Pragmatic Geek » humor http://greatdanephotos.com/geek Take a step back from the bleeding edge Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Poor economy, even virtually http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/poor-virtual-economy/ http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/poor-virtual-economy/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:13:23 +0000 ben http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/?p=31 You know the economy is really in the tank when people start downgrading their virtual properties to save money.  Witness Steve W, who traded in his Lamborghini Gallardo for a Subaru Impreza in Facebook’s Speed Racing

]]> http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/poor-virtual-economy/feed/ 1 Geek Christmas Tree http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/11/geek-christmas-tree/ http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/11/geek-christmas-tree/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:11:49 +0000 ben http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/?p=28 In the car this morning, in response to one of Micah’s silly questions: “what will we do with this cell phone car charger now that you have a new phone?” Amy flippantly answered, “we’ll hang it on the Christmas tree.”

“Hey, what if we really did that?” she asked.  We brainstormed for a bit, all about reusing dead or outdated tech as decoration:

  • CDs
  • PS/2 mice
  • Hard drive platters
  • Keyboard keys, strung together like popcorn
Wouldn’t it be a fun office project for the holidays?  Other ideas?
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