Slog - Comments on Today in Nerdiness http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness USA Today says that a woman has been arrested for attempting to abduct a man she met on Second Life. Though they were apparently passionately involved as avatars in the pointless online video game, after they met once in real life the man dumped the woman. She was spotted outside the man's home last Thursday "with a stun gun, handcuffs and duct tape," and she tried to flee when the man called police. In other, unrelated nerd, Virgin Comics appears to have shut down. Virgin Comics was a comic book company created by egomaniac Richard Branson. I think that... Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:47:58 -0800 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:21:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave Dude, Jenna Jameson had influence on a fucking comic? How does getting semen sprayed on your face qualify you for anything other than getting more semen sprayed on your face? The sad thing is, Nicholas Cage is probably less talented than she is at this shit.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115029 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115029 Nerd Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:57:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle But, what if you met them in Third Life, in their First Life avatar, and fell in love with their Second Life persona instead?

Would you have to move to France? Or at least Quebec?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115039 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115039 Nerd Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:51 -0800 Comment by demo kid "Virgin Comics" sounds like an extremely boring comedy night at the local Christian cafe.

]]> demo kid http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115054 Nerd Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:21:28 -0800 Comment by Gitai I'm utterly besotted with India, so when I saw a comic entitled The Sadhu, I had to pick it up. I am, therefore, the one American who's read a Virgin comic. I expected a dark skinned, dreadlocked, trident carrying Indian killing bandits, imperialist Britons, and begging for alms with a human skull. What I got were two British guys who had all the alleged powers of sadhus. You can imagine my utter consternation.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/today_in_nerdiness#c1115122 Nerd Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:21:52 -0800