Slog - Comments on The Week in Geek http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2 I don't know about your geek-week, but my geek-week was busy as hell, so please excuse the following frankly uninspired post. "I like it the same as dipping hot Cheetos in ice cream." The science of emoticons - Japanese scholar discovers differences between American and Japanese emoticons, draws wild conclusions about difference between American and Japanese people. (^_^) != :-) The number - Geeks of the world continue to find creative ways to point out how retarded it is to claim to own a particular number. These clever guys have decided that if the movie industry can own numbers, so... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 May 2007 14:18:27 -0800 Fri, 18 May 2007 18:31:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com I'm going to send you an Xbox Live Friends request so I can shoot you in Gears of War or something.

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713313 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 14:40:02 -0800 Comment by Josh Nice post. I've long thought that there should be some geek column in the stranger to go along with the little sports and video game ones (are those even still there?). It could be a list of stuff just like this post, nothing major. Or something like "Last Days", but nerd-focused. Seattle is a pretty nerdy city so it's surprising that there's zero tech in the alt-paper.

]]> Josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713315 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713315 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 14:40:06 -0800 Comment by Callie I second that, Josh!

]]> Callie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713325 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 14:53:00 -0800 Comment by 1337 When do we get to see this feature (expanded, of course) in the Stranger itself? :) -- er, that is, (^_^)

]]> 1337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713337 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 15:10:38 -0800 Comment by Steve Congrats you found the most trafficked tech stories of the week. No digg.

]]> Steve http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713345 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 15:19:47 -0800 Comment by Already Reddit Yeah, congrats. Dugg there, reddit before.

]]> Already Reddit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713350 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713350 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 15:30:16 -0800 Comment by Anthony Hecht Sorry, guys, you're wrong. I didn't get any of this stuff from Digg or Reddit. It all comes from Snorbl Pro.

]]> Anthony Hecht http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713362 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 15:47:24 -0800 Comment by rubyred geeze your nerds are a nasty snipey bunch.

those pickles are making my salivary glands in my cheeks squirt.

]]> rubyred http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c713374 Tech Fri, 11 May 2007 16:13:02 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I love The Week In Geek. Even though I don't ever understand a single shred of it. It's like being tormented by smart ghosts.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c714463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c714463 Tech Sat, 12 May 2007 08:46:26 -0800 Comment by alysa @5 and 6: congrats you're rude, and dumb. the week in geek is tech + funny...a rare combo. this should be a regular part of the paper.

]]> alysa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c714541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c714541 Tech Sat, 12 May 2007 11:47:05 -0800 Comment by htzyklmex ewndjlua tiym scekh aeowtfcj gspeiq lrmw mrfhzvie liwshrdgn

]]> htzyklmex ewndjlua http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c720078 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/the_week_in_geek_2#c720078 Tech Fri, 18 May 2007 18:31:55 -0800