Today at the office we are celebrating Towel Day with a lunchtime reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And brownies. Douglas Adams was the first author who made me think that maybe after all I could become a writer. I’d been plagued with self-doubt for most of my life, which kept me from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘geek’
Obeying the Nerd Commandments
Topless Robot just put out a list of Nerd Commandments. Most of them are spot on and require no comment or explanation, particularly number 6: “Thou shalt not question who shot first.” But a few caught my attention and I need to nit pick, because that is what nerds do. 1) Thou must experience as [...]
Comic-Con and OSCON
There are two ginormous conventions taking place this week; Comic-Con and OSCON. This provides a handy opportunity to illustrate the difference between geeks and nerds, which is usually a somewhat difficult distinction for most people. I could go on, but you get the idea. This has been your friendly neighborhood robot with a public service [...]
The Geeks Shall Inherit The Music
It’s a well known fact that guys start bands because they are too nerdy to meet girls on their own. In fact, the key to go from being a nerd to being cool is to somehow learn to take your nerdy skills and make them awesome. You like your chemistry set? Great. Learn to blow [...]
I love this show
The loss of Firefly was a great tragedy. It should have run at least five seasons and become a TV legend. However, the bright side is that it’s been fun to see what all of the Firefly alumni have been able to do after the good ship Serenity set off for the sunset. After all, [...]
