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Stephanie Pakrul (born September 9, 1982), also known as StephTheGeek, is an
internet personality.
Biography
Pakrul is from
Mississauga, Ontario. She studied as an information technology student at
Ryerson University
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although i ...
in Toronto
and earned a master's degree from the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
.
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''. Feminist blog
The F-Word praised ''Not a Victim'', writing: "Beautifully crafted songs with wonderful melodies, emotional lyrics and understated piano/guitar accompaniment make this a stand-out debut."
Pakrul has been featured on
TechTV
TechTV is a defunct 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming ...
,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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's ''
Street Cents'', ''
MTV Live'', and in ''Young Entrepreneur'', ''
Cosmogirl'', and several newspapers. 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
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED; french: Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada; french: ISDE, label=none)''Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal ...
's
SchoolNet
Canada's SchoolNet was a federal educational technology project in partnership with provinces, school boards, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, funded primarily by Industry Canada and developed by Ingenia Communications Corporation ...
Youth Advisory Board.
As of 2016, Pakrul lives in San Francisco.
See also
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Geek chic
References
Further reading
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External links
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Official website 2003 via the
Internet Archive
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