http://www.missingintellect.net "This mind intentionally left blank." Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:14:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I promised myself (at the encouragement of others) to bring back this blog, and instead of procrastinating any longer, here I am. I could talk about some of what I have been up to, but where to start? I realize how sad things have been when I see that ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2008/08/31/pardon-the-dust/ If you had any difficulties accessing the site during the past few hours, it is because I was moving the site over to a new web server, finally the same one that Geek Cred runs, on, which I should have done a long time ago. The switch has been a ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2008/08/22/welcome-back/ I support the Writer's Guild of America and their strike to get their fair share from the production companies. If you're unclear as to the reasons for the strike, or why you should support it, just watch this video from the writers of the Daily Show. http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/11/15/1-billion-worth-nothing/ I should have posted something here by now. It's not like I haven't had anything to write about; I have, but whenever I felt like writing procrastination won out. Well not this time, let's fix this. Better late than never, right? I was recently able to attend the 3rd Annual Podcast ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/10/16/procrastination-strikes-again-reflections-on-the-new-media-expo/ On the first ever Geek Cred Live which I hosted on Saturday, one of the discussions we had was about online friends. Through forums, games, or IRC chat, you can meet great people, and becomes just as good friends with them as with people you know in real life. Life ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/09/17/rest-in-peace/ No, that last blog post wasn't a one time thing where I would post and return once again to obscurity, I am still active and posting. So here I am, home alone. Got up at the miserable time of 5AM on Sunday to take the parents off to the airport, and ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/09/11/the-sound-of-silence/ Wow, has it really been so long since I last posted? About 4 months, wow. That's too long, time to get back into things. I was poking around on the Internet today, as I often am, and to my shock discovered that the domain riekeberg.com is registered, which is kind of ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/08/14/silly-domain-squatters/ So there's been another school shooting, this time at Virginia Tech. Not to detract from what a horrible event this is, but invariably, someone will try to blame this on video games. Because video games make people violent, right? Even if the gunman just played a game of Quake 5 ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/04/16/let-the-crusade-against-video-games-begin/ Well, as of 9:07PM Pacific Time, I am 20 years old--no longer a teenager. Still trying to wrap my brain around that one; I've been a teeenager for so many years, so I guess it's something that I'll get used to. No that it's really much of a difference. I'm ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/03/23/no-longer-a-teenager/ Anyone who knows me well knows that I'm a geek. I am passionate about computers & technology, science, science fiction, and video games. Something else I love is podcasts. I barely watch any traditional television, and never listen to the radio. Instead of force fed garbage, I get quality content ... http://www.missingintellect.net/2007/03/03/are-you-geek-enough/