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Tag Archives: Geek Stuff
Uncle George!
George Lucas appeared on The Daily Show the other day: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c George Lucas www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Nice little interview, although Jon Stewart … Continue reading
100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know
This is a first here at Byzantium’s Shores: a post that arises because of something I saw on my Twitter feed. Specifically, it’s a list of 100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know. Well, there’s a fine old Interweb tradition with … Continue reading
He can go about his business….
Lynn finds this story’s headline appealing, and so do I, for obvious reasons. But this one, an old fave of mine, is sheer genius.
Trekkin’
A couple of Star Trek related notes: :: Ron Moore confirms what many have suspected over the years: that the technobabble on Star Trek: The Next Generation was just made up, fill-in-the-blanks type stuff. “It became the solution to so … Continue reading
Jax for short, which he ain’t
The other day, my sister-in-law gave birth to her first child, a boy, who is now my first nephew. His name is “Jaxon”. Maybe it’s my curse as a lifelong (well, for all intents and purposes, anyway) Star Wars geek, … Continue reading
I can’t believe they’re all alphabetized….
Lose yourself in Neil Gaiman’s bookshelves.
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On crap, and the liking thereof
Jason likes crap: OMG… I like crap. The things the sophisticates, connoisseurs, intellectuals, and hipsters generally decry as lowbrow, superficial, or — how I have come to loathe this word! — cheesy are often the things I most enjoy. And … Continue reading
Ten geek demerits for me….
A few days ago, Steven Den Beste posted a quickie item: 40 years ago, FRP was born. And because of that, a lot of babies weren’t. This puzzled me. See, in my job as a maintenance man, I have to … Continue reading
"Double dumb-ass on you!"
"Double dumb-ass on you!", originally uploaded by Jaquandor. So I was watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home last night, and one little detail caught my eye during the scene where Kirk and Spock are riding the BART bus over … Continue reading
You can call me Mr. Filion.
A while back, I opined on Facebook that currently, the world’s reigning God Emperor of Coolness is William Shatner. It is my belief that while Fonzie can snap his fingers to make the jukebox start up, a snap of William … Continue reading