Stephanie Pakrul

Stephanie Pakrul (born September 9, 1982[1]), also known as StephTheGeek, is an internet personality.

Pakrul in a Blue Screen of Death T-shirt (2004)

Biography

Pakrul is from Mississauga, Ontario.[2] She studied as an information technology student at Ryerson University in Toronto[3] and earned a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Pakrul began developing webpages at around the age of 15 and started her personal site a few years later, in 2001, as a small personal website. The site has since become a blog, sharing many personal details of her life, including music, relationships, gadgetry, and sexuality.

In 2003, Pakrul self-published a crowdfunded album, Not a Victim.[5] Feminist blog The F-Word (feminist blog) praised Not a Victim, writing: "Beautifully crafted songs with wonderful melodies, emotional lyrics and understated piano/guitar accompaniment make this a stand-out debut."[6]

Pakrul has been featured on TechTV,[7] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Street Cents,[7] MTV Live, and in Young Entrepreneur,[7] Cosmogirl,[7] and several newspapers.[7] Her interests include consumer rights, sex work, and increasing efficiency in everyday life through innovative uses of technology. She was also a member of Industry Canada's SchoolNet Youth Advisory Board.

As of 2016, Pakrul lives in San Francisco.[8]

gollark: <@!186900186025558017>
gollark: (even ignoring the fact that the login stuff could just require a key but not the rest)
gollark: Well, go on, then. How is this stuff sensitive?
gollark: Besides that, most of the stuff is just for getting information on specific dragons; not sensitive; you can get most of it by scraping the site.
gollark: `login: This action allows sites utilizing the API to verify a user's identity without the potential security risks of users submitting their password on a third-party site.`

See also
  • Geek chic

References
  1. Pakrul, Stephanie (April 2, 2007). "Profile". StephTheGeek. LiveJournal. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. Ibanez, J. Hanan (August 14, 2006). "Untitled". The Eyeopener. Ryerson University. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  3. Pakrul, Stephanie. "FAQ". StephTheGeek.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2003.
  4. Corbyn, Zoë (August 17, 2014). "Silicon Valley: The Truth About Living with the IT Crowd". Technology. The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. Estrogenius. "Picks of the Past: Stephanie Pakrul". Archived from the original on February 4, 2005.
  6. Smith, Lorraine (January 18, 2004). "Not a Victim—Stephanie Pakrul". The F-Word. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. "Speakers and Presenters: "Show Me Your Boobs!" and Other Subtleties of Building a Highly Interactive Personal Community (presented April 8–10, 2005)". Notacon. March 25, 2005. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005.
  8. Waxmann, Laura (March 7, 2016). "Bitcoin Investor Buys SRO in SF Mission". Mission Local. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

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