[jgrahamc]

I use HN.

I do not need 'badges', 'gamification', 'likes', 'high fives', 'regeeks', or any of the other bullshit that sites like Geeklist offer.

Also, Geeklist doesn't appear to have any actual information on it (see, for example, http://geekli.st/rekatz/links/15535). An entire page wasted on pictures of the submitter, social buttons, statistics, etc.

[shaneeb]

How about connecting with other geeks out there? Is that possibility not useful enough?

[jgrahamc]

I think it depends on what you mean by 'connecting'. I don't use Facebook, LinkedIn or G+ and so I'm unlikely to use something that has me build up a list of phony 'friends'.

Actually connecting with other people like me I do via meetups.