A hilarious piece about the well-known (to geeks) phenomenon of being a fanboy. From the now defunct-Brunching Shuttlecocks author (Wired News [Lore Sjöberg], March 7 2007).
Tagline: " MySpace for Wordsmiths." A look at the new Urbis service that aims to do for wordsmiths what MySpace did for adolescent teens and online predators (Mashable! [Pete Cashmore], December 8 2006).
Tagline: "A Special Message From Santa Claus." The Onion shares a very special holiday message from Santa Claus (The Onion [Santa Claus], December 12 2006).
Tagline: "There are only three options in Iraq." A cold look at our options, what realist means, and why we really only have bad choices at this point in the war (Slate [Christopher Hitchens], December 18 2006).
I know it's off-topic, but this article is too damned funny to pass up. The growing spider menace *is* a big deal in today's methanphetamine-fueled world (The Onion, January 30 2007).
Get your terms straight with this delightful chart that tells you the difference between a geek, a nerd or a dork (Militant Geek Custom Shirts, December 21 2006).
Happy valentines day. This series of charts and graphs by Joel A. Friesen is a great way for a geek to convince their sweetie just how much they love the person.
This brilliant New Hampshire resident didn't figure that if he led the cop to his *home* during a high-speed chase, perhaps something bad might happen (Boston Globe [AP], December 13 2006).
Tagline: "Comics that reinvent the superhero genre." A slideshow that highlights the modern trend of imbuing superhero-lit with more human elements that resonate more strongly in American culture (Slate [Dan Kois], January 22 2007).
Classic: "Tired of arguing with complete morons? Tired of getting into bar room brawls? Well now avoid the confrontation with our glorious Douche Card. Simply hand it to the asshole in question and walk away. Problem solved."
This is a truly *hilarious* piece about the humiliating world of applying to grad schools. Grab your Starbucks smock and your sense of doom for this one (Something Awful [Bob], February 14 2007).
Tagline: "Was Troy real—and was the author of The Iliad a woman?" Tidbit: "Literature articulates the ideas and values of its own time, according to older, Hegelian forms of historicism." (Slate [Emily Wilson], December 12 2006)
This is a *superb* Post-it note hack that lets chronic scribblers have a purpose for their doodles. Must be seen - too office-geek-cool (outdra.ws [Kartoon Kings], February 21 2007).
The official press release stating Bill Amend's comic strip will be published only on Sundays. Based on his recent strips, you'd think that it's because he wants to get more WoW in (Universal Pres Syndicate, December 5 2006).
Some keys to ensuring that your meetings don't drone on and on and on... oh, and how they can still give you meaty data (Productivity Cafe, February 27 2007).
A great discovery: the book, "The Areas of My Expertise" by John Hodgman, has been made available for *free* on Apple's iTunes service (Brian Sawyer, December 19 2006).
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