Geek of the Year Awards 2007

Nominations for the Top Geeks of 2007 are now open. In the spirit of the occasion, I'm even wearing my "There are only 10 types of people..." shirt today. Here's my starter list, superheroes all for their contributions to the sport:

Gina Trapani (Lifehacker): For improving our productivity so much, we can now burst out the daily workload in under thirty minutes.

Bruce Schneier (Counterpane): For debunking security theater and showing the world that security and privacy are not mutually exclusive.

Anne Zelenka (Web Worker Daily): For insightful analysis of Office 2.0 trends and tools.

Ryan Singel (Wired): For unrelenting exposure of threats to privacy.

Steven Pinker (Harvard): If the brainy research and accessible writing aren't enough, surely his membership in the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists clinches it.

Daniel Solove (GWU): For proposing much-needed legal reform to balance risks and benefits in the age of digital dossiers.

Now, if only Lifehacker would reduce the frequency of posts, I'd have even more free time.

[comic credit: xkcd]