Category: Geek Culture

  • And We’re Back!

    The last several weeks have seen me shuck off the last of my Seasonal Affective Disorder.  With the coming of spring I make my transformation back to a being capable of maintaining focus and actually caring about things, and I look forward to the long period of productivity ahead of me.  Especially on my beloved…

  • Humpday Links for February 15

    Happy Post-VDay!  Once again that foolishness is behind us for another year, and we can get on with important things…once you waste some time with these links. Priority Update:  A good man and a great Canadian writer, Spider Robinson, needs our help.  Take a moment to do what you can, and thank-you in advance. –…

  • Public Displays of Nerdery (and where to find them)

    There is nerdery afoot and aflight in the city of Edmonton!  And you need to get out there and take part, lest your nerd cred atrophy over these long winter months.  To forestall any nerd-cred shrinkage, why not take in some of these fine events: An Epic Valentine’s Day of Epic Epicness Join the Graphic…

  • Back in the Saddle Again…

    Okay, that was a nice little “vacation”.  I promise not to let too many more of those happen, but believe me when I say it was needed.  But I’m back and working on some new Renaissance Dork goodness for the new year.  Let’s get started. *     *     * I have toyed with the idea of…

  • Our Last Night Together, 2011

    I’m not going to lie, 2011 was a turbulent year.  Seeming new opportunities at work turned into unemployment, and new jobs were not exactly lying thick on the ground.  At the same time a lot of positive stuff came along: this blog, freelance work, getting stuck a little deeper into Edmonton’s geek community, a Pathfinder…

  • I’m No Customer Service Expert, But…

    I didn’t plan to write anything for the blog today, but as with the Alyssa Bereznack story from a while back, some things I can’t pass by without comment.  This is going to be quick and off the cuff (not edited), so my apologies… You may have heard already about the ongoing Ocean Marketing customer…

  • Merry Merry!

    I just wanted to thank everyone who comes by the blog for your support these past few months.  It has meant a lot to watch my readership grow like it has.  Frankly, I’m humbled that other people would seek out or even (gasp!) look forward to my online blatherings.  So thanks for letting me fill…

  • Renaissance Dork’s Gift Suggestions

    Yesterday I gave you my advice on the best way to shop for the geek in your life.  Following those should make your geek shopping experience a little easier, and result in happiness on Thanksmasween Day.  “But Renaissance Dork”, you ask, “What if I don’t have time to absorb 500+ words of shopping theory?  Can’t…

  • How to Shop for your Geek

    We’ll get to shopping for your geek in a second, but first: I wrote a guest post for Beyond the Farthest Blog!  I was honoured to be asked to write something about the initial Star Trek pilot “The Cage” by the blog’s owner, Mike.  Thanks so much for the invite, Mike!  And all you what…

  • Play Does Not Discriminate

    As I’m preparing for this holiday season, I am of course pondering gifts for my four nephews.  One sister has started a family board game night tradition, which evoked from me a window-rattling “squeee” of joy.  I would never try to force my hobbies on the boys, but I’d be lying if I said I…