Posts Tagged as ‘geek’

11/29/2008

Technically Competent

Being good with technology is like being the guy who owns a pickup truck; everybody wants to be your best friend when there’s heavy lifting to be done. Face it, the question “Can you help me move?” is substantially the same as “Can you get my internet working?” The only real difference is [...]

10/25/2008

Let’s Pretend

 Scientists tell us that the make-believe games of small children are vital for normal psychological development. When children pretend to be something they’re not, it prepares them to be grown-ups who pretend to be something they’re not; like the guy who has a chrome-plated skull-and-cross-bones and airbrushed flames on his scooter.
Does he really believe that [...]