Recent "Global Nerdy" Stories

20 years ago

What do you get when a white enterprise research guy in Manhattan teams up with an Asian programmer and tech…

My Appearance on CityNews

20 years ago

A Slow News Day It must've been a slow news day, because CityNews aired the segment about me Googlebombing my…

Origin of the Word "Deadbeat"

20 years ago

By the bye, while we're on the topic of the deadbeat ex-housemate, here's a page featuring the origin of the…

Tonight on CityTV: "Ugly Debt-y!"

20 years ago

(Sorry about the title. When a good pun makes itself, I cannot resist!) As I mentioned in a post yesterday,…

The View from the Top of “World of Warcraft” Ain’t Pretty

20 years ago

On his blog Soul Kerfuffle, Dave Yeager invited a friend to submit an article about why he quit the popular…

Steak Made Simple

20 years ago

The How to Cook a Steak article in the foodie blog Tastebud Chicago had me at "A $30 restaurant steak…

When Life Gives You a Deadbeat Ex-Housemate, Make Deadbeat Ex-Housemate-ade. Or Something Like That.

20 years ago

About a half hour ago, the phone rang... Phone voice: Hi, I'm calling from CityTV. We'd like to interview you…

Today on “Global Nerdy”

20 years ago

Friendster's Recipe for Mediocrity: "If you had to reduce the New York Times article on Friendster, Wallflower at the Web…

Catmas.com: Still an Ongoing Concern

20 years ago

Despite the fact that the Catmas holiday has come and gone, and even though I'm really a dog person (I…

Update on the Deadbeat Ex-Housemate Story

20 years ago

(You might want to read the entry titled A Special Message to My Deadbeat Ex-Housemate first.) As of this morning,…