I was a judge at the Sexiest Geek Alive contest

Katharine Mieszkowski describes the scene at the annual tribute to extreme nerddom -- and why Ellen Spertus won, hands down.

Jun 22, 2001 | Salon Technology's writers discuss the latest news in high tech and give their opinionated takes on the biggest technology stories of the week.

This week, Katharine Mieszkowski describes the scene at the Sexiest Geek Alive contest, how Ellen Spertus became the evening's undisputed winner and why Miss California was on hand to present the award to the most gloriously nerdy person we know.

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