These days most people are happy to admit they've got a geeky side.
You might be able to quote every Harry Potter film word for word, or own every game and expansion pack in your local game store, or like collecting old cameras… whatever your geek-type is, we want to hear about it.
Show some geeky pride by entering a photo of your best 'geek moment'. We'll be compiling the best of these photos into a large-scale mural which will take pride of place outside of iiNet's Subiaco he adquarters.
Entering is easy:
1. Find your best geeky photo. Alternatively, take a new one!
2. Make sure your photo is as high quality as possible (anything under 1024x608px will end up a bit grainy – beware!). If taking the photo with your smartphone, turn HDR on.
3. Email your photo through to competitions@iinet.net.au along with your name and what kind of geek you are (gamer, comic, gadget, photography, Star trek… you get where I'm going with this?).
4. Keep an eye on your inbox for a confirmation email letting you know when your photo has been uploaded to the site.
5. Wait for your confirmation email to let you know when you can begin sharing your photo on Facebook and Twitter
*Remember, by submitting your photo to the TopGeek 2.0 mural you're allowing iiNet to use the photo for any promotional purposes.
Taken from the Japanese anime series Dragon Ball Z, Goku's power level is said to be over 9000.
This spread rapidly and is now often used to describe a large number of something. "Like a million!" or "Tons!" when talking about a relatively large amount.
Welcome to the TopGeek 2.0 mural.
We're asking the people of Australia to find their inner geek and show it off to the world. After all, everyone's got a geeky side.
Click on the boxes to learn more.
In late 2010 iiNet launched the first of the TopGeek series where geeks from across the country would compete for the title of Australia's Next TopGeek.
Contestants were put to the test in a series of challenges including:
The Invention – entrants needed to design a gadget or app (in concept) and present it to the judges with a one-page summary and design overview as well as a video that showed off the invention's virtues and general awesomeness.
The Script – entrants were required to prepare a basic premise for a new TV show or film. The challenge sought to test the TopGeek finalists on their story outline, the quality of their video submission and general creativity.
The Game – As the penultimate test of geek ability, the Top 10 TopGeek finalists got together at EB Game stores nationwide for a playoff of River Rush on Xbox Kinect, Forza 3 Motor Racing and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting.
The TopGeek competition culminated in a Final challenge called The Quiz which would test the Top 6 on their geeky knowledge.
When the dust finally settled on the event, Tasmanian-born comic artist Cassandra James was awarded the title of Australia's TopGeek for 2011.
Now the search is on for Australia's Next TopGeek. Will you be the TopGeek 2.0 winner?
Register your interest to be the first to find out when the TopGeek 2.0 competition launches.
This is in reference to Rickrolling, which is a bait-and-switch tactic that began on the site 4chan. The practice involves providing a link to a relevant topic, which in fact redirects to Rick Astley's 1987 hit single Never Gonna Give You Up.
This awkward catchphrase began appearing as long ago as 1998, poking fun at the badly translated opening dialogue of 16-bit shoot'em up game, Zero Wing.
Since the early 2000s the sentence "all your base are belong to us" has spread from discussion forums to being reiterated far and wide online and in real life.
This memorable quote comes from the science fiction television series, Star Trek. Captain Kirk often gave the command to his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needed to be transported back to the Starship Enterprise. It didn't take long for "Beam me up Scotty" to make its way into popular culture. Funnily, despite the phrase's long-running association with the Star Trek franchise, that exact wording was never actually spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film.
These words were uttered in the film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring during the Council of Elrond scene. The scene sees the characters in the film discussing how one might destroy the fabled ring ("one ring to rule them all"). When no one volunteers for the task, the character Boromir attempts to outline the dangers by saying "One does not simply walk into Mordor".
The catchphrase has since been used in a variety of photoshopped images depicting either "Mordor" or Boromir.
ICHC for short is the name of a weblog featuring lolcats, comical captions of cats and other animals. The website is one of the most popular internet sites displaying lolcats receiving as many as 1,500,000 hits per day.