tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post6926766414624159709..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: Nerd Heaven and HellBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-68868189161172190692015-04-04T04:23:57.000-04:002015-04-04T04:23:57.000-04:00We have a great deal of wonderful nerdiness. A lo...We have a great deal of wonderful nerdiness. A lot of it is covert and I have been able to participate in many wonderful nerdie things. Have you ever heard of Dragoncon, Megacon, Supercon....not to mention many great comicbook stores, Cloak and Blaster Gamer Pub in Orlando, FL.....Disney Hollywood Studios Ctar Wars Weekends....we got our stuff. We'd love more and not totally hell here.ladyghost4459http://gravatar.com/ladyghost4459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-8342976628906632902015-04-04T06:30:11.000-04:002015-04-04T06:30:11.000-04:00Flawed beyond belief. The bible belt is a hotbed o...Flawed beyond belief. The bible belt is a hotbed of fandom right now. Just check out this schedule: http://www.southernfan.com/calendar.htm<br><br>House shoppers need to stick to house shopping.Dark Lordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-61070835625995569862014-04-25T07:32:46.000-04:002014-04-25T07:32:46.000-04:00the only reason california isn't higher on the...the only reason california isn't higher on the list is that the illegals aren't that into facebook.jwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-4705602386995007792014-04-25T07:49:30.000-04:002014-04-25T07:49:30.000-04:00GA may be 48th overall, but it comes in 4th for co...GA may be 48th overall, but it comes in 4th for cosplay.<br><br>So who/what do you like to dress up as Basil?DamnCatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-33918316656429987592014-04-25T07:58:01.000-04:002014-04-25T07:58:01.000-04:00Buffy. Duh!Buffy. Duh!Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-11493446614107582072014-04-25T08:00:50.000-04:002014-04-25T08:00:50.000-04:00They might want to rethink NY. Or at least put an ...They might want to rethink NY. Or at least put an asterisk for Rochester. I'm sure RIT makes the area pretty high on the nerd list.Rayfan87noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-53393539692126695862014-04-25T08:03:12.000-04:002014-04-25T08:03:12.000-04:00Well, I'm happy to report that by that standar...Well, I'm happy to report that by that standard I'm not a nerd, either. What a relief.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-11672521813473251642014-04-25T08:04:10.000-04:002014-04-25T08:04:10.000-04:00I'm not sure about their list of criteria.Shou...I'm not sure about their list of criteria.<br><br>Shouldn't "smart" be one of the requirements? You have to be SMART to be a nerd. Is there such thing as the Anti-Nerd? Perhaps that type prefers a warmer climate.<br><br>I like to dress up. For Halloween. That's not cosplay, right?Anonymisshttp://nukingpolitics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-78970742757181122862014-04-25T10:34:20.000-04:002014-04-25T10:34:20.000-04:00Boyd Crowder might not be into cosplay, but I woul...Boyd Crowder might not be into cosplay, but I wouldn't mind a little LARP with Ava. Just sayin'Mike in OHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-18669490539538228002014-04-25T11:23:16.000-04:002014-04-25T11:23:16.000-04:00I am fascinated by the South Dakota anomaly. Is it...I am fascinated by the South Dakota anomaly. Is it just the 'south' in their name that triggers that?Burtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-36591677108974767282014-04-25T11:59:54.000-04:002014-04-25T11:59:54.000-04:00Massively wrong, at least where Ohio is concerned....Massively wrong, at least where Ohio is concerned. One of the largest gaming conventions is located in Ohio for instance.Mythiltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-12720549464452382062014-04-25T12:19:39.000-04:002014-04-25T12:19:39.000-04:00Mountain View, California, where I used to live, i...Mountain View, California, where I used to live, is the nerdiest place in the world. What makes it that way is that it is home to Google's headquarters; as a result, Mountain View is filled with Google employees. Actually, even before Google was much of a presence there, Mountain View was nerd heaven. I once had a need for somebody to get internet connectivity for somebody visiting me who had a computer that displayed only in Chinese. I found three people in the fifty-eight unit condominium development where I lived who were capable of helping.Iowa Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-41321454218804912582014-04-25T13:02:05.000-04:002014-04-25T13:02:05.000-04:00Computer nerd can open a terminal window, telnet i...Computer nerd can open a terminal window, telnet into a pop or smtp server, read, compose and send email, all without referring to any documentation for the protocols.<br><br>A movie nerd finds that almost everything he says, or hears someone else say, is a line from a movie, which adds quite a bit of spice to the preacher's sermons.<br><br>A sci-fi nerd can quote both sentences of Tuli Kuferberg;s the original short story 'Cinemagicians' by heart. (Not the movie or longer novel.)<br><br>An STTNG nerd known that the holo-deck will be the last thing the human race will ever create. Ever. And humans will become extinct within a generation.La Longue Carabinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-34672976374822496692014-04-26T07:02:19.000-04:002014-04-26T07:02:19.000-04:00I'm in IL, but spitting distance to WI. I'...I'm in IL, but spitting distance to WI. I'll testify to the veracity of this. D&D MTG and Doctor Who is enough for us to stay entertained for the rest of our lives. Not Harry Potter though. To heck with that kid.Jamesnoreply@blogger.com