Are you ready for Geek Pride Day?

It's May 25. That's this Thursday. Learn more inside. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [View in browser]( [Spiceworks]( You know those people who like to make the entire week about their birthday? Well, I feel that way about [Geek Pride Day](. Who cares that it's not until Thursday? There aren't that many orange dinosaurs left, so I'm happy to embrace my inner geek with a community that shares my not-so-secret. In our main article, we take a look back at some of the ways the Community celebrated in the past. I hope you enjoy it and the rest of my spicy picks. [SpiceRex]( [SpiceRex]( Spiceworks Community Sponsored [KnowBe4]( [Master ransomware mitigation with Roger Grimes]( [Join us for this in-depth webinar on May 25 at 10:00 AM AWST.]( Defend your network! Join Knowbe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, Roger Grimes, in this Spiceworks-hosted on-demand webinar and learn how to prevent, detect, and mitigate ransomware attacks. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the most effective ways to protect your organization. [Sign me up »]( [Sign Me Up | Partner Webinar, hosted by Spiceworks]( [Follow]( [Follow KnowBe4]( a proud Spiceworks partner [It's all Geek to me]( Legend has it that May 25 was purposely chosen as Geek Pride Day because it's the same day that the first Star Wars film, Episode IV: A New Hope, was released (May 25, 1977.) It also falls on Towel Day, which all true geeks know is a tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the world's only trilogy in five parts. And Discworld fans recognize Thursday as The Glorious 25th of May. It can't be a coincidence that all of these things fall on the same day. Whether you recognize any of these events or not, take a moment to reflect on how your geekiness got you to where you are today. [Happy Geek Pride Day!]( [Geeks do it (data protection) better — and cheaper]( Real geeks would never use the same password in multiple places, plug in a random USB drive they found in a parking lot (without taking excessive precautions first), or answer any social media quiz requesting their mother's maiden name. Data security doesn't have to be expensive; it just requires the right knowledge. Recent studies conducted by Aberdeen Strategy & Research (part of the Ziff Davis family) prove this, and this week they're sharing some research-backed insights to help you improve your company's data security while keeping prices down. [Strengthen your security »]( [Voice of IT]( [Superpowers really do exist — so what's yours?]( Science may not yet be able to prove the existence of telepathy, telekinesis, or levitation skills in human beings, but there are countless examples of eidetic memory, hysterical strength, and synesthesia. Many "normies" can even do things like survive on a few hours of sleep, play instruments (or games) without practice, or solve complex math problems in seconds. What are your favorite real-life superpowers? [Mine is predicting the obvious »]( [Last Chance: Submit your proposal to speak at SpiceWorld]( What else we've been reading this week: [New York city may be sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers]( Architectural Digest New research from three University of Rhode Island oceanologists and the US Geological Survey lends credence to the joke that Manhattan was built on a landfill. The cumulative 1.68 trillion pounds of New York's buildings could be causing the city to sink. [Early computer art in the 50's & 60's]( Amy Goodchild DALL·E 2 can make amazing photo-realistic art. But in the early days of computers, the machines were meant to solve problems, not make pretty pictures. This in-depth blog post chronicles some of the earliest artistic endeavors from the 1950s and 1960s. [The lucrative history of Super Mario: A statistical analysis]( Stat Significant Who decides if a movie is a flop? It doesn't matter what you think about the Super Mario Bros. Movie; you cannot deny that a film that has amassed more than $1.2 billion in revenue must be popular. How is this possible? Stat Significant explains. [Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before]( BBC News A 3D view of the Titanic, created using deep-sea mapping, may give scientists the evidence-based research they need to find out what really happened that caused the ship to hit an iceberg back in 1912. [Driving on sunshine: Clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power]( TechXplore Researchers have figured out how to convert CO2, water and sunlight into ethanol and propanol, in just one step. FYI: This was the story in Snap! that had the most community votes last week. Did you find today's newsletter helpful? 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