Geekhack
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| Language | English |
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| Website | geekhack.org |
GeekHack is an online discussion forum/community for discussion about keyboards, other user interface devices and for geeking out in general.
It is based in the USA, with predominantly US members, but with many international members. It is currently the second largest forum in the world (next to Reddit's /r/MechanicalKeyboards) devoted to discussion about computer keyboards.
History
Founding
It was founded by iMav in 2007.
The domain name came from the two groups I perceived as caring the most about quality keyboards, techies (geeks) and writers (hacks). [1]
r00tworm incident
In June 2012, the site was hacked. The front page was replaced by a single word: "r00tworm". It went live again on July 18th 2012.
While the site was down, users flocked to Deskthority. A special forum - Geekhacker refugee camp - was set up. A year after the incident, as a special thanks, Geekhack.org's default forum theme changed for a month to one that resembled Deskthority's.[2]
References
- ↑ Geekhack — Re:THANK YOU IMAV Dated 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2015-07-15
- ↑ Geehack — A year later... Dated 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
