The Nerd Book

a collection of primary sources which attempt to give some insight on why programmers, network administrators, helpdesk dweebs and other assorted nerds are so……well, nerdy.

From: daleandersen

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Super Bowl Chili

This classic Texas chili (no beans, no onions, no tomatoes) was created by native Houstonian Carter Rochelle, a professional fund-raiser. Former New York Times food editor Craig Claiborne once pron...

From: daleandersen

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Reminders For An Obscure Playwright

Five Reminders For An Obscure Playwright: • • • • • • Be Be Be Be Be Be in awe. Remember, the Word came first. passionate. Words are the voice of the heart. a good gardener. Cast your seeds on rich...

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Starman Playbill

This is the Playbill for the production of my play, Starman, in the 2010 New Works Festival at the ASOC Theatre in Astoria, Oregon.

From: daleandersen

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The Lost Nation Morning Show, a play about an a...

A long one-act play. An aging small-town radio personality, about to be fired, barricades himself in the on-air studio with his sidekick/girlfriend for one last roll of the dice. A dark edgy comedy...

From: daleandersen

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THE GEEK BOOK: quotes from the cyber world

A collection of primary sources with a view toward trying to explain why programmers, network administrators and other assorted geeky types are so.....well, geeky.

From: daleandersen

Reads: 6,406

Quotes From The Cyberworld - Unknown

quotes: unknown A cat that's been dipped in formaldehyde is much different from an undipped cat. -unknown A closed mouth gathers no feet. -unknown A Conservative is a liberal that's been mugged. A ...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - Anonymous

quotes: anonymous a scene is a collection of sexual references that masquerades as an art support group -anonymous After decades of careful research on the possible uses of the Internet, we were st...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - XYZ

quotes: xyz You can always solve a problem by introducing another layer of indirection. -Xerox PARC saying We can call it e-sol, which has the added benefit of being 'lose' spelled backwards. -xpau...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - W

quotes: w I think you should know I worry a lot. Like I worry about the Nobel sperm bank. Something bothers me about the world's greatest geniuses sitting around reading pornography and jerking off...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - V

quotes: v One must not confuse John Donne's famous quote 'No man is an Island' with New York Telephone's 'We're all connected' -Theodore Vaida's father Well, I've been getting between 3 and 5 hours...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - U

quotes: u It's like a ski resort full of girls looking for husbands and husbands looking for girls, except the situation is not as symmetrical as it might seem. -Marc Unangst Look, you granola-munc...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - T

quotes: t But in some ways, a general ignorance of Unix seems to help drive a certain romantic ideal -- an ideal that keeps the word "Unix" in very active circulation even outside of geek circles. ...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - S

quotes: s In this world there are two kinds of pinatas my friend, those filled with candy and those filled with nitroglycerine. -sabbott@nmsu.edu A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, becau...

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - R

quotes: r Our industry is made up of a bunch of lemmings. When was the last time you heard an original idea from a venture capitalist? -Andy Rachleff, General Partner, Benchmark Capital I had 3 cup...

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Reads: 355

Quotes From The Cyberworld - Q

quotes: q If you can't take a little bloody nose maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and g...

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Obituary

June 12, 2016 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, missing for more than half a decade, died last week at the hands of an assassin.

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Quotes From The Cyberworld - P

quotes: p I've got a novel idea! How about if you don't waste my time. -Frank Pacheco In America everyone is intitled to an opinion. However you are not entitled to a professional opinion. -Michael...

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Reads: 358

Quotes From The Cyberworld - O

quotes: o Everything is proceeding to plan. Lee and Dave are in the mini-sub preparing to take out the Thames Flood Barrier at full tide. I am in Mountain View, hurrying around in a MAE-WEST with a...

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Reads: 346

Quotes From The Cyberworld - N

quotes: n Anti-ninjas were the most feared assassins in the world. Instead of appearing out of thin air, throwing metal stars and messing around with bo staffs and numchuks they simply shot people ...

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Reads: 406