Geek Catalog Update

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Sorry I wasn’t able to do an update last week, things got unexpectedly busy. But I’m back on track with a pretty wide update of places you can get your geek citizen on!

Computing

  • General
    • Coders 4 Charities – Holds regular events to rally coders to help non-profit organizations.

Fandom

  • Equality

Media

  • Equality
    • The Box Scene – A nonprofit organization focused on representation of people in media

Space

  • General
    • Planetary Society – Sponsors charities, events, advocacy, and projects to promote space exploration.

STEM

  • Equality
    • Tech Access – Nonprofit focusing on providing students of color access to STEM careers via setting expectations, providing role models, and access.

Technology

  • General
    • Beneftech – A nonprofit that focuses on accessibie technology that address social issues.

Writing

  • Literacy
    • Room To Read – An organization focused on literacy and gender equality in the developing world.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Chocolatesque Chickpea Pudding

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So let’s face it – chocolate is good, pudding is good.  It’s just a bit hard to make them healthy.  However, I’m always one to experiment, and I’ve found chickpea flour makes a nice custard (also mixed with water it’s a good egg substitute as a binder).  This recipe is not “aggressively” chocolate, since that’d take more cocoa powder and maple syrup, and I’m trying to keep it to around 200 calories.  Right now it’s a bit below that so I can experiment.

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup chickpea flour (besan)
  1. Mix the water, cocoa powder, and maple syrup together until mixed in a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Sprinkle in the chickpea flour gradually, stirring, so it doesn’t develop lumps.
  3. Microwave the mix for one minute on high.
  4. Remove, stir.  It should be “custardy/pudding-like.”  if not, heat in 15 second increments, stirring each time.
  5. Refrigerate until cool.

Chickpea flour has a mildly nutty flavor that’s not bad as a custard., but doesn’t exactly send me.  These additions really make it interesting – and cocoa powder has an interesting taste blending effect I need to explore

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Want To Write? Here’s Your Chance

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If you write on geeky subjects or want to write on geeky subject, Crossroads Alpha would like you to join our Writer’s Pool.

Crossroads Alpha is an alliance of web sites covering comics, anime, careers, creativity, video games, films, and more. There’s a Writer’s Pool that you can join if you’re interested in writing for any (or all) of the sites involved. Needs, ideas, and suggestions will be posted, and if you find something you’d like, you can contact the site owner and go to work!

You can find out more about the alliance at www.crossroadsalpha.com.

Want to join? Go here and sign up:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ca-writers

Allied sites are:

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.