PCWorld.com: Geeks, Nerds Rally at LinuxWorld Penguin Bowl

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 30, 2001

“LinuxWorld’s own version of the Weakest Link game
show, The Golden Penguin Bowl, proves that knowing the difference
between TCPIP and CPIP as well as the breed of parrot in Monty
Python’s Dead Parrot sketch can come in handy.

The event, featuring quiz questions accompanied by insults but
not the dismissal of players, occurred at the LinuxWorld conference
and expo here this week.

Much like last year’s Penguin Bowl at LinuxWorld Expo in New
York, the on-site game show pitted the Geeks against the Nerds in a
battle of wits. This year, the Geeks were out for blood, or at
least a victory, after last year’s -12,250 score and loss to the
Nerds.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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