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5. Pluto demoted
This August, 424 super-geeks voted Pluto out of our solar system. At the International Astronomical Union (IAU), scientists demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet, not large enough to be a planet. While us geeks are pissed we didn’t get to vote, we still love screwing with the average joes who have no idea this vote took place. It’s mainstream news that is still insidery to know. And then there’s the controversy, where we get to debate if Pluto should or shouldn’t be a planet. Just like for Batman and Darth Vader, we have no real influence, but that won’t stop us from using message boards until our RAM runs out.
Of course, the best part of the controversy: that week when one of our twelve planets was named Xena, and yes, that Xena.

4. Star Trek Auction
Christie’s premiered a massive auction of Star Trek paraphernalia, expecting about $3 million for the entire collection. When the star dust settled, Trekkies spent $7.1 million on ship replicas, uniforms and props. The early October auction of more than 1,000 lots. A replica of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation fetched $576,000, far over the $35,000 estimate. Capt. Jean-Luc Picard’s chair went for $52,000 compared to the expected $9,000.
It seems one should never underestimate the number and wealth of the geek movement. Mainstream media gave significant coverage to the auction and the astonishing prices for the Trek memorabilia. But we don’t care so much about the coverage. The fact that someone gets to sit in Capt. Picard’s chair is enough make any geek redesign his mother’s basement.

3. Google Buys YouTube
Whether you want to watch illegally leaked movie trailers or fake video diaries about lonely girls, YouTube is for you. One of the fastest growing sites on the web, YouTube’s eventual corporate own led to months of speculation, not only for who would buy it, but would it be worth it. YouTube’s popular and effective video technology makes sharing video nearly idiot-proof, and millions of geeks and technophobes have joined in on the fun. Google’s $1.65 billion purchase not only solidified YouTube’s permanence, but revived the hope of geeks all around that there is still money for internet start-ups. Let’s go eSocks.com.

2. Swinging the Wii-nunchuk
On line for days, in the rain, in the cold, all to be the first on the block with a new Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. For all the PS3’s technical skills, the Wii’s initial novelty has us gamers geeking-out. Not only did we get a new Zelda, but we got to swing Link’s sword for ourselves. And the novelty has yet to wear off. Video game companies are developing games to better use the nunchuk, possibly the most exciting thing to happen to video games since the L and R button.

1. Spider-Man reveals his secret identity
On June 14, with your coffee in one hand, you reach for today’s newspaper, expecting news about Iraq or Britney’s marriage, but instead, on the cover, in full-color, there stands Spider-Man, without his mask. In one of the most shocking events in comic history, Spider-Man revealed his secret identity, removing his mask at a press conference in support of Superhero Registration, the controversial law at the center of Marvel Comics’ Civil War. This monumental event, while certain to be undone in a year or so, will be remembered for years as one of the most significant events in Spider-Man and Marvel Comic history. Geeks debated the logic of Parker’s decision now and will long debate its fallout. Did Marvel try to shock too much? Or was this a natural progression of Spider-Man’s character? What comes next? What comes after that? Not only did this thrill our year, but it will thrill us for years to come.