.

    Always.

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    The term blackploitation was popularized in the early 70′s.

    Isaac Hayes – Theme from Shaft Turn up the volume :cool:

    This word would flow better without the ‘S’ i.e. Geekploitation

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    Limited intelligence, hmmmm interesting.

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Ouch! Somebody’s in a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad mood… :eek:

  • neuroway

    Dear estimated miss O’Rlova.

    We have po’ndered this new nerd wo’rd very carefully, and we have co’me to’ the co’nclusio’n that geeksplo’itation is to’tally unacceptable.

    We do’ stro’ngly believe that no’ wo’rker O’f any kind sho’uld be O’ver explo’ited.

    As a matter of fact, O’verwo’rked human reso’urces co’nsume and destro’y natural reso’urces and have quite a nefast effect o’n them.

    May yo’u also fo’rgive o’ur awful and ugly O’rtho’graphic deplo’yment. Yo’u kno’w, English being the tremendo’usly difficult language it is, and after drinking mo’re than o’ur share of the finest wines aro’und, we do’n't really kno’w anymo’re where to put all these fancy english accents and tittles.

    Yo’urs truly and respectfully,

    Neuro’way.

    :-)

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    Marina,

    Geeksploitation: n. (geek-sploi-tey-shuhn) The act of taking advantage of twentysomething digital workers…

    You can type with your toes also!?

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Crumbs! :shock:

  • neuroway

    Stickies! :shock:

  • hs4mm

    Sorry, I was not aware of your handicap of stupidity; but since you indicate an interest in this thread, I’ll elaborate a little, but just once: There is no connection between (#2.3) and (#2, and anything else I have written on HFW).

  • neuroway

    Poit! Narf! :shock: :shock:

  • neuroway

    Patapouf! Rantanplan! :shock: :shock:

  • ealga

    Geeksplotationist :mrgreen:

    [long hours]

    So, all ‘ya all, Geekenheimed, Folk Etymologists, gather round.

    [I do declare] , we need a judge here.

    :?:

    Do, a computer, a ouija board [on steriods or what], is, do, or do, is, do, a computer, isn’t, a ouija board [on steriods or what], do, IZ?

    Picatrix: Secrets of Ancient Magic

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTtxeEUAQhg

    Picatric – Silly Rabbit; Trix are for Kids.

    http://www.sillyrabbit.millsberry.com/

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    More evidence of your limited intelligence ,this is getting more and more interesting , ability of concious denial of recognizable though relationships among related subject materials hmm fascinating. You are an interesting test subject.

  • ealga

    Why is it called spelling correctly or, you know, the…. Penguin :shock:

    Spell, uh, spell, uh…… [Spell Correctly]……. :cool:

    [Sit for a spell and visit here for a moment] :wink:

    Visiting The Penguin – Boldface Bros. St. Martin :grin:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYnWqplpHAM :mrgreen:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 Me Lika Do The Cha Cha

    “What are we going to do today?” – Pinky :mrgreen:

  • greatestpotential

    :smile: Wadsworth was a bright fellow.

  • greatestpotential

    Then there is the beginning of Freedoms Plow by Langston Hughes:

    When a man starts out with nothing,
    When a man starts out with his hands
    Empty, but clean,
    When a man starts to build a world,
    He starts first with himself
    And the faith that is in his heart-
    The strength there,
    The will there to build.

    First in the heart is the dream-
    Then the mind starts seeking a way.
    His eyes look out on the world,
    On the great wooded world,
    On the rich soil of the world,
    On the rivers of the world.

  • greatestpotential

    Even better:

    “I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion” ~
    Jack Kerouac

  • leonard

    …love… :oops:

    …more-A-love…

    :smile: a.qua :lol: waTer=reTaw..eep-pee.. :smile:

  • greatestpotential

    :mrgreen: snatch the pebble from my hand grasshoppa…

  • hs4mm

    Good. Here’s Friedrich Nietzsche in Beyond Good and Evil expressing a somewhat similar sentiment to that in the first stanza above:

    “It is not the works, but the belief which is here decisive and determines the order of rank–to employ once more an old religious formula with a new and deeper meaning,–it is some fundamental certainity which a noble soul has about itself, something which is not to be sought, is not to be found, and perhaps, also, isnot to be lost.–The noble soul has reverence for itself.–”

    Although Hughes uses the word “faith” and Nietzsche uses “belief” to characterize a certain view of oneself, that view of oneself is actually acquired by thought — the view is a conclusion one arrives at after having lived and observed for some time.

  • leonard

    A+ :smile: 5.million dollars :smile:

    …JOB…

    :smile: ?…not ANTS :smile:

  • thegorn

    great scene…enlightenment to freedom and escape from the work place.

  • greatestpotential

    Work :?: I’m working on my tan :!: teehee

  • thegorn

    In these troubled times , we need to get what we want…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM8qT9Xop5k

  • thegorn

    Sorry , This should have gone in to camp cafeteria. dou…

  • http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=327173901 paradisexcali

    what freaken idiot thought of this word??? lmao! :cool:

  • http://www.bikengruvin.com freebird

    Yes, there is a lot of enthusiasm amongst the twentysomething… and I guess they are exploited if they are not fairly compensated for their efforts.

  • greatestpotential

    :grin: special orders don’t upset us :!:
    that movie clearly illustrates a dystopian society of disfranchisement with razor edged dark humor :!:

  • http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ps_results&prevpage=default&keyword=Mr+potato+head Mr Potato Head

    You want fries with that :???:

  • thegorn

    take over the world… Brain.

  • thegorn

    The word: [flummox]

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    good night

  • leonard

    Hey you ALL—- wordlover says: 1.2.1.2.1April 2, 2009 at 8:24 pm
    Otiant is essentially “idle” NOT “idol” (don’t play God here, Len)—- :smile:

    [jackboot] of texting to gEEks or spoiled Eggs

    Nirvana – All Apologies…love is free; sex is not

  • greatestpotential

    :smile: Christopher Warnock as seen here enjoying an afternoon with some ducklings:

    http://www.renaissanceastrology.com/images/chrisandducklings.jpg

  • leonard

    :smile: Pitbull – Blanco…walking to free the Geeks…rock on Chemikal :smile:
    l00k below…2 c who is conFused :?:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/dwpool1962 danielpool

    Hi Marina word request [Clairvoyance] Thanks :lol:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/dwpool1962 danielpool
  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Marina,

    I’m concern about your inquiry for the expression ‘Donkey Punch’

    For my video

    Are you really planning to due a lesson on this expression. After looking up the real definition I concluded this is a violent act against a women (not necessarily always) even if rough sex is part of the game it seems wrong.

    This sounds like a YouTube appeasement. You really want to encourage young men to sucker punch women.

    Be prepared for the backlash if this is what you really are planning. In the meantime I’ll withhold further speculation until I see how you present this video. Hope you put the right spin on this expression. :neutral:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    Now that is something to which I can relate. :roll:

  • http://toastytech.com/guis/bobboot1.gif Bob

    I agree!
    DON’T GO THERE, Marina.
    A Donkey Punch is the worst kind of Sexual Violence and extremely dangerous for the woman.
    If you make light of this you will end up regretting it.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    :shock: WTF? Did somebody (NO, not me damnit!) leave the caps off all the Sharpies again? Even for a HotForWords post, this is one of the most dysjointed, juxtapozing… :???:

    Maybe we all just need a day at the beach with some Psychedelic Koolaid!!!.
    :mrgreen: Jimminy Cricket on a hot, tin roof – rusted!

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/dwpool1962 danielpool
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    I think I will jump on the bandwagon for this one. We have so many targets to poke fun, this is an area best not to take lightly. :sad:

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Thanks for the backup gentlemen.

  • leonard

    I remember that video….did you see she got contract with MAD-tv…Satire: “Racist?”…Have a great day bsomebody and get those health books ReAd :smile: peAse

  • leonard

    WOW…I do learn stuff here…I do not think?

    The democrates are symbolized as a donkey…now you boys got my thought of Marina and the Ass…but, I hope HotForWords has no practice of anal intercourse…pretty scary…if true, I’m moving on from this SITE…Prussian Pride***Steppenwolf “Movin On” Hard Rock Biloxi Ms :roll: :lol: :shock:

  • leonard

    :twisted: :eek: The joke about the man…using the wheelbarrow to position himself behind his neighbor’s horse and then breaking his neck; he sued and won, hard one to belieVe. :roll: :sad:

  • leonard

    Steppenwolf – Screaming Night Hog …Thanks Again Men:1)bsomebody, Bob and the great Che Volay..5*****+

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    Che Voley, don’t worry.. nobody’s encouraging anybody to do anything!

  • leonard

    Monster…from :smile: SALEM…and it is not the first of April!!! :cool: :wink:

  • leonard

    THANK YOU Marina

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Thanks for clearing that up :wink:

  • hs4mm

    Marina, Great! Hope you get to use extracts from those 3 pseudo-punch videos — I especially find the first two (coin-bag and beach-ball) very funny from my masculine point of view! And if you want to get back at me for my laughter at the first two, I confess that, in the third video, I am a little concerned for the “pillow” when the pillow is a real person.

  • http://toastytech.com/guis/bobboot1.gif Bob

    No-one would believe that you would actually encourage such a practise, but by treating it in a light-hearted or humorous manner, you might give some people the impression that it is something less heinous than what it is, namely a serious personal assault.
    I advise extreme caution.

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    You’re right Bob, There is a certain risk just exposing this concept to the young and impressionable.

  • seesixcm6

    Dear Marina, My understanding of your Twitter message is that you want a funny story about “donkey punch.” Here’s one:

    A salesman was waiting for a bus, at a bus stop located near a farmer’s barn. Inside the barn is a donkey feeding at a trhogh. The sales rep. finds that his watch is broken, so he asks the farmer, “What time is it?” The farmer punches his donkey in the rear and the donkey pulls it’s head up and brays. The farmer says, “It’s 11:00 AM.”
    The salesman waits a while, but there’s still no bus. So he asks, “What time is it, now?” Again, ther farmer punches the donkey’s rear, and the donkey pulls up and brays. The farmer now says, “It’s 11:15 AM.”
    The puzzled salesman asks, “How can you tell the time just by punching your donkey?”
    “Easy,” says the farmer. “After the donkey lifts his head, we can see the clock tower at City Hall through barn window.” :smile:
    Seesixcm6

  • originalistrick

    I don’t know…I think it could be hilarious. Seems like some kind of politically correct double standard coming into play here. I have never executed, nor will I ever perform the “donkey punch”, and I seriously doubt most people do, or will, whether Marina does an obviously tongue in cheek (potential pun not intended) lesson on the term.
    Everybody wants the uncensored content of the internet, but concern is arising about this? When I looked at a couple of the vids some of The Family posted about this, one popped up showing two women obviously doing an exercise with a ball to work their lower abs. The title? “Cunt Punt”.
    I trust your judgement, Marina.

    Always.

  • leonard

    Cool or Lame ?

    no thank you’s needed…civil or not…sounds deadly queer…Soul Know No…

    maybe its what new immigrants do :?: :?: settle the bet :roll:

  • leonard

    :neutral: Does the United States of America offer a grant or some tax relief? :???: T.ax A.ssistance…..I hope they don’t make us assimilate :sad: :?:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Marina, I was wondering where you got your name for Kobe (now Gorby) when I noticed that there is the word кобель in Russian which means, appropriately, “he-dog”. I’m assuming, then, that Кобе is a shortened diminutive of this. Is this true?

  • greatestpotential

    Yet there are some people would go for it and take pleasure over the risk :eek:

  • greatestpotential

    Perhaps there are donkey punch awareness groups out there that can warn others of this alarming sexual practice :idea:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Alarming? [Pusillanimous] is what it is! :evil:

  • greatestpotential

    Anal sex with added protection could mean you need eyes in the back of your head :cry:

    :twisted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3sfd0aQZ1g :twisted:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Lemme guess, next Marina does a video on [Dirty Sanchez]! :shock: :roll:

  • greatestpotential

    That, or what it means to give your girlfriend a blueberry, or both.

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    This is crazy! :eek:

  • greatestpotential

    Then there’s crazier (yoiks!)

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Yeah, GP, I can tell you’re eagerly awaiting this video’s release. I bet you’ve got a whole jar of Vaseline® ready too… :roll:

  • greatestpotential

    Heaven forbid the young and impressionable would be encouraged to think for themselves in this day and age :roll:

    Bob said it best: advise extreme caution :!:

  • greatestpotential

    :mrgreen: Sure. Oh, don’t leave out the latex gloves, zucchini, and “economy sized” in Vaseline®. If you’re going to perv rail on someone you can’t be a slacker about it.

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    Don’t you see the indecency in any of this? :neutral:

  • greatestpotential

    We went from donkey punch to dirty sanchez then to giving your gf a blueberry. Wtf is this :?:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    You tell me. I believe you brought up the last one, biggin! :razz:

  • greatestpotential

    Let’s not lose focus. We’re here to discuss word origins, not lube our genitalia up with baking butter.

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    We are here to learn etymology, etc. But many, many others are on YouTube to get off. :mad:

  • greatestpotential

    {Many others are on YouTube to get off.}

    Could you please clarify worldlover, and please be descriptive :lol:

  • http://twitter.com/Strabismus wordlover

    :roll: *sigh* If you insist.

    We (you, I, and most here on http://www.hotforwords.com) are here because we love language(s) and find Marina very charming and witty. However, chances are the majority of subscribers just need something SFW (safe for work; i.e., non-pornographic, yet arousing) to pull their pud to. (Pull one’s pud = masturbate). Now do you understand?

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Moved to new paage

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    Everybody wants the uncensored content of the internet,

    Not “everybody” agrees with this, far from it. Even though I am against government censorship, I am definitely for censorship. Parents, obviously have a duty to censor, as do teachers. I also feel that each community has the right to uphold its own standards. As part of the HFW community, I am opposed to videos, posts, commentary, etc that makes light of sexual violence, racial and religious intolerance, and of recent import, the belittling of people with special needs. Lack of government censorship means each of us must uphold some type of standard.

  • originalistrick

    I agree with you, bsomebody. My point was that INDIVIDUAL censorship is not only a good thing, but a necessary one. Just as parents needs to know what their kids are viewing, if something appears that I’m not comfortable with, I don’t have to watch it. Having now seen Marina’s video on this term I’m convinced she made the right decision and handled it in an entertaining yet tasteful manner. And she emphasized that the act is “a bad thing” and should not be done.

  • greatestpotential

    :mrgreen: Geeks are cool

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    It seems as though we agree on the general idea of censorship and individual responsibility. That is a good thing. I guess we just draw the line in a different spot, and I respect that. I have already stated my opinion on the current video, so I will not beleaguer you with more of my idealogy. If you are truly interested in my opinion, check out the Power of Words forum in a day or two.

    Peace, my friend.

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    That’s funny! :-)

  • http://www.geocities.com/jmythh2k5/MyBrary.html mythman

    I think you mean ‘techiesploitation’ or ‘nerdsploitation’.

    Geeksploitation works for now though; now (“Hot”) is the way you are, yes. But you’re also that ‘always’-kind of hot—the kind that lasts longer than any elastic can retain its [boingy]-ness!

  • http://www.geocities.com/jmythh2k5/MyBrary.html mythman

    Our Lady Speaks! :grin:

  • originalistrick

    I think you’ve hit the nail on the head by your bringing up the point about where we draw our respective lines. I’ll be proud to see what you say in the Power of Words forum. It’s a dang shame, but our little exchange here is more intelligent and civil than any I had all day at my job. Besides Marina’s obvious beauty and personality, and the info and fun of her lessons, being able to interact with people like you is a very goodly thing about HFW.

    Thanks for putting up with me, amigo

  • leonard
  • gio74

    Marina, you say you geeksploit yourself. Well, you could just geeksploit us as well!! There are many geeks worldwide dreaming for you to take advantage of them. Aren’t we all wannabe-teacher’s pets?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    Follow me on my new flutter account. I can’t wait until the new Shttr starts up. :roll:

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    he was named after the Basketball player.. and it wasn’t really a name that I came up with and later, after someone mistakenly thought his name was Gorby, I thought.. wow! I love that name! Since it sounds similar to Kobe, Gorby didn’t notice the change. I do end up calling him Korby quite a bit though! I’m still trying to learn the new name fully!

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    Sorry.. I’ve been REALLY under the gun working on some interesting projects! You guys will all reap the benefits, I promise :-)

  • leonard

    :roll: :smile: “Under the gun”…. reap the benefits, I promise ” :lol: Hot for Words :roll: [Hard rock]…Can you do this?….April 15th…do you pay [TAXES]? or play with’em? :lol:

  • tango charlie

    caffine and snack cakes makes for very long work days.

  • leonard

    :shock: funny :cool:

  • http://www.spooky.com.mx spooky_mulder

    there’s a term in spanish called “pringao” and its given to somebody whos kind of gentle and willing to help anyothers..

    checkout the frikipedia article about this
    In spanish

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