I still haven’t seen The Social Network. I like movies and I like Facebook so it’s seemingly in my wheelhouse. Even though I haven’t seen it, the main impression I received was that Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t that great of a guy. After getting trapped in Facebook’s Timeline feature I’m inclined to agree. Timeline allowsRead more
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Last week I wrote about a gray season that hit a crescendo last week, which had really been lingering for about a month. As I was talking with Aycia, she mentioned that I had seemed more distracted than normal for about a month. During that month I felt like my head was in a fog,Read more
One of my very dear Internet friends, @spacekicker, shared the above shirt with me yesterday. When I first saw the shirt I laughed. I love Star Wars shirts and one that also talks about Jesus is pretty amusing. After the initial amusement wore off, though, I realized that the shirt didn’t sit that well withRead more
Nerds aren’t known for their dating prowess and I fulfill that stereotype. Since dating wasn’t my forte, I was pretty excited when I got set up on a blind date. That excitement, though, was tempered by the distance I had to travel to pick her up. I had to drive about 20 miles in orderRead more
I know it’s not very nerdy but I’m a huge sports fan. I watch sports, listen to sports talk radio and talk about sports with my best friends. Really, when it comes down to it, I’m probably just a sports nerd. Sometimes it’s fun but sometimes it’s maddening. Especially when your team is playing TimRead more
When I first read about the iPhone 4S I was filled with fear and apprehension. I didn’t like the idea of an artificial intelligence resting comfortably in my pocket. Visions of Skynet and HAL-9000 ran through my mind as I planned how to outsmart Siri and her ability to learn and adapt. My fears wereRead more