By Frank on September 30, 2008
So delays in posting, an extended absence, and a ton of computer airouts later, I’m back online. To a geek, having an issue with your computer is like having a problem with a limb. You know it’s a little bit busted, and you try to get it to work, but it’s just not the same [...]
Posted in Social Geekery | Tagged facebook, Social interaction
By Frank on September 27, 2008
Remember that old question that was supposed to make you think, or at the very least, give you something to keep your mind occupied and away from dangerous things?
The question was simple – if a tree fell in the woods, and no one was around to hear it, would it make a sound?
Well, wonder no [...]
Posted in Philosophy | Tagged Philosophy
By Frank on September 26, 2008
So while I’ve come down with a case of the geek plague, I’ve done more than just play around with my iPod touch and my laptop in bed. I’ve finally caught up with the bevy of DVR stuff I’ve managed to program into the hard drive of my little cable box. One of the series [...]
Posted in TV and Movies | Tagged lost, tv shows
By Frank on September 25, 2008
Lots of things that are one thing for a normal person are completely different whenit comes to being a geek.
Being sick is one of these.
Now normally you’d think that this is a universally accepted thing, this being physically ill. After all, no matter how many techie devices you have or how many ways you know [...]
Posted in Social Geekery | Tagged social geekery
By Frank on September 24, 2008
So like lots of people out there that have any clue how to use the Internet, I have a Facebook account. And while I’d like to add to my friend count by at least 2 by adding my vast and amazing readership, today I’m not really talking about pimping my profile so people can SuperPoke [...]
Posted in Internet, Social Geekery | Tagged facebook, Internet, social geekery
By Frank on September 23, 2008
So as any good geek knows, Heroes returned to TV with a brand new season yesterday,a nd we here at OP are here with our JOhnny-come-lately review right after all those other blogs stole the thunder. But not to worry – we’ll try to add something to the pile of flowers and accolades already heaped [...]
Posted in TV and Movies | Tagged heroes, TV and Movies
By Frank on September 22, 2008
So aside from being thankful every day that I can get up, write about some of the best and brightest things in geek culture, and then go off into the world and make a difference, I have to thank certain groups of people that simply make my life easier. They keep me going day after [...]
Posted in Gaming, Internet | Tagged Internet
By Frank on September 20, 2008
So part of the reason things have been spotty this week for me, aside from the hours being eaten by yet another MMO, is the fact that I was away from my job to go to training.
Now, for those of you who don’t know, by trade I am fortunate enough to have landed a job [...]
Posted in Social Geekery | Tagged social geekery
By Frank on September 19, 2008
You blink and suddenly it’s 4am.
OP will be back in full force tomorrow..
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