Category Archives: RiotNrrd

Posts about serious full frontal nerdery.

Step one: research!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Victoria

In which I pretend to be a scientist Before the post a few weeks ago about research on sexist humor, it simply hadn’t occurred to me that there might be people out there in the world who got paid to … Continue reading →

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Where beauty meets logic

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Victoria

Not just a bad teen dramedy. One of my favorite polymath tricks is to take the nerdy and reframe it in ways that make it  intuitive and appealing to the person who is not just “not a nerd” but thinks … Continue reading →

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418 I’m a teapot

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Victoria

A nerd is me! Earlier this week, a friend linked me to the “HTTP status codes as cats” images.  From the SRS CAT (200 OK) to LONGCAT (414 Request-URI too long) to the kitten inside the computer case (500 Internal … Continue reading →

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Your jokes tell me who you are

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Victoria

Warning: This week I quote a patently offensive joke involving domestic violence. Timing is everything. I think I mentioned that I’m a bit of a gamer, yes?  As part of my effort to make some social contacts out here, I … Continue reading →

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The most dangerous place: showers

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Victoria

Showers are the bane of productivity I woke up this morning knowing I needed to get up and write. It’s a Monday, and I’ve been trying for the last three weeks to get out a blog post about the importance … Continue reading →

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I was a child gamer.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Victoria

I was a child gamer. Much of the blame (and props) for me being a giant freaking nerd lies squarely on the shoulders of my parents.  My mom is a giant nerd who devours books on everything from Zen Buddhism … Continue reading →

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