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[amelia_eve]

Fabulous data flow diagram of geek life in today's NY Times.

Accompanies an article memorializng Gary Gygax, the recently deceased creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

I'm a little confused by the flow chart's apparently masculine POV while including the element "Would totally marry Harry Potter." Still, not bad for America's Newspaper of Record.

Comments

[tofty]

How. Fucking. Awesome.

Even in contemplating marriage, still refers to betrothed by full first and last name

[amelia_eve]

In full geekiness, I was reading this over the shoulder of a woman on the bus this morning. She sniffed and moved to another seat. The weirdness, it burns!

[tiptoe39]

Awesomeness.

Where the fuck is the anime. :D~~~~

[amelia_eve]

The author of the article is a man in his forties or fifties. First-wave geeks had very little anime. Plus, you know, guys. But I bet you could actually get him going on Speed Racer.

[f4f3]

Or Battle of the Planets.
Or, if British, SUPERMARIONATION IS GO!!!
Ahem.
FAB.

[f4f3]

Oh, fabulous (Neuromancer, Re-reading Dune, and so blogging about this diagram)

[amelia_eve]

Yes to Neuromancer and Harry Potter, but I have no interest in any sort of role playing where one remains fully clothed the entire time.* Does this undermine my nerd cred?

*Erm, HP cosplay excepted...

[f4f3]

Entirely!

[amelia_eve]

I dare you to tell me that naked.

Plus, I get extra points for the Visual Basic book I'm editing right now, no?