Figure since I hit level 23 this week and have a 1900 CP Vaporeon, I should write about pokemon go. I'll write it in FAQ format, because I like to be helpful, so if you're not playing this will help you get started.

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I wonder if things have changed now that nerds are kinda cool. Or are they? I don't know. It's 2015 now. There's a thing called "geek chic". There are shows like The IT Crowd and Big Bang Theory. Some of the richest men in the world are from the computing industry... Bill Gates, the Apple guys who are still alive. Maybe guys who spend way too much ( Read more... )

This quote in "Innumeracy" by John Allen Paulos COMPLETELY sums up why I became an engineer!

"I remember thinking of mathematics as a kind of omnipotent protector. You could prove things to people and they would have to believe you whether they liked you or not."
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My 2011 resolution was to get more of my craft stuff online.  Peddle it on etsy, post photos online, join forums, etc.  I kinda have.  My etsy store has been relatively successful, and I've gleaned lots of helpful tips from just getting to know the general craft blogosphere ( Read more... )

My friend nessalc (who writes here) is trying to plan a trip for a group of us to visit the Kansas Cosmosphere. I'm stoked about it because I love the Cosmosphere deeply... as in, if I actually lived in Hutchinson I would probably have a season pass and go by myself all the time. But it's about an hour drive away. It's still awesome though, and if you' ( Read more... )

I get so ambitious in the morning on my days off. like, I'm going to re-organize the whole basement, then haul that pile of goodwill stuff off to goodwill, then clean the kitchen, then dust the shelves! then around this time, I'm just tired, and starting to admit that half that shit is not going to happen ( Read more... )

nothing says the day after thanksgiving like champagne and setting up the christmas tree. in that order ( Read more... )

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