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Why I Hate Having Multiple Chats

It’s because I always end up typing the wrong message in the wrong chat window. So far, I haven’t done…

16 years ago

Slice of Life from PDC, Part 1: Choose Wisely (or: The Snack Tables)

One nice thing about PDC: there are plenty of free snacks, some of which are healthy, some of which, well,…

16 years ago

Music Video of the Day: “New Math”

Here's Bo Burnham singing his nerd-folk/filk song, New Math: In case you were wondering what the lyrics were, here they…

16 years ago

Cory Doctorow’s Reading of “Little Brother”

Last night, the Ginger Ninja and I attended Cory Doctorow's reading of his new novel, Little Brother at the Merrill…

17 years ago

Star Wars Hijinks at Global Nerdy

My tech blog, Global Nerdy, is largely focused on computer technology and programming, but it also covers nerd culture, of…

17 years ago

“Grand Theft Childhood” Authors: Kids Who DON’T Play Videogames are at Risk

Grand Theft Childhood is a new book written by Dr. Lawrence Kutner and Dr. Cheryl Olson, a husband-and-wife team who…

17 years ago

b5media is Looking for a New Director of Technology

Farewell, Aaron It's official: Aaron Brazell, the Director of Technology for b5media (where I hold the title of Nerd Wrangler),…

17 years ago

The “Random Harlot Table” from the Original Dungeon Master’s Guide

The table below caused much snickering amongst my Dungeons and Dragons-playing peers in high school: Is it a description of…

17 years ago

The “Dungeons and Dragons” Skit

In memory of Gary Gygax's passing, here's a classic video poking fun at Dungeons and Dragons that we used to…

17 years ago

Gary Gygax: 0 HP

I'll have you young whippersnappers know that I only played the first edition of AD&D, the One True Version of…

17 years ago