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Geeks know how to party and Halloween is no exception. Forget witches and goblins - Here are some scary and clever costumes from the tech world!
CNET/Jessica Dolcourt
Halloween brings out the geeks. It's the one day of the year for which it's okay to pour 10 hours or more into making a perfect life-size replica of your favorite social network.
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I can has Halloween party? Two attendees at a New York costume ball hosted by hipster hub Flavorpill dressed up as incarnations of lolcats, those cute kitty photos with silly misspelled captions. On the left, one lolcat says "I R SKAREE" and the lolcat on the right has opted for the more classic tagline of "I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?"
CNET/Candace Lombardi
Take us to your leader! Check out Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian dressed as his company's mascot and logo, the Reddit alien.
CNET/Will Greenwald
Okay, it's not a costume so much as it is a cheap helmet made from a cardboard box. But it's nerdy, and it's something CNET's Will Greenwald is strangely proud of.
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Oh my god, it's a double rainbow! All the way!
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
Flickr/Loozrboy
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
Flickr/Loozrboy
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
Flickr/Loozrboy
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
CNET/Caroline McCarthy
These days, now that vintage Nintendo is retro-cool for good, it's almost impossible to go to a Halloween party and not run into someone in a cartoonish plumber outfit. Here, a guy dressed up as Super Mario breaks it down on the dance floor.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
CNET/Personal Photo
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
Flickr/MarkScottAustinTX
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
Flickr/abbynormy
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
CNET/Larry Koteff
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
