Category Archives: assorted nerdom

At the intersection of exercise and nerdiness

Posted on June 21, 2017 by José Iriarte

[CW: exercise, fitness, possibly diet, possibly body image] [Please don’t give me unrequested advice. Talking about exercise, fitness, and body image in a public setting is incredibly vulnerable-making for me, and well-intentioned advice is more likely to prove damaging than … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Years: A Shared Dream

Posted on January 10, 2012 by José Iriarte

Fifteen years ago tonight, my best friend Lisa and I made official a journey that we’d begun months before. On an amazing (but freezing) night, in front of all our closest friends and relatives, we shivered through our vows and … Continue reading →

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Meme + Award = Blog Post!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by José Iriarte

This morning I was tickled pink to learn that I’d won the Nobel Prize been awarded the “Versatile Blogger” Award by Carrie Daws (or perhaps it was the “Inspiring Blogger” award, I’m not sure). I immediately updated my Wikipedia page … Continue reading →

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Knowledge for Its Own Sake

Posted on January 7, 2012 by José Iriarte

Several weeks ago I stumbled across this interesting interview with Professor Brian Cox, who hosts the BBC/Discovery Channel show Wonders of the Universe. I haven’t watched the show itself—while there’s a lot of excellent programming on television, it’s just not … Continue reading →

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Have you paid for your Wikipedia?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by José Iriarte

A few months ago I began using Write Or Die as a way to focus my concentration and boost my productivity. First I used it as a brainstorming tool, but in the last couple months, I’ve used it to draft … Continue reading →

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Way more competitive than YOU are

Posted on July 29, 2011 by José Iriarte

It took me five or six years to figure out that other couples don’t play games the way my wife and I do. We’ve got a massive collection of pretty much every game either of us has ever owned, and … Continue reading →

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I’m Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader, But I Want To Be a Millionaire

Posted on July 28, 2011 by José Iriarte

If you ever got the chance to visit the tragically defunct Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Play It! attraction at either Disney MGM Studios or Disney’s California Adventure, then you probably recognize what’s in the picture. The fact that … Continue reading →

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Online Argument Fatigue

Posted on July 23, 2011 by José Iriarte

If you’re not familiar with this XKCD strip, then you’re probably not geeky enough to be in my target audience. 😉 Just tonight* I was having a “Someone is wrong on the internet!” moment of my own. It was all … Continue reading →

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This is too awesome

Posted on July 14, 2011 by José Iriarte

Seriously, chase everyone else away for ten minutes, shut the door, and watch this. Plot Device from Red Giant on Vimeo. And stay through the credits! (via Kristin Nelson)

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